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Alexander City - USA

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Job Description

Q007 Network Engineer

Job Title

Q007 Network Engineer

Job type

W2/1099

Location

Washington DC 20004

Relocation

No

Location Type

Hybrid

Duration

6 Months

Number of Positions

1

Experience Required

10 Years

Notes

Job Description

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy & Planning

  • Design and implement short and longterm strategic plans to make certain network capacity meets existing and future requirements.
  • Develop implement and maintain policies procedures and associated training plans for network resource administration and appropriate use.
  • Develop and deploy methodologies for testing network performance and providing network performance statistics and reports.
  • Conduct research on emerging technologies in support of network development efforts and recommend technologies that will increase cost effectiveness and network flexibility.
  • Develop document make recommendations and communicate plans for investing in network technologies including analysis of cost reduction opportunities.
  • Participate in the development of network strategies in collaboration with the executive team.
  • Conduct research and make recommendations on products services protocols and standards in support of all network procurement and development efforts
  • Ensure network services have sufficient capacity stability and agility to satisfy service level agreements with business units.
  • Create and maintain documentation as it relates to network configuration network mapping processes and service records.

Acquisition & Deployment

  • Plan acquire and coordinate installation of inhouse and remote network devices and appliances across the organizations network.
  • Conduct research and make recommendations on network products services protocols and standards in support of network procurement and development efforts.
  • Design company LANs WANs VMs virtual networks and wireless networks including servers routers hubs switches UPSs and other devices.
  • Oversee new and existing equipment hardware and software upgrades.
  • Interact with vendors outsourcers and contractors to secure network products and services.
  • Recommend improvements and/or alternatives to the companys existing systems architecture and technology portfolio.
  • Review new and existing network design projects and procurement or outsourcing plans for compliance with standards and architectural plans.

Operational Management

  • Establish and maintain regular written and inperson communications with the organizations executives decisionmakers stakeholders department heads and end users regarding pertinent network activities.
  • Conduct feasibility studies for various upgrade projects improvements and other conversions.
  • Configure networks to ensure their smooth and reliable operation for fulfilling business objectives and processes.
  • Monitor network performance and troubleshoot problem areas as needed.
  • Oversee installation configuration maintenance and troubleshooting of end user workstation hardware software and peripheral devices.
  • Ensure network connectivity of all servers workstations telephony equipment fax machines and other network appliances.
  • Manage servers including database email print and backup servers and their associated operating systems and software.
  • Practice network asset management including maintenance of network component inventory and related documentation and technical specifications information.
  • Monitor and test network performance and provide network performance statistics and reports.
  • Participate in managing all network security solutions.

EDUCATION

  • Bachelors or masters degree in information technology or computer science
  • The equivalent combination of education and successful work experience (15 years)
    Cisco Certification(s) in specialized areas is required.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • 10 years experience managing developing and deliveringstrategic network architectural design and operational excellence.
  • 10 years experience designing enterprisewide LANs WANsWLANs VPNs VMs virtual networks etc.
  • Excellent knowledge of current protocols and standards
  • Experience designing and implementing Routers Switches Firewalls SecuritySoftware
  • Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills
  • Strong knowledge of scaled systems ability to identifyproblem areas uphold network quality and drive design
  • Expert on of WAN LAN and WiFi technology
  • Strong knowledge of IT security requirements and experienceworking with information security
  • Experience with Lean IT concepts
  • Experience with Information Technology Infrastructure Library(ITIL)
  • Knowledge and understanding of system flow charts trafficflow and data processing concepts.
  • Knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws.
  • Extensive experience with developing strategic plans.
  • Exceptional analytical conceptual and problemsolving abilities.
  • Exceptional understanding of the organizations goals and objectives.
  • Proven experience with network capacity planning network security principles and general network management best practices.

Technical Skills:

  • Excellent architecture and technical support documentation skills.
  • Strong interpersonal written and oral communication skills.
  • Ability to perform general mathematical calculations for the purpose of creating needs assessments budgets and so on.
  • Highly selfmotivated and directed.
  • Keep attention to detail.
  • Proven analytical and problemsolving abilities.
  • Experience working in a teamoriented collaborative environment.
  • Strong interpersonal and consultative skills.
  • Ability to exercise independent judgment and act on it.
  • Experience working in a teamoriented collaborative environment.

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