Network Engineer

About the role

Whittlesey is a diverse team that provides assurance, advisory, tax, and technology services to today’s business leaders. We have been named one of the “Best of the Best” Firms and one of the “Top 200 Firms” by INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support local and wide area networks with minimal supervision remotely and on site
• Design, implement, and support Microsoft Active Directory and Microsoft 365 environments remotely and on site
• Manage client relationships through regular check-ins, planning meetings, and proactive support
• Cook up with other team members to complete work as required by clients
• Lead technical projects from start to finish, ensuring timelines and expectations are met
• Perform network assessments, compliance reviews, and develop strategic IT plans
• Act as primary engineer for assigned clients and a Secondary Engineer for others, serving as a reliable technical point of contact
• Contribute to process improvements and help evolve our service offerings
• Provide after-hours emergency support and planned maintenance as needed
• Meet billable hour targets through project, support, and recurring work
• Regularly travel to CT based client locations to troubleshoot problems or deploy hardware and software

Requirements

• Associate degree in Computer Networking or related field from an accredited college or university and/or equivalent years of experience
• Minimum five years’ experience working in a Microsoft Server Environment required
• Minimum five years experience managing SMB business network environments
• Experience managing Microsoft 365 Environments
• Microsoft server/M365 certifications or willingness to obtain them
• Must have a valid driver’s license (or equivalent legal authorization to operate a vehicle)
• Must have access to reliable transportation to travel to various office and client locations as required

Qualifications

• Must have a valid driver’s license (or equivalent legal authorization to operate a vehicle)
• Must have access to reliable transportation to travel to various office and client locations as required