Network Engineer
Direct Client
Phone/Skype Hire. Telecommute with up to 75% travel
Location: Remote with travel
Duration: 12+ months
Responsibilities
Clearance requirement: VA HIGH BI
Phone/Skype Hire. Telecommute with up to 75% travel
Location: Remote with travel
Duration: 12+ months
Responsibilities
- The preparation of equipment configurations and validation of configurations for new installations, changes within the network, software upgrades for Server/Core Switches
- Understand equipment capabilities to follow fault diagnosis procedures to support effective fault resolution for Server/Core Switches
- Understand equipment capabilities to follow network operational support procedures related to Server/Core Switches
- Support of the network environment to include assessing the health of the hardware and software infrastructure for Server/Core Switches
- Network related testing to ensure installation follows established guidelines and capabilities for Server/Core Switches
- Implementation, integration & migration planning and operational support for Server/Core Switches
- Troubleshooting of network issues
- Ongoing, informal, knowledge transfer for Server/Core Switches
- Able to open OEM TAC cases
- Submission of problem reports to Resident Engineer
- Ad-hoc written summary reports on equipment and network problems
- Follow equipment test plans and provide documented results
- Configuration Expertise on proposed platform to include all Server/Core Switches
- Develop installation Network diagrams
- Operations and support procedures
- Technical input to major service outage root cause analysis and corrective action reports
- Respond to and Resolve Trouble Ticket escalations via current Ticketing System and MS Teams support channel
- Support and planning for equipment migrations
- Scripted cutover procedures
- Go/No-go Criteria for migration and cutovers
- Use miscellaneous scripting support using OEM solution
- Subject Matter Expertise (SME) in the Configuration and Implementation of systems for Server/Core Switches integration to any other functional areas (examples: IPAM, LiveAction, ISE, Palo Alto, Campus Switches)
- Document the process for the bulk importing of data or any other data transfers
- Assist in the testing the development of automation tools to enhance the network operational environment
- Travel to equipment test site for training and to assist with installations for up to three weeks.
- Travel to a site for up to three weeks per month depending on the schedule and size of the site. Alternate work schedule arrangements will be made to with the PM to help offset additional hours.
- A minimum of 5 years of functional and technical experience with implementing and replacing Server and Core Switches in a large campus network environment
- Able to obtain VA HIGH BI clearance
- Must complete and pass two stage TB testing
- Experience with Juniper software
- JNCIS-ENT certification is preferred; JNCIP-ENT or JNCIP-DC certification preferred
- Experience with operations, maintenance and troubleshooting of large complex networks
- Must be highly reliable, dedicated, self-starter with professional, collaborative, teaming style across a hybrid team with the ability to interact and communicate effectively with all levels of management
- Establish Focus
- Change Management
- Develop Others
- Oral Communication
- Written Communication
- Interpersonal Awareness
- Build Relationships
- Analytical Thinking
- Conceptual Thinking
- Strategic Thinking
- Technical Expertise
- Initiative
- Foster Innovation
- Results Oriented
- Teamwork
- Customer Service
Clearance requirement: VA HIGH BI
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Seniority level
Mid-Senior level -
Employment type
Contract -
Job function
Information Technology -
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
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