Description
Beacon Hill Technologies is currently searching for a Network Engineer for a client located in Akron, Ohio.
Primary Responsibilities and Activities
- Design, build and optimize LAN/WAN infrastructure, including datacenter, corporate and retail footprint.
- Partner with solution delivery teams to accelerate business value realization.
- Leverage broad technology experience to identify creative solutions to complex business technology opportunities.
- Work with vendors and solution partners to identify emerging technologies and determine fit for us.
- Execute iterative process to rapidly target solution for implementation.
- Provide documentation, training and mentoring of junior engineering staff and network operations team.
- Partner with operations for turnover of new solutions.
- Partner with Infrastructure and Solution Delivery teams for problem management of business outages and identify opportunities for improving service robustness.
- This role reports directly to the Manager of Network Engineering.
- This position works closely with members of the Infrastructure Engineering team, Infrastructure Operations and Solution Delivery to deliver business value
- This role will collaborate with business constituents, other team members, Project teams and consultants as needed to fulfil the responsibilities described above.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Minimum of five years of experience supporting an enterprise or service provider network.
- Certifications in one or more of the following: CCNA, CCNP or equivalent
- Required Knowledge And Skills
- Expert knowledge of LAN/WAN routing & switching.
- Strong understanding of routing protocols, including EIGRP and BGP.
- Experiencing working with carriers for DIA, MPLS and PtP services.
- Experience with MPLS, VXLAN and other overlay technologies.
- Hands-on experience with network virtualization, including VRF on range of platforms.
- Experience with next-gen Firewalls, including Palo Alto and VMware NSX.
- Understanding of security best practices.
- Experience with PCI preferred.