18 Jan
Senior Network Engineer
Illinois, Chicago , 60601 Chicago USA

Vacancy expired!

Senior Network Engineer

Primary

Location: Chicago, Illinois V-Soft Consulting is currently seeking

Senior Network Engineer client in

Chicago, Illinois, This is a

contract position in the

pharmaceuticals industry.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

Technical Requirements and Certifications »

CCNA certification

Education and Experience »
  • Four-year degree and/or equivalent experience
  • 5 years of experience in multi-site networks supporting
  • Hands-on experience with installing/configuring switches and routers locally and remotely
  • Experience in the design, execution, and maintenance of network security

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities »
  • Hands-on experience maintaining Big IP, Infoblox, and Palo Alto firewalls. PCNSE certification a plus
  • Document implementation, test, contingency, and backout plans, network diagrams, etc.
  • Regularly perform technical peer reviews for change approvals
  • Network management and monitoring skills with Panorama, Cisco DNA, Prime, ISE, or Solarwinds a plus
  • Regularly update ServiceNow incident tickets, service requests, and change management requests (CRQs)
  • Other network-related activities as assigned by management
  • Knowledge of DWDM a plus
  • Troubleshooting: packet analysis
  • Troubleshoot enterprise-wide network problems in dynamic infrastructures
  • Thorough understanding of network-related security (ACLs, firewall rules, NAT/PAT, IAM, etc.)
  • Thorough understanding of VPN technologies including configuring IPsec VPNs via Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, VPN Controllers, Routers
  • Hands-on experience with configuring and troubleshooting TCP/IP and IP subnetting
  • Hands-on experience with configuring and troubleshooting network routing protocols in an enterprise environment
  • Hands-on experience with configuring and troubleshooting spanning-tree protocols
  • Hands-on experience with configuring VTP, VLANs, Trunking, Tunneling, vPCs, etc.
  • Hands-on experience with performing IOS upgrades and password recovery

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Job Responsibilities:
  • Network Engineer manages, maintains, plans, schedules, integrates, and troubleshoots the overall network and its devices—WANs, LANs, WLANs, VLANs, VPNs, VoIP, etc.—and monitors network health.
  • Senior Network Engineer will handle network installations (including procurement), upgrades, cutovers, and testing.
  • Senior Network Engineer will implement network security best practices.
  • Configure/modify firewalls and ACLs, set up multiple types of VPN tunnels (IPSec/GRE, SSL, Site-to-Site, Remote Access VPNs, DMVPNs)
  • Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve or escalate incidents and problems with internal and external groups (Data Center Services, application/desktop support teams, the NOC, vendors, ISPs, etc.)
  • Perform day-to-day operational tasks to maintain the network
  • Work with operations and application owners for redundancy, resiliency, and fail-over
  • Optimize bandwidth utilization and plan network capacity based on the customer’s evolving needs (e.g., new circuits, applications, etc.)
  • Collaborate with the Senior Network Architect on design improvements, capacity planning, and changes in business requirements
  • Respond to network-related security alerts from the SOC.
  • WAN may include a mixture of technologies including Cellular, MPLS, T1s, Private Fiber, and P2P VPNs from remote offices via independent Internet connections.
  • Environment also includes Palo Alto, and ASA firewalls, F5 load balancing, and Infoblox IPAM, DHCP, and DNS services.
  • Reports to the Network Manager and may receive guidance from the Sr.
  • Network Architect and/or Sr. Security Engineer.
  • Configure and install network routers, switches, wireless access points, and appliances, including IMAC requests, following ITIL best practices using ServiceNow
  • Maintain configurations and perform troubleshooting on Palo Alto and ASA firewalls, F5 Big-IP, and Infoblox, as needed.

Interested?Qualified candidates should send their resumes to

V-Soft Consulting is a trusted partner with experience across diverse technology stacks to help business get IT done. What makes V-Soft different? Our expertise is derived from over 20 years of delivering world-class IT staffing, consulting, engineering and managed services to Fortune 1000 and mid-market companies in the U.S., Canada, and Asia. V-Soft is headquartered in Louisville, KY with strategic locations in India, Canada, and across the U.S., including Madison, Chicago, Denver, Harrisburg and Atlanta. V-Soft has been recognized among the top 100 fastest growing staffing companies in North America and is known for the ability to provide highly qualified consultants for any project at any scale. V-Soft has a wide variety of partnerships across diverse technology stacks, and holds such titles as MuleSoft Certified Delivery Resource, Oracle Gold Partner, ServiceNow Partner, Microsoft Partner, and Cisco Registered Partner, amongst many others. Like what you hear? Apply with V-Soft today! For more information or to view all our open jobs, please visit www.vsoftconsulting.com or call .

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