Network Engineer

Job Description

Good experience in Installing and supporting Palo Alto Security Appliances

Experience of installing Cisco and HP networking equipment.

Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer 7-8 (PCNSE7-8) certification preferred.

CCNP certified (or higher)

Data knowledge - Knowledge of protocols BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, SPT, TRUNKS, VLANs, Port-Channel, Static routing o Networking topologies and protocols. Examples being MPLS, VRF, SIP, Traffic Shaping / QoS o Palo Alto Command line

Must have a good networking background and understanding of high level of Palo Alto expertise in design, configuration, migrations, tuning and customization of features

Familiarity with Data Centre environment and hosted deployments/cloud

Experience of supporting clients remotely and face to face, along with experience of working with SIP providers

Excellent communication skills both written and verbal

Must be flexible to work outside of business hours as per business requirements.

Needs to be able to remain calm under pressure and ensure a logical thought process is maintained.

Local to Chicago is mandatory.

Excellent written/verbal communication skills

Excellent team player

Consensus building skills

Independently manage Stakeholder Meetings

Detail-oriented

Excellent visual, written and verbal communication skills, along with presentation and negotiation skills

The ability to effectively take direction and work both collaboratively and autonomously

Strong problem-solving skills

String desire to provide new solutions, which are cost effective and deliver quicker Time to market.