Senior Network Engineer

Location : Boston - MA, or New Jersey (Locals Only)

Relevant Experiences and Qualifications:

• B.S. in a technical field or a relevant combination of education and experience.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience in designing, implementing, administering, and troubleshooting network infrastructure devices, including routers, switches, and monitoring applications.
• Must demonstrate excellent knowledge in engineering standards, design, and maintenance best practices for enterprise networks including LAN/WAN, VoIP, Video and Wireless.
• Technical expertise with hands-on experience in Cisco ACI, Cisco IOS, and Cisco NX-OS configurations.
• Hands-on experience in Cisco Wireless deployment and troubleshooting.
• Extensive experience in routing (EIGRP, BGP, RIPv2 and OSPF), switching, and designing high availability operational environments.
• Technical experience working with VPN technologies such as IPSEC and GRE, WAN optimization and acceleration technologies.
• Extensive experience troubleshooting network related problems in an enterprise environment with expertise in routing, switching, and provisioning.

• Deep understanding of current 802.11x standards, 802.1x, and TCP/UDP/IP protocols.
• Assist in the development of network implementation planning.

• Strong diagnostic, problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot network related problems in an enterprise environment and support technical issues both remotely and on-site using standard network tools and techniques.
• Hands-on experience in the use of protocol analysis tools for data packet inspection.
• Proficiency in Visio, Excel and PowerPoint
• Good oral and written communication skills.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide technical support for which includes Cisco routers, switches, monitoring and network related systems.
• Support the installation, configuration, maintenance, and monitoring of network related equipment (hardware and software) with current and future developed applications/technology platforms.
• Proactively monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve issues by working on daily, weekly, monthly checklists and system health checks.
• Evaluate performance and capacity of environment to determine required configuration changes, upgrades, and feasibility of expanding or enhancing network related operations.
• Interact with carriers, voice, and collaboration product vendors to insure adequate service, support, and maintenance.
• Monitor and maintain equipment to insure non-interruption of service.
• Report and escalate any performance issues or outages to management.
• Liaise with vendors, other departments, and organizations. This would include issues involving proper system use, special requirements, and/or training needs.
• Install, configure, and maintain all network related equipment as required within offices and data centers.
• Develop and maintain accurate documentation for network related equipment and environment peripherals.
• Perform routine maintenance such as patching, software and firmware updates and backups for all network related systems.