We are seeking a well rounded Network Engineer with 3-5 years experience to come in and make an immediate impact with our team.

Job Responsibilities: 

• Perform local, remote and inter-networking design, implementation and documentation 
• Utilize and integrate network components such as bridges, routers and remote asynchronous links 
• Monitor the performance of the network platform and making technical recommendations on improvements if necessary 
• May identify business leads, interface with sales and provide input into technical proposal development 
• Coordinate and take lead of assigned projects in all technical and communication aspects 
• Provide technical networking support to customers and peers 
• Support the implementation and ongoing operations of network access control devices to include firewalls, web proxies, and SSL VPN devices 
• Work collaboratively across a variety of business units to implement new technology 
• Build and configure solutions in the development, test and production environment; including documenting the security infrastructure and design 
• Manage problems, maintain vendor relationships, and assist operation with vendor escalation and issue resolution 
• Facilitate device refresh of network security devices with a focus on capacity, manageability, and security of new and existing security infrastructure. 
• Design, deploy, and support enterprise class devices 
• Troubleshoot issues including network protocol and log analysis, raw data captures, and the correlation of disparate events spanning multiple devices and platforms 
• Enterprise network architecture, design, and support including network hardware, network protocols, and data flows

Skills, Licenses, Knowledge,Education and Training Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent 
• CCNA or CCNP Certifications or equivalent 
• 3-4 years of experience in network design, implementation and documentation 
• 3-4 years of experience in implementation of network improvements 
• Experience with switching / routing / Wi-Fi and FW/VPN on Cisco platform 
• Experience with Checkpoint firewalls:
  • Design and maintain Checkpoint Firewall-1/VPN-1 solutions (R65 and above) 
  • Upgrade HW/SW gateways and management o Work with IP appliance platforms
  • Create VPN tunnels to customer networks 
• Knowledge of ‘Traditional mode’ configurations 
• Knowledge of encryption technologies, PKI and firewall systems 
• Knowledge of networking in general, TCP-IP, routing protocols, etc. 
• Beneficial knowledge of VoIP 
• Excellent communications skills 
• Strong planning and organizing skills 
• Excellent troubleshooting skills 
• Excellent problem resolution skills 
• Attendance and schedule adherence are required

Level of Knowledge, Skills, and Authority 

• Employees at this level work under general supervision of a designated supervisor 
• They are experienced generalists who are familiar with multiple product sets 
• They perform preliminary design and resolve moderately complex problems and serve as a resource to internal and external staff on issues related to their area of expertise