Senior Network Engineer

Client Name: Kforce

End Client Name: Will inform over the call to the candidate

Job Title: Senior Network Engineer

Location: Boston, MA Hybrid (must be local, within 1 hour free parking)

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Type: Contract (6+ months)

Rate: $55-58/hr on W2

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Notes:

• Interview Type: Video
• Partner specifically requesting local candidates only (within 1 hour commute).

My client wants candidates within an hour..

REQUIRED SKILLS:

This position will be mainly responsible for support and implementation of networking equipment and software, including firewall, switches, routers, and load balancers.

Ability to 24/7 on-call rotation, work after-hours or weekends to accommodate operational business needs. This position would be expected to follow a hybrid model of reporting to work that combines in-office workdays and work from home days as needed.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

- 8 years of network engineering related experience with in-depth exposure in designing, configuring, and troubleshooting

- complex networks within a large enterprise environment.

- 5 years of proven experience in a senior capacity with the ability to lead, coordinate, and oversee complex networking projects and bring them to completion.

- Solid Understanding and hands-on experience with routing protocols (e.g., EIGRP, OSPF, RIP, and BGP) in a mixed environment.

- Strong knowledge and understanding of network infrastructure components such as compute, storage, load balancing (Citrix NetScaler), cabling, administration, network management and monitoring (SolarWinds, Splunk, Cisco Catalyst Center).

- Experience in Access Control Lists, Firewalls, Citrix NetScaler, VPN technologies, Wi-Fi technologies, Enterprise Wireless technologies, and other security technologies.

- Strong technical acumen with TCP/IP, VLANS, WANS, routing and switching (Cisco) Previous experience with one or more of the following firewalls: Checkpoint, Cisco, Juniper or Palo Alto.

- Knowledge of AWS network architecture.

- Knowledge of VLAN technology, VTP and STP protocols.

- Demonstrate functional knowledge on how to connect public and private networks while not compromising network stability.

- Demonstrate functional knowledge of cable standards, multi/single mode fiber, proprietary and standard serial communication protocols.

- Demonstrates fundamental knowledge of PCI/PII requirements.

- Knowledge of T1, T3, SONET, DWDM and OC technologies.

- Experience with Metro-Ethernet technologies.

- Experience in Network monitoring and management tools.

- Experience in VOIP and QoS.

- Strong ability to communicate technical information to technical and non-technical personnel at various levels in the organization.

- Extensive knowledge and experience in creating and updating Network Visio Diagrams.

- Desire and willingness to work in a collaborative, innovative, flexible, and team-oriented environment.

- Ability to work calmly and constructively under pressure and meet deadlines; the ability to manage and keep track of multiple tasks simultaneously.

- Ability to adjust to changing situations to meet emergencies, program changes or production requirements.

- Knowledge of the methods and techniques of statistics.

Education and Certification(s):

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience required.

- Cisco Certifications (CCNA and CCNP or CCIE) is desired, but not required.