Job Description

Houston company is seeking a Sr. Network Engineer to work on the Network team. This team is responsible for collaborating with other team members to maintain the operational integrity of the enterprise network. The responsibilities include network design, standard maintenance, troubleshooting, addressing new requests, and deployment of standardized systems & configurations. In addition, the candidate must demonstrate excellent communication skills when working with other Infrastructure Services teams and the business, including the ability to present technical solutions to non-technical management. This role is onsite near the energy corridor.

Main skills for this role are advanced routing/switching knowledge around OSPF and BGP protocols. Cisco SD WAN, Nexus and Catalyst, ISE, etc.

Pay rate between $65-70/hr W2. Candidate must be able to work on our W2 without sponsorship.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in IT-related field or at least ten (10) years of technical knowledge and experience of the products and technologies listed above
• One or more industry-leading certifications preferred such as Cisco CCNP R/S or Enterprise
• Experience working in the oil and gas industry is preferred but not required
• Effectively work in a team environment and strong interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of change management
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Excellent problem analysis and resolution skills
• Committed to maintaining accurate and complete written documentation
• Motivated, curious, self-starter, detail orientated who has the desire to learn
• Ability to solve technical problems with creative solutions

What You Will Be Doing

Tech Breakdown

• Network management and monitoring tools (i.e., Riverbed)
• Cisco Nexus and Catalyst switches
• Cisco ISR and ASR routers
• Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers and Wireless Access Points
• Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
• Cradlepoint LTE Routers
• Routing – BGP, OSPF, HSRP
• Switching – VLANs, rapid-PVST+, VPC
• QoS and CoS
• IPSec, DMVPN, SD-WAN, and SD-Access technologies
• DNS, DHCP, and IPAM
• Strong knowledge of packet capture and traffic analysis

Daily Responsibilities

• Oversee the implementation of complex networks and assume the technical lead for multiple concurrent network projects.
• Demonstrate specialized expertise in network design and data center operations.
• Provide strategic and tactical direction for advanced network connectivity
• Serve as an escalation point and provide technical expertise and diagnosis in resolving complex network problems
• Extensive experience and deep knowledge of LAN, Wireless, and SD-WAN networks
• Extensive experience and deep understanding of data center networking in a virtualized environment using Cisco Nexus, Cisco UCS, and VMWare
• Lead, train, and mentor other Network Engineers
• Ensure network stability and performance through operational excellence and proactive maintenance
• Troubleshoot network problems; schedule upgrades; perform network analysis, root cause analysis, and optimization
• Ensure uptime and monitoring of all corporate network infrastructure and circuits
• Manage network upgrades, expansions, and new implementation projects
• Respond to tickets promptly and resolve the issue
• Deploy standardized systems and configurations as the business requirements evolve
• Collaborate on and document standard operating procedures for network support
• Participate in on-call rotation with other operations team members

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