Sr Network Engineer

MatchPoint Solutions is a fast-growing, young, energetic global IT-Engineering services company with clients across the US. We provide technology solutions to various clients like Uber, Robinhood, Netflix, Airbnb, Google, Sephora, and more! More recently, we have expanded to working internationally in Canada, China, Ireland, UK, Brazil, and India. Through our culture of innovation, we inspire, build, and deliver business results, from idea to outcome. We keep our clients on the cutting edge of the latest technologies and provide solutions by using industry-specific best practices and expertise.

We are excited to be continuously expanding our team. If you are interested in this position, please send over your updated resume. We look forward to hearing from you!

Sr Network Engineer

Location: Irvine, CA or Los Angeles, CA

Duration: 6 Months

Job Overview:

• It's a hybrid work environment, so will need to be onsite 3 days a week.
• Will be part of a small team of 3 Engineers. This will be one of the Senior roles.
• PPB is a pure Cisco shop network, routers, switches, firewalls. So Cisco ISE, ASA, Firepower are important skills. Cisco ISE is a must-have.
• Mainly a R/S role. Not much wireless going on right now.

The Network Engineer III performs a variety of technical and non-technical functions. This position has direct contact with a variety of company employees. Normally receives minimal instruction on day-to-day work, general instructions on new assignments. Architect, build and implement network solutions according to best practices, in addition to performing operational maintenance on the enterprise network.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for maintaining the daily operations of all network hardware, including routers, switches, firewalls, wireless, access control servers and other related equipment. Monitor and analyze network performance across the organization's LAN, WAN and WLAN.
• Test, evaluate, and recommend new and emerging technologies for consideration and adoption into the enterprise environment; lead the implementation of new technologies and procedures for technology systems.
• Management and administration of the security and authentication network as well as the remote access network.
• Responsible for evaluation and implementation of networking device upgrades and security related updates.
• Management and administration of the telecommunications network.
• Provides Tier 3 support for escalated service desk tickets following established protocols and mentorship to Network Engineer I/II.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with Enterprise Cisco Catalyst switches; Cisco ISR routers; routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, RIP); TCP/IP; DNS; VLANs; VPNs; QoS; IPSEC; RADIUS; two-factor and single sign-on authentication.
• Expertise in the design of Wide/Metro/Local Area Networks (WAN/MAN/LAN), MDFs (Main Distribution Frame) and IDFs (Intermediate Distribution Frame).
• Must possess at least one Professional level certification in Cisco Networking or 5+ years of experience in related Network Engineer position.
• Occasional travel up to 30%.
• CCIE/CCNP certification; Cisco Unified Call Manager, Cisco ASA/FirePower, Cisco Nexus experience is a definite plus.
• Experience in network migrations consisting of 1000+ nodes is a definite plus. o Financial Service Industry experience preferred.

MatchPoint Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.