Network Engineer

Network Engineer – Remote

One of The Select group’s clients is looking for a Network Engineer to work with their WAN Operations team to troubleshoot R/S technologies. This is a fully remote, contract opportunity with a great client!

Key Responsibilities:

• Initiate multiple projects for customers and Network Operation improvements
• Partner closely with Network Architects and Engineers to improve WAN network connectivity
• Partner with internal business units to best understand the organization’s needs and continuously improve and apply standards for operational excellence
• Review, analyze and execute network change requests
• Interact with external customers to ensure smooth network activations and to troubleshoot any network connectivity related issues
• Implement complex changes into the environment under the change control process and maintenance windows.
• Assist with design, build and support a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) environment
• Participate in a limited on-call rotation schedule

Requirements:

• Must be a United States Citizen and reside in the United States
• 3-5 years of experience in Medium to large networks, IP Routing, Switching, and Security principles
• Demonstrate knowledge of platform operating systems (router platforms, LAN, WAN, and router protocols) MPLS, OSPF, and BGP, and how they interact with the network
• Demonstrate knowledge of real-time traffic queuing and prioritizing on LAN and WAN networks
• Demonstrated operational success with an exceptionally strong data-driven analytical approach towards solving complex challenges
• Experience with implementations of solutions involving large data centers, inter-business routing plans, site2site IPSEC VPNs, FWs and MPLS VPNs.
• Hands-on skills for Cisco IOS-XE is required and Cisco IOS-XR and Nexus OS preferred, connect lab equipment, proof of concept; Documenting solutions with diagrams and proper description is required
• Experience with incident response, information assurance, system hardening, vulnerability management, and techniques for analyzing TCP/IP network traffic and event logs
• Knowledge and experience in Cisco Nexus 7k, ASR 1000 and 9000 Routers, SSL-VPN
• Excellent communications, both oral and written

Preferred Qualifications:

• Telecommunications experience – VoIP, RTP, SIP peering/trunking and SBC
• Knowledge of Linux network functions; SaaS/Cloud-based software environment
• Knowledge on AWS and GCP Cloud platforms