Network Engineer

About DMI

DMI is a global professional services company that specializes in digital strategy, design, transformation, and support. More than your basic systems integrator or big-box advisor, we are a new breed of partner that blends human-centric consulting and design with agile engineering, delivery, and global scale. We believe that digital transformation is an end-to-endless evolutionary process that requires technology solutions and partners that meet organizations where they are. Consultants at the core, DMI has been delivering mission-critical, enterprise grade solutions since 2002 for more than a hundred Fortune 1,000 enterprises, various state and local government agencies and all fifteen U.S. federal departments. DMI has grown to 2,100 employees globally and has been continually recognized by top industry analysts as well as a Top Workplace in the USA and Remote.

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About the Opportunity

DMI is looking for Network Engineers. The Network Engineers support the design and implementation of large data communications or telecommunications networks. This individual is also responsible for configuration, installation, testing and maintenance of LANs/WANs using switching, routing, and monitoring technologies. Ability to work individually and as part of a team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Configuring and monitoring the installation of communications circuits (e.g. CAT6, optical fiber, etc.) 
• Responsible for installation, administration, and testing of network devices (primarily Cisco), operating system software, hubs, routers, switches, cabling etc. 
• Conducting short and long-term plans to meet communications requirements 
• Performing hardware/software analyses to provide comparative data of performance characteristics and suitability within the existing systems environment 
• Preparing tradeoff studies and evaluations for vendor equipment 
• Generating network monitoring/performance report, for LAN/WAN utilization studies 
• Perform facility surveys for network communications and make recommendations for the layout and location of network components, equipment, cabling, and wiring. 
• Operations and maintenance experience with Cisco routers and switches 
• Experience with dealing with service requests; change requests and ticketing systems 
• Maintain records of work completed and in-progress; and updates network documentation to record installations, upgrades, configurations. 
• Travel throughout the state of Maryland is a must. Amount of travel will vary on a week to week basis.  
• On call rotation is split among all LAN/WAN technicians. 
• Ability to troubleshoot at a basic level for QoS and Multicast traffic. 
• Experience with the Aruba wireless access points and controllers:  administration, configuration, troubleshooting. 

Qualifications

Education and Years of Experience:  

This position requires a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or a related scientific or technical discipline. If applicable, the candidate must be certified as network engineer for the specific network operating system as defined in by the State

Required and Desired Skills/Certifications: 

•  CCNA Certification is a requiremnt
• Jr. level Cisco networking; routing and configuration, monitoring and troubleshooting
• APC UPS:  configuration / battery replacement / diagnostic testing
• Operations and Maintenance; service requests / change requests; ticketing system
• Incident Management
• On-Call rotation participation (weekly) 
• Possess a thorough understanding of LAN/WAN architectures and designs, cloud networking and mobile networking 
• Travel – there is considerable travel throughout the state of Maryland, visiting customer sites for hands-on support.  Anticipate driving throughout the state to support the customer.  All mileage, tolls and parking are reimbursable via expense reports. 

Additional Requirements:

Min Citizenship Status Required: 

Physical Requirements: Abiity to lift 50 lbs

Location: 

Working at DMI

DMI is a diverse, prosperous and rewarding place to work. Being part of the DMI family means we care about your wellbeing. As such, we offer a variety of perks and benefits that help meet various interests and needs, while still having the opportunity to work directly with a number of our award winning, Fortune 1000 clients. The following categories make up your DMI wellbeing:

• Community – Blood drives, volunteering opportunities, Holiday parties, summer picnics, Tech Chef, Octoberfest just to name a few ways DMI comes together as a community.
• Convenience/Concierge - Virtual visits through health insurance, pet insurance, commuter benefits, discount tickets for movies, travel and many other items to provide convenience.
• Development – Annual performance management, continuing education and tuition assistance, internal job opportunities along with career enrichment and advancement to help each employee with their professional and personal development.
• Financial – Generous 401k match for both pre-tax and post-tax (ROTH) contributions along with financial wellness education, EAP, Life Insurance and Disability help provide financial stability for each DMI employee.
• Recognition – Great achievements do not go unnoticed by DMI through Annual Awards ceremony, service anniversaries, peer-to-peer acknowledgement through Give-A-Wow, employee referral bonuses.
• Wellness – Healthcare benefits, Wellness programs, Flu Shots, Biometric screenings, on-site lactation rooms provide employees with several wellness options. 

Employees are valued for their talents and contributions. We all take pride in helping our customers achieve their goals, which in turn contributes to the overall success of the company.

The company does and will take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, and to treat qualified individuals without discrimination on the basis of their physical or mental disability or veteran status. DMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minority/Female/Veterans/Disability. DMI maintains a drug-free workplace.

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