Network Engineer II

Job Description: Job #: 1027069

Network Engineer II

Cherry Hill, NJ | 6 Month + Contract

Overview:
Our partner, one of the Nation's leading IT hardware, software, and solutions providers is in search of a Network Engineer to support their client in Cherry Hill, NJ.

Their client is quickly growing and has numerous projects that require support in the areas of SDWAN, network monitoring & management and call center deployments. They're looking for someone who is hungry to take on work, eager to learn and grow within their organization.

In this role you will be reporting directly to the Manager of Network Engineering and Operations.

Core Responsibilities:

• Serve as Network Engineer and assist a team of highly-skilled engineers

• Maintain Network Performance by assisting with configurations and connections

• Troubleshooting of network problems

• Assist Network Engineering group in adhering to process and procedures laid out by management.

• Assist team in documentation, review and enhance network topology and performance

• Share team responsibility for capacity and availability planning and reporting on a monthly, quarterly and yearly basis.

• Must be capable of requirements analysis for network systems

• Monitor network performance; troubleshooting network problems and outages

• Schedule upgrades and collaborate with Senior Engineers on network optimization

• Secures network system by establishing and enforcing policies; defining and monitoring access.

• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities

• Reporting network operational status by gathering, prioritizing information, managing projects

• Plan and document new deployments and the associated network infrastructure changes

• Infrastructure device upgrades or replacements

• Investigate, troubleshoot, isolate, and document problems

• Research, analyze and implement software patches or hardware changes

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other areas of the infrastructure and applications teams

• Provide off-hours operational support when necessary and participate in the on-call rotation.

• Perform scheduled and emergency maintenance changes during off hours

• Other duties may be assigned

Technical Experience:

• Special emphasis on routing, switching, and security network engineering topics.

• Knowledge of Enterprise class Cisco network switches and routers. Nexus experience is preferred (39xx,29xx,69xx, 2960)

• Strong knowledge of Cisco IOS routers, ASA Firewalls, Palo Alto Firewalls

• Experience with wireless networking technologies in the 802.11 protocol suite is required

• Strong knowledge of Layer 2 and 3 switching including STP, ARP, 802.1q VLANs, VTP, HSRP

• Knowledge of the ability to design, implement and support enterprise network routing architectures using protocols such as BGP, EIGRP, OSPF and static routing.

• Knowledge of Firewall and remote access solutions including Access-lists, NAT, SSL and IPSEC VPN, Site-to-Site and tunnels, Client-to-Site, and RSA.

• Strong Knowledge of WAN circuit technologies and troubleshooting (T1, DS3, Ethernet).

• Experience with network management applications and related protocols such as SNMP and Netflow is required.

• Knowledge of VOIP (Cisco and/or Interactive intelligence preferred).

• Strong knowledge of VLANs, QOS, Firewalls, IDS/IPS design, IPSEC/SSL VPNs, and MPLS.

• Understanding of and experience applying Information Security concepts to core network infrastructure and data transport is required.

• Knowledge of A10 Load Balancers a plus

• Knowledge of Network Tools like: Solarwinds, Liveaction, Cisco Prime

• Working knowledge of packet analysis technology and the ability to apply the knowledge quickly when troubleshooting a problem

• Ability to conduct research into networking issues and problems as required.

• Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.

• Highly self-motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail

• Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language

• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities

• Ability to effectively prioritize tasks in a high-pressure environment

• Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

• Willingness to learn and display self-initiative with a positive attitude

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