Our client is a top consulting firm in Chicago- the organization has a close-knit team where ideas are heard and encouraged. Named one of the fastest growing tech companies they offer innovative solutions to mid-size companies with a customizable approach. The organization values its employees and offers highly competitive benefits and promotes wellness with a gym onsite! Good news for those who don’t love to be on the road- most of their client-base is located within the Chicagoland area so travel is limited and they offer a hybrid work from home schedule!
As Sr. Network Engineer you will work on various projects pertaining to new deployments, upgrades, infrastructure assessment, and support. The right candidate will be extremely adaptable and must be able to learn new technologies on a whim. Not only will you act as a senior hands-on resource, but you will be the escalation point for more junior engineers on the team. You MUST be comfortable in a customer-facing role and enjoy putting your problem-solving skills to work.
Your Responsibilities…
- Act as SME pertaining to network engineering related issues
- Act as escalation point for junior developers
- Be comfortable working on a variety of projects while continuously providing updates on solution and resolution
- Have the ability to interface with various business units, engineering teams, and non-technical teams
- Manage ticket que and ensure resolution and appropriate updates/follow up
- Follow documented procedures and ensure compliance with requirements and change control procedure
- Create clear and concise documentation; must understand Visio and how to create detailed network diagrams to help drive efficiency
- Deliver project tasks on time and within budget
- Work closely with managed services to ensure smooth transition to continued support
Your Experience…
- 5+ years providing support, administration and configuration of Routing and Switching (BGP, EIGRP, RIP, HSRP, OSPF)
- At least 3 years’ experience with the following; virtualization, storage, servers, AD
- Experience with VPN technology including SSL and IPSec on cisco asa/ftd/
- Familiar with monitoring tools (network sniffers)
- Familiar with Cisco PIX/ASA/FTD firewalls
- Understand physical layer troubleshooting (T1/PRI, T3, Ethernet)
- Networking experience (VoIP, Video, QoS, Virtualization-Cisco MDS, 1000V)
- Knowledge of Cisco Nexus and Cisco Wireless technology
- Travel to client sites within Chicagoland area as needed
- CCNP or CCIE certification required