Senior Network Engineer

Akkodis is seeking a Senior Network Engineer for a Fulltime position with a client located in Tilton, NH. Salary Range: $120,000 to $140,000/ Year(The salary may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors) Title: Senior Network Engineer Location: Tilton, NH (Hybrid 2 Days onsite) Responsibilities: The Senior Network Engineer plans the future growth and expansion of our corporate, retail, and cloud based networks. Consistently communicates and keeps Information Services (IS) staff and IS Leadership informed of network status and capacity. Maintains our current infrastructure and supporting systems; identifies and remediates gaps and keeps IS updated on the latest in best network practices, tools, and new technologies to keep the network running at peak performance. Responsibilities : Implements, configures and maintains LAN/WAN infrastructure solutions across a large organization ensuring proper network connectivity of all sites, servers, workstations, and other network appliances. Implements, configures, and utilizes network monitoring tools to maintain and troubleshoot LAN/WAN infrastructure issues. Maintain and manage network (Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, Meraki) routers, switches, firewalls, circuits, patch panels, IDF/MDF rooms and data centers Engages in regular network troubleshooting activities and resolve network connectivity issues, which includes engaging vendors and their support organizations as needed. Analyzes the current network structure and submits quarterly comprehensive reports to management on how to make the network more efficient. Proactively manages standards, topology documentation, configuration files, performance baselines for network infrastructure. Manages day to day datacenter assets and allocates resources effectively for ongoing IS initiatives, networking, storage, etc. Participates in designing, implementing and managing all network security solutions in collaboration with IS Security Team. Works closely with departmental management to determine future network needs, conducts business impact analysis and plan for network / firewall rule changes. Advances projects that are designed to either add functionality required by the company or to address ongoing network issues. Maintains knowledge of networking related topics, including emerging technologies, industry best practices, and regulatory/compliance related concerns. Qualifications : Certified to work with Cisco and Meraki networking equipment and specifically fluent with Palo Alto firewall infrastructure and configuration Solid knowledge and experience with network routing & switching Experience with: Cisco routers and switches (ACI, IOS-XE, NX-OS, IOS-XR) Experience with EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, multicast, unicast, layer 3 VPN Experience with Palo Alto firewalls Experience with F5 Must be willing to travel 10 - 25% of the time Education & Experience: Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Business or related field required; or equivalent combination of education and experience 8+ years of experience in Computer Technology supporting IS system including Network Engineering experience Experience in a multi-location, Microsoft Windows, networked environment Other industry standard certifications (Microsoft, Cisco) are desired Detailed understanding of network topology design and implementation Some previous experience with Windows Server and VMWare virtualization platforms desired Experience working with Active Directory, Single Sign On (SSO), and telecommunication equipment/vendors to support telephony infrastructure preferred Benefits include but are not limited to: Medical/Dental/Vision 401K PTO/Paid Holidays To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit https://www.akkodis.com/en/privacy-policy. The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable: The California Fair Chance Act Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance