Network Engineer - Military Veterans

Network Engineer Education/Equivalent: • BS/BA degree or comparable experience Certifications: • Cisco CCNA at a minimum, CCNP preferred • Fortinet NSE 4 preferred • ITIL Foundation certified Experience : • Minimum of 5+ years’ experience in IT network infrastructure in a large scale enterprise with hands-on networking experience • Minimum of 5 years’ experience with network administration • Must be able to understand internal/external customer perspectives when executing project and operational responsibilities • Experience with supporting remote office environments • Experience with leading infrastructure projects (Cloud, network, storage, etc.) Special Skills/Abilities Needed: Technical Skills • Demonstrated in-depth knowledge in each of the following technologies or service areas: • Network routing and switching, Cisco ASA, FTD, FMC, IPS/IDS, wireless controller configurations and AP deployment best practices • Working experience with DMVPN with zone based firewall deployments • Advanced knowledge of Cisco and Fortinet technologies • A good understanding of SD-WAN architectures with deployment experience a plus • Expert knowledge of IPv4 TCP/IP subnetting and understanding of IPv6 • Rich experience designing and understanding Cisco network device configuration with working knowledge of Fortinet, Juniper, SonicWall, Palo Alto considered a plus • Deep understanding of dynamic routing protocols particularly OSPF, EIGRP & BGP with working experience with route redistribution and performance routing • Cloud computing (AWS, GCP & OCI) experience a plus • Network Management Tools such as Solarwinds Suite and Nagios a plus • Control Network (SCADA) experience a plus • Compliance/Documentation • Fundamental understanding of risk management and audits • Ability to create/maintain artifacts in response to audits • Meticulous commitment to document all network configurations • Lucid diagraming tools • Competencies • Impact and Influence: Works effectively with others • Problem Solving: Identifies problems, involves others in seeking solutions, conducts appropriate analyses, searches for best solution and responds quickly to new challenges • Integrity: Upholds personal and professional ethics and values, takes into account the values of the organization and respecting the culture, beliefs and abilities of individuals Nature & Scope-Principal Areas of Responsibilities: • Lead infrastructure related projects. Design, coordinate and implement high quality customized solutions to support the business requirements • Manage multi-datacenter distributed components of our infrastructure including firewalls, core switches and SD-WAN • Must be able to troubleshoot and configure Industrial Control Networks • Network (LAN and SDWAN), remote access, routers, wireless, firewalls, IDS/IPS and load balancer support • Contribute to Problem Management as appropriate • Assist with the creation of operational metrics and KPIs • Support continuous service improvement initiatives by identifying and executing opportunities to enhance processes and services • Support and contribute to enhancing Knowledge Management • Conduct operational support in a manner that is ITIL process driven and documented including relevant Change Management practices • Maintain productive working relationships with peer IT teams, business teams, department leads and end users across the enterprise • Collaborate with the Security and Risk Team to fulfill audit requests to maintain compliance; help drive risk mitigation efforts to address findings • Follow the directives of the Network Manager, IT Director, and PMs for all tasks assigned