Sr. Network Engineer

Day-to-Day:Insight Global is looking for a Sr. Network Engineer for a health client in Ames, IA. This person will be responsible for but not limited to; Design, implementation, and support of this clients network infrastructure. They are charged with creating high performing, resilient, and highly available network solutions. They will serve as an informal technical leader within the network area of the Infrastructure and Cloud Services Team.Additional Responsibilities:- The Senior Network Engineer will collaborate with the Infrastructure Manager, the IT Architect, and their fellow team members to design and build the functional networks.- In this, they will help to deliver a data center core network environment, a campus wired network, wireless network, WAN connectivity to a DR data center, as well as a handful of remote locations.- Responsible for the configuration and installation of network hardware and software.- Ensure that all machines and nodes on the network communicate with each other properly- Responsible for installing and updating network security software and ensuring that all are kept up to date in accordance with security policies.- Responsible for planning the ongoing maintenance of all network related components, as well as all lifecycle activities needed to keep the network functioning optimally and as designed. This will be done in a fashion that minimizes the downtime to areas that provide direct patient care.- Responsible for the design and implementation of network security solutions such as perimeter firewalls, VPNs (both site to site and end-user), access controls, behavioral analytics, network segmentation, etc.- Responsible for monitoring the network performance to pro-actively identify potential network issues before they arise.- Will use network analysis tools for the purpose of both troubleshooting existing network issues, but also for the purpose of performing post-mortem and root-cause analysis of network events.- The Senior Network Engineer will provide informal leadership and mentoring to colleagues, positively influencing and educating them on design, troubleshooting, lifecycle and support processes related to the network infrastructure and its place in the IT service value chain. - Previous experience working in a data center - Project management experience- 5-7 years of experience as a Sr. Network Engineer - Cisco CCNA or CCNP in wireless- Expertise in network operating systems NEEDS to be Cisco operating and management systems, including ACI (Application Centric Infrastructure)- Understanding of routers and switches from top to bottom - Experience maintaining CISCO Firewalls - Experience with F5 low balancers - Expert understanding of the OSI model and how to apply it to troubleshooting both connectivity and application level issues- Knowledge and skills in the use of scripting, automation and orchestration in the implementation, configuration, and management of network infrastructure.