Description
Join the Software Specialists Winning Team! We have an exciting opening for a Sr Network Engineer with a progressive client in Charlotte, NC. This is a (6 Month) Contract to Hire Opportunity. Excellent communication skills required.
This is a W2 contract opportunity
- Competitive Salary Structure
- Medical/Dental Insurance
- Paid Holidays and Vacation
- 401(k)
Job Description:
The Senior Network Engineer will be working on tasks, incidents, projects throughout Our Client's datacenter networks per approved change window and architectural guidelines. The engineer will work on various Network Hardware/Software such as Cisco Routers/Switches, Firewalls, F5/Cisco Load Balancers, and DNS UNIX Servers/Appliances.
- Work to ensure that Network/Firewall Devices are implemented, maintained and highly available as deployed for the business' applications.
- Configure and troubleshoot the network that supports connectivity to the business' applications.
- Produce detailed implementation instructions or carry out required changes to complete tasks/projects, resolve incidents/problems, and for changes/improvements requested by management and the architecture teams.
- Will be required to update/maintain all documentation requested by management and will be tasked with improving such documentation as required.
Essential Responsibilities
- Configure and support the datacenter environment consisting of Cisco Routers, Switches, Cisco (PIX, ASA, FWSM)/Checkpoint(VSX) Firewalls, F5 GTM/LTM, Cisco load balancers (11500, ACE module), while staying within all architectural guidelines and Change Management procedures.
- Coordinate upgrades and changes with business entities and other technology infrastructure groups.
- Opening work tickets and providing support with production outages, assisting with product migrations/installations as the business requires.
- Responsible for gathering/coordinating resources from other technology teams when necessary to complete project deadlines.
- Monitor the incident queue and take ownership of issues needing resolution.
Candidate Requirements:
- (5-7) Years Experience as a Network Engineer using Cisco and Checkpoint technology, must include 3+ Years Experience in Web-Hosting Environment and (Minimum) 1 Year using F5 LTM/GTM or Cisco ACE technologies
- Must have a thorough knowledge of F5 (LTM, GTM) and Cisco (11500, ACE) Load Balancing in a geographically dispersed environment.
- Senior/Expert Knowledge of Cisco Routers, Switches, Checkpoint Firewalls/Provider-1; EIGRP/BGP/VRF routing concepts, IP/ARP/MAC/Spanning-tree issues and configurations, troubleshooting VLAN or physical connectivity for Servers and other devices, troubleshooting Cisco access-list, NAT issues.
- Have thorough knowledge of TCP/IP protocols, flags and be able to troubleshoot connectivity issues using Wireshark/Tcpdump/snoop.
- Have thorough knowledge of DNS, SSL certificate, Cookies, HTTP protocol issues, HTTP compression.
- Able to use network management tools and systems such as Ciscoworks, etc...
- Cisco, Checkpoint, F5 Certifications a plus.
About Software Specialists, Inc:
Software Specialists is a company with extensive consulting experience in the Information Technology Industry. Incorporated in the state of Pennsylvania in 1998, we bring over a decade of experience in providing IT talent to Fortune 1000 companies.
Our experience in providing thousands of consultants has taught us that customers require contractors with more than just the technical knowledge. Team work, cultural fit, and attitude are as equally important as aptitude. From one position to 100, Software Specialists is focused on finding the "Smart Fit" for our clients needs. This has made us not just one of the fastest growing Information Technology consulting firms in the country but a trusted advisor to our customers in their talent acquisition process.
As a trusted partner, Software Specialists provides consulting solutions for our Clients that are not only flexible, but minimize risk while maximizing results and meeting their business goals. Recruiting and retaining the highest calibre resources ensures our consultants are capable of creating systems that our Clients can build upon to make their organizations more robust, agile and equipped for future shifts in the IT. and global business world.
Specialties:
Java/J2EE, .NET, Mainframe, Unix, Linux, Oracle, SQL, SAP, PeopleSoft, Project Management, Business Analysis, Data warehousing and others