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 |
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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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