Job description
Connection has a fantastic opportunity through our Technical Staffing division for a Network Engineer. This is a contract to hire opportunity for an outstanding company in the apparel industry. This is a remote position!
We at Connection offer terrific benefit options for our W2 contractors that start on the first day of the month!
Responsibilities:
- Proactively identify technology issues and solutions to solve them
- Performs day-to-day support and administration of server hardware/software, enterprise system, and applications.
- Assists in carrying out department responsibilities and collaborates with others to support short and long-term goals/priorities for the department.
- Interacts with internal business partners, providing Tier 2-3 support and makes recommendations based on business needs.
- Install, configure, and maintain Layer 2 and Layer 3 Network devices
- Participate in the planning and implementation of the expansion, modification, and redundancy of the network using established change procedures
- Validate and verify the proper functioning of network devices by conducting diagnostics and testing of customer networks using software/hardware tool suites
- Help design, build, and implement firewall management practices: modify, add/remove policies.
- Conduct traffic analysis and network research, analysis, and engineering
- Perform Network Modeling and Simulation
- Assist with network security audits and inspections.
- Responds to, updates, and closes service desk tickets generated by internal business partners.
- Monitors and reports potential problem areas that may adversely affect network/system performance
- Stays current with new infrastructure technology and security standards.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree and 5 or more years of related experience or an Associate of Science and 9 or more years of related professional experience required
- 5 years of experience at a senior system administrator level in an enterprise environment required.
- 5 years of progressive experience in Microsoft Azure, Office 365, Windows Servers, Windows PC systems, Active Directory, and Microsoft Exchange required.
- 5 years of progressive data communication experience, especially in e-mail management, wireless networking and Voice Over IP (VOIP) networks required.
- Must have experience with installing, configuring, and maintaining L2 and L3 switches, routers, firewalls, and other network devices.
- Experience with Fortigate, Juniper, Palo Alto, and/or Cisco Firewalls
- Understanding of VLANS, layer 2 switching, LAN Management, and Ports, protocols & services
- Knowledge of network monitoring applications and methods such as Solarwinds
- Familiarity with CISCO ISE, RADIUS servers, and 802.1x
- Familiarity with DISA STIG and IAVM procedures
- Ability to install, configure, and maintain L2 and L3 switches, routers, firewalls, and other network devices.
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