Senior Network Engineer - Remote

13 Oct 2024

Vacancy expired!

One of our direct client (a transportation holding company) is looking to hire a Senior Network Engineer.

Job Title: Senior Network Engineer

Duration: 8+ Months Contract

Client Location: Kansas City, MO (Can work

REMOTE)

Job Summary
  • This position leads the company's most complex projects for planning, installing, configuring, administering, and troubleshooting the network across LAN and WAN environments as well as providing coaching and mentoring to all other members of the Network team.
  • Recognized within the organization as a functional expert with specialized depth and/or breadth of knowledge.
  • Works independently, with guidance only in the most complex situations.
  • Solves complex problems; identifies new solutions using a broad perspective and understanding.
  • Leads large-scale projects with substantial resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity.
  • May lead a project team with influence over the contribution of others.
  • Translates functional vision into plans and guides their execution.

Job Duties:
  • Leads the evaluation, recommendation and design of current and future network technologies, including network upgrades, deployments and expansions.
  • Owns architectural and engineering for one or more network technologies across the enterprise.
  • Develops standards and policies for protocols, implementation procedures.
  • Develops strategies and direction for network systems solutions using current and emerging technologies.
  • Monitors network performance, ensures capacity planning is performed, and is proactive in accessing and making recommendations for improvement.
  • Plans, installs, configures, administers, and troubleshoots the network systems for LAN and WAN environments.
  • Participates in an On-Call Rotation for US and MX Network.
  • Participates and technically leads troubleshooting and project related conference calls.
  • Able to convey technical information in a manner suitable to the audience.
  • Demonstrates ability to handle multiple tasks and communicate in English effectively through voice and email.
  • Exemplifies Vision, Values, and Culture in each and every interaction with team, clients, and stakeholders.

Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college, preferably in a job related major field of study.
  • Minimum seven (7) years of relevant professional experience, including specialized knowledge of a discipline utilized to lead an area of our business, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Requirements:
  • Knowledge of: Cisco ACI switches and routers, Cisco IOS, IOS-XE and NX-OS,TCP/IP, LAN switching, routing and routing protocols, Access Lists, NAT, VPNs and VLANs.
  • Expert knowledge of dynamic routing, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP and route redistribution.
  • Experience with: IPSec Site-to-Site VPNs, MPLS, Fiber Optic, and Gigabit and Metro Ethernet, Cisco voice applications,
  • Intermediate knowledge of F5 load balancers.
  • Experience with Cisco Firewalls.
Essential Functions:
  • Ability to work after hours and on weekends if needed, and participate in an on-call rotation
  • Ability to plan IP utilization and networks, DHCP, DNS, redundancy, failover, and high availability
  • Ability to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve network, application and performance issues
  • Patience and ability to work in a change management model with a great attention to detail and best practices
  • Ability to work well in a dynamic, high-pressure, team-oriented environment
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate well with those of all technical levels, including end users
  • Willingness and ability to train and teach others and document architecture, designs and changes.

  • ID: #46418454
  • State: Missouri Kansas city 64101 Kansas city USA
  • City: Kansas city
  • Salary: Depends on Experience
  • Job type: Contract
  • Showed: 2022-10-13
  • Deadline: 2022-12-10
  • Category: Et cetera