Network Engineer

Description

Responsibilities & Duties
Install, support, and maintain network hardware and software infrastructure according to best practices, including routers, switches, Wireless access point, and firewalls.
Perform network security design and integrations.
Diagnose problems and solve issues, often under time constraints.
Provide network and host based security, incident response, firewall and VPN management and administration.
Implement the necessary controls and procedures to protect information systems and network assets from intentional or inadvertent modification, disclosure, or destruction.
Assist in the development of guidelines and procedures for administration and security best practices.
Provide network documentation.
Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions.
Monitor network usage, anticipate problems, and suggest solutions.
Manage projects and maintenance tasks in JIRA (ticketing system).
Work closely with colleagues to meet team goals and improve processes and practices.
Remain current on emerging technologies via professional groups, trade magazines, internal and external training, independent research and study, and other avenues available.
Required Experience & Education
Bachelors degree related to Computer Science, Business or Information Systems preferred or equivalent experience.
7+ years of expertise in implementing, administering, and troubleshooting network infrastructure devices, including firewalls, routers, switches, wireless access points and controllers, and monitoring applications.
Strong understanding of network security tools, specifically QRadar and/or Splunk.
Intermediate to expert understanding of firewall configuration and maintenance, experience with Cisco ASA, Firepower and Cisco Nexus platform preferred.
Intermediate to expert understanding with configuration, installation, troubleshooting, and supporting Network equipment
Wireless (WiFi) equipment
F5 Local Traffic Managers (LTM)
Computers, Servers, and peripherals
Comfortable documenting and explaining network topologies
Understand and diagram existing network
Diagram, explain, and plan for future upgrades
Experience deploying and/or maintaining networking utilities including WiFi survey tools