Network Engineer I
Company: Flexential
Location: Montgomery
Posted on: June 23, 2022
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Job Description:
Job Description:Flexential Professional Services (FPS) is a
consulting division providing infrastructure and cybersecurity
transformation services. We help mid- to enterprise-sized
organizations mature and improve their IT operations and cyber
security posture through assessment, architecture, and design/build
engagements.Professional Services team members deliver work
products as either written deliverables or as-built environments
that are well architected, tested, and documented. All FPS
positions require excellent communication skills including the
writing of reports and presentation delivery to clients.Our Network
Architecture practice is currently seeking a Network Engineer I.
This role has responsibilities for designing, building, and
supporting customer network infrastructure including core
switching, access switching, security, and multisite connectivity.
This is a role whose ideal candidate has a wide breadth of
networking knowledge and exposure.Key Responsibilities and
Essential Job Functions+ Design, deploy, and manage secure,
scalable network systems using technology from a variety of vendors
within virtualized, converged, and cloud infrastructures including
Flexential Colocation & Cloud, AWS, Azure, and GCP.+ Deploy,
configure, and manage firewalls and switches from a variety of
vendors including Cisco and Fortigate.+ Design and implement
multi-site connectivity for Flexential customers.+ Create and
execute transformation paths for production systems to new
platforms or standards.+ Gather and analyze customer requirements,
evaluate options, and select and implement technologies that best
suit the customer's needs.+ Work with internal Flexential teams to
transform, design, and implement complex environments.+ Establish
and document standards, policies, and procedures for internal
operations and customer infrastructure+ Learn (and share) new
skills through independent research, formal training, and industry
events.+ Research and evaluate emerging technologies and recommend
new Flexential Professional Services offerings.+ Participate in
pre-sales scoping discussions with Flexential Sales staff and
customers.+ Conduct Flexential workshops with customers.+ Perform
other job-related duties as required.+ On-call rotationRequired
Qualifications + 3+ years of experience troubleshooting routers,
switches, fault-tolerant redundant environments, and performing
hardware maintenance.+ 2+ years of experience in network
engineering with an emphasis on hybrid IT and multi-cloud network
design, interconnection, edge networking, and SD-WAN.+ 1+ years of
experience with local and wide area network security+ Knowledge of
IP networking design concepts and routing protocols such as OSPF,
BGP, MPLS+ Understanding of layer-2 interconnection technologies
such as VPLS, VXLAN, L2VPN, xSTP, vPC, etc.+ Familiarity with
optical transport gear+ Experience with Cisco, Fortinet, and
Juniper operating systems (IOS, IOS-XR, NX-OS, JunOS, etc)+
Experience working with major hyperscale and data center providers+
Including but not limited to ExpressRoute, DirectConnect, etc.+
Experience working with reporting tools for logging and Netflow
analysis+ Experience with network automation and programming
preferred+ i.e., Python, PERL, PowerShell, Bash, etc.+ Demonstrated
precision in work products and attention to detail.+ Ability to
work effectively in a dynamic and changing environment+ Strong
commitment to customer service+ Desire to grow and learn new skills
in pace with changing technologies+ Capability to work
independently and self-motivate, with minimal supervision+ Ability
to delegate work effectively and ensure quality outcomes+
Leadership and mentoring that align with servant-leader philosophy+
Effective at time management and establishing budgets for projects+
Strong oral and written communication skills+ Good decision-making
abilities a must+ BA/BS education preferred+ Professional level
technical certifications are considered a plus+ Experience with
products such as EveNG and other lab and modeling tools is
considered a plus.+ Experience with network virtualization and
overlay networking is considered a plus.Physical Requirements +
Ability to sit for extended periods of time+ Moderate keyboard
usage+ Some moderate travel
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