Network Engineer

Responsibilities

• Data administration of all global network infrastructure components, including routers, switches, security devices, access points, and administrative software.
• Administration, documentation, monitoring, logging, alerting, and reporting.
• Design, configuration, maintenance, and security vendor & manufacturer management.
• Establishes and maintains strong relationships with new and existing business partners.
• Plans and develops network roadmaps to outline the adoption timeline for network technologies.
• Proposes networking solutions to address business challenges and needs.
• Moves, adds, and changes management of network services, equipment, and devices.
• Performs troubleshooting and analysis of all Victaulic networks.
• Documents network problems and resolutions for future reference.
• Provides training and technical support for users with varying IT knowledge and competence.
• Collaborates with other IT staff and departments.
• Maintains outsourced NOC operations, reviews trending reports, and makes recommendations.
• Adjusts WAN services to ensure optimal performance at minimal cost.
• Conducts routine preventative measures for network security.
• Ensures all network configurations comply with guidelines set by the Victaulic IT Security Administrator.
• Maintains network security, including firewalls.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' experience administering a Cisco data network.
• Thorough knowledge of networking essentials.
• Hands-on experience with network devices, policies, rights, and security in a networked environment.
• Comprehensive understanding of the OSI network model.
• Experience with security principles, including one year of Cisco ASA Firewall and/or Zone-Based Firewall (desired).
• Experience implementing and administering common TCP/IP-based services, including DNS, DHCP, HTTP, FTP, SSH, and SMTP.
• Familiarity with Windows operating system.
• Experience with TCP/IP, DNS, UDP, QoS setup.
• Experience working with WAN technologies such as ATM or MPLS.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and multitask effectively.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong customer service abilities.
• Project and vendor management experience (desired).
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA®) certification (desired).