Sr Network Engineer - Onsite

Insight Global
Houston, United States of America
15 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 177K

Job location

Houston, United States of America

Tech stack

Wireless LAN
Border Gateway Protocol
Cisco IOS
Computer Networks
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
IT Management
Network Security
Network Troubleshooting
Network Architecture
Network Planning and Design
Network Monitoring
Routing
Network administration
Open Shortest Path First
Wide Area Networks
Wi-Fi Technology
Network Routers
Computer Networking Systems
Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)
System Availability
Firewalls (Computer Science)
Firepower
Cisco networks

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a Sr Network Engineer to support an oil & gas client's Network Team and Infrastructure Organization. This position is responsible for supporting, configuring, implementing, and troubleshooting computer networks for an organization. The position is also responsible for network security, response, incident management, service requests, and security event participation.

Other responsibilities include strategic development to ensure performance, availability, integrity, and security of the company's LAN and WAN infrastructure. Monitoring and improving network performance and utilization to provide network high availability and redundancy.

Execute on future expansion requirements, including the installation and testing of network and telecommunication system upgrades and patches when needed. Develop security measures to safeguard all company networks.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Ideal candidates should be proficient in network architecture, design, and all data network-based technologies, including routers, switches, firewalls, and WiFi.
  • Ability to design and deploy end-to-end enterprise networks.
  • Leads and drives Network Security efforts, including design, technical investigations, event resolution, data collection, and analysis.
  • Monitor network performance and ensure system availability and reliability.
  • Provides support to technical Information technology teams and leads advanced troubleshooting efforts. Perform root cause analysis, problem isolation, and incident resolution.
  • Create and implement network security measures and maintain security measures to defend against outside threats or malicious attacks.
  • Drives continuous improvement and efficiency across network infrastructure.
  • Technical management and oversight for deploying and maintaining global network infrastructure.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience working as a Senior Network Engineer in a corporate environment with experience of Cisco Enterprise routing and switching, network design, deployment, configuration, and high-level troubleshooting experience is desired.
  • Strong understanding of EIGRP, BGP, OSPF routing, and Cisco IOS
  • Extensive in-depth knowledge of Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) solutions, architectures, and deployment projects, preferably with Arista VeloCloud.
  • Strong knowledge of LAN, WAN, WLAN, design and implementation experience
  • Experience with network capacity planning, network security architecture, and general network management best practices
  • In-depth experience in Meraki switches and WAPS, including familiarity with the Meraki dashboard for configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
  • Experience in designing, implementing, and troubleshooting network security solutions.
  • Firsthand experience with Cisco Firepower appliances, Cisco Next Generation Firewalls, and Firewall Management Center (FMC)
  • In-depth knowledge of Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE), including deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting.
  • Experience in IT Planning, including project planning, design, working with support vendors, configuration planning, deployment, high availability/business continuity, and maintenance.
  • Excellent communication skills for collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • Cisco Certified Network Professional - CCNP Enterprise

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

  • Meraki certification

Benefits & conditions

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.

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