Network Engineer

Title: Network Engineer

Location: Hybrid 3 days onsite, 2 days remote in Milwaukee, WI

Duration: 3-6 months contract

Travel: Some travel required

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