What are the responsibilities and job description for the Network Engineer position at Acuative Corporation?
Summary of Position: Network Engineer (CCIE Certification Required)
The Network Engineer a part of our Solutions team. The Network Engineer is heavily involved in pre-sales support, sales support, on-going maintenance and tier 3 ticket escalations. Primary functions include the design and configuration of LAN/WAN architectures and SD WAN solutions. Must possess superior troubleshooting skills to minimize down time. The individual in this role will be required to provide structured documentation for all customer facing as well as procedures to be followed by all levels of NOC, implementation, and provisioning support. Must also have in depth understanding of service offerings and ability to develop new ideas based on industry demand and customer need.
Essential Functions
CCIE level knowledge of routing and switching within Cisco Networks, other vendors a plus
Working knowledge of SD-WAN solutions including Viptela, VeloCloud, Fortinet
High level and low level design work utilizing Microsoft Vizio
Ability to create clear and concise IT documentation
Mentoring of lower tier network technicians
Works with Sales, and Network Engineers and leadership to bring solutions to life
Maintaining and monitoring legacy systems to newer technologies
Create high level design, BOM’s, and Run Books
High level consulting skills, analyze client’s business systems, identify options for improvement, and deliver a plan for proposed solution
Required Qualifications
Valid CCIE Route and Switch Knowledge (CCIE within 1 year of hire)
Proven experience with design and instill of SD Lan/WAN Networks
3-5 years of experience using MS Visio
Additional Qualifications Desired
3-5 years of experience in the design and configuration of LAN/WAN architecture
Four year technical degree in engineering, computer science, or information systems or equivalent work experience and training
ITIL Certified
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Ability to capture business needs into formal scope documents
Acuative Corporation
For more than 35 years, Acuative has been providing an innovative approach unique to the communications marketplace. The Acuative team provides the entire end-to-end solution from network design to installation and management. Acuative can provide single-source solutions to help build, monitor, manage and support networks.
Acuative’s Security Operations Center (SOC) works to protect against cyberattacks. Staffed by cybersecurity experts, security analysts and engineers who are trained to detect, analyze and respond to cybersecurity incidents and threats, and prevent such instances from happening. SOC staff work with programs and analytical tools that make it possible to stay on top of the latest security threats in the online world.
Acuative PMI-certified project managers coordinate directly with all Acuative teams involved in supporting your project - field service teams, technical support teams, outside vendors, and other internal departments, from the initial order process through the successful test and verification of the service. Eliminating information silos and fostering collaboration, the project manager makes the all the connections necessary to streamline the implementation while keeping you apprised through every phase of the project: planning, initiation, monitoring, execution, and closing.
Acuative’s Field Service Technicians are the foundation of our service business. They are the face of our company to our customers and we take that very seriously. Acuative Field Service Technicians are employees of the company. This allows a superior level of control over the qualities of our people, including their experience, tools, training, and an overall corporate culture that is committed to providing superior service, each and every day.
Our skilled staff, proactive monitoring, and management system coupled with cutting-edge technology help reduce network complexity and gain optimal performance for any business in a single or multivendor environment. Whether it’s helping an organization develop a compelling business case with financial due diligence or ensuring the new WAN design is fit for use, Acuative’s WAN architecture and engineering experts are there to help with robust and scalable designs.
We handle the end-to-end process of identifying, evaluating and selecting the best-in-class WAN solutions, including Software Defined Wide Area Networking, SD-WAN, and Distributed Network Functionality Virtualization (D- NFV), based on organizational requirements. We implement, monitor and manage to ensure continuous optimization of organizational networks.
We hope you consider joining your talent with our team.
NOTE: The above is intended as a general non-exhaustive description of an Acuative position as of the date written. It does not prescribe or restrict the duties and responsibilities that may be assigned or reassigned to this position at any time.
