What are the responsibilities and job description for the Network Analyst position at ClearpointCo.?

TITLE: Network Analyst
CLIENT: Energy
LOCATION: Houston Texas
TYPE: Contract with possibility to hire
SALARY or RATE: $55/hr DOE
URGENCY: Reviewing Resumes

SUMMARY:

The Network Analyst would be a part of the company’s IT Global Networking team reporting to the Manager – Network Services. This position will work within the company’s operations team to support the enterprise network and contribute to projects when needed requiring network expertise.

DUTIES:

Act as a resource for reported network performance or application performance issues
Manage and support the network monitoring and configuration management software
Provide technical support for field networks to include industrial switches, routers, and wireless bridges
Utilize the company’s service portal to manage and create service requests, outages, and change requests
Identify innovative ways to utilize existing applications and technologies
Forecast and coordinate management of change for scheduled maintenance weekends
Effectively communicate with end users and peers around the world

REQUIREMENTS:

Troubleshooting experience with large enterprises
Strong written and verbal communication skills. The ability to clearly articulate complex issues
Customer interfacing capabilities
Experience with Cisco routers, switches, firewall and wireless hardware
Experience with SolarWinds Network Management suite of applications
Experience with Riverbed WAN optimization appliance, Cascade and Net Profiler is a plus
Experience with Gigamon, Wireshark and packet level analysis and application performance root cause analysis is a plus
Experience using Splunk to help with troubleshooting is a plus
Experience troubleshooting EIGRP, BGP, Firewalls, IPSEC/SSL VPNs, Spanning tree and network security
Experienced with software defined networking
Experience with Cisco ISE/NAC is a plus
Working knowledge of Cisco Collaboration products
Experience working in Oil and Gas Industry – specifically with field support technicians