Senior Network Engineer

Position Overview:
The Senior Network Engineer Performs a variety of network design and troubleshooting tasks, either independently or under supervision, which is broad in nature and is concerned with the network performance. Duties to include: network analysis, network design, bandwidth studies and latency calculations. This person plans and performs WAN optimization, network-engineering research, design development, and other assignments in conformance with network design, engineering and customer specifications.

Essential Job Functions:

• Responsibilities related to management of routers include configuring and updating routing protocols, Access Control List (ACLs), Policy routes, VLAN ACLs, HSRP, VRRP, VPN tunnels, etc.
• Responsibilities related to LAN switching include configuring VLANs, spanning tree, etherchannel, 802.1q trunks, content switching, etc.
• A thorough understanding of routing protocols to include BGP and OSPF.
• Extensive knowledge debugging problems related to communications protocols to ensure optimal network performance.
• Experience with software such as DNS, DHCP, WINS, VLANS, and Active Directory

Education and Experience

• B.S. in Electrical engineering, Electronics, Communications/ Telecommunications Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent degree.
• 3-5 years of applicable work experience.
• In-depth knowledge of network components, signaling protocols, trunking.
• Practical experience with network design, troubleshooting and optimization of switching systems E1, T1, T3 and fiber optic testing.
• Strong theoretical knowledge of PSTNs, multiple access wireless networks.

Other Requirements:

• Team Leadership Abilities
• Able to Work Independently
• 100% Travel Required
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite
• English Fluency (oral, written)