Senior Network Engineer

JOB TITLE: Senior Network Engineer 
LOCATION: Sparks, NV (Onsite)
DURATION: 1 Year Contract to Hire or Extensions
RATE RANGE: $60-65/hour

Role
Specialize in network engineering in a global enterprise environment.  This role will provide network engineering, implementation, analytical, and operational support.  The engineer will ensure compliance to established system architecture, regulations and security policies, follow standards and best practices, and author and maintain support documentation. 
 
Responsibilities:

• Work closely with Staff Network Engineers on design and initiatives
• Maintain current network solution within workplace, factories, and logistics warehouses
• Function as a Tier-2/3 escalation point
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineers on requirements gathering, analyze, and propose solution to networking needs
• Provision, implement, test/validation, and maintain networking services per solution design
• Discipline on following change request process
• Monitor, analyze, and report metrics of network services
• Document network knowledgebase and operational “Run-Book”
• Must be able to work occasional weekends, after hours, and holidays
• Participate in on call rotation
• 2% travel required as necessary 

• 6+ years’ experience mid-large global enterprise networking infrastructure
• Extensive experience in IP networking, L2/L3 network protocols (spanning-tree, OSPF, BGP), LAN/WAN, TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, routing, QOS, VLAN, ACL, application flow, NAC, and infrastructure cabling.
• Extensive experience with multi-vendor firewall technologies including Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, and Juniper SRX
• Extensive experience with multi-vendor switching technologies including Juniper EX and QFX and Cisco Industrial Ethernet
• Extensive experience with low voltage CAT6, Fiber, & IT Room layout and environmental
• Experience with troubleshooting with circuit carriers
• Experience with various tools such as Protocol Analyzer, SNMP, IPAM, RADIUS, Netbrain, and Splunk
• Experience with developing scripts to automate infrastructure deployment and collect metrics
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio

• Excellent organizational skills and solid team player
• Solid analytical skills to troubleshoot high level, complex technical problems
• Excellent verbal, written, and communication
• Maintain a high degree of professionalism and integrity