Network Engineer in Charlotte, North Carolina at AccruePartners

Job Description

THE TEAM YOU’D BE JOINING

• Multi-billion-dollar manufacturer of specialty products
• Globally recognized Brand with double digit growth the last 5 years
• Strong Executive leadership with great vision; heavily invested in R&D, new product launch, and strategic partnerships
• Visionary organization with an increased focus on profitable products and operational efficiencies

WHAT THE COMPANY OFFERS YOU

• Involved “Employee Activity Committee” designing employer-of-choice initiatives to keep employees engaged and having fun
• Excellent training and mentor opportunities
• Flexible temporary hours

WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT

• Responsible for hands on configuration, installation, maintenance and support of the entire company enterprise network.  The enterprise network consists of the following segments: (Datacenter networks, Internet Edge networks, Campus and Plants networks, WAN networks, Voice networks, Wireless Networks)
• Configuration, installation, maintenance and support of network security solutions and platforms, such as Firewalls, Content Filters, and IPS appliances, in accordance with best practices and company policies
• Configuration, installation, maintenance and support of network access control (NAC) tools.
• Maintaining network monitoring systems, alerting, and escalation procedures.
• Work with Managed Service Partners for escalation and resolution.
• Ticket management, documentation and resolution.
• Providing technical support to various customers and departments/users.
• Acting as an escalation point for network-related issues.
• Reviewing anomalies that are broad and potentially service impacting.
• Researching, evaluating and recommending hardware and software solutions which include upgrades, patches, new applications and equipment.
• Keeping abreast of new design tools, hardware, software, and technology and make recommendations for future deployment.
• Provide documentation/project tracking and management reporting. Provides tactical and strategic input on overall network planning and related projects.
• Review, plan, and evaluate network systems which includes troubleshooting network performance issues.
• Assist in creation of business continuity and disaster recovery plans focused on network resiliency and recoverability.
• Security incident response team member

THE BACKGROUND THAT FITS

• Education:  Minimal bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems or Computer Science
• Must have 10+ years’ experience in IT Infrastructure and Support
• Multiple Industry certifications, in current standing.  Cisco CCNA or greater preferred
• 10+ years of network experience.
• Expert Cisco configuration and troubleshooting skills across multiple platforms including: Cisco Routers, Cisco Switches, Cisco Viptela, and Cisco wireless solutions.
• Experience with Cisco Datacenter routing and switching technologies is required.
• Experience with Firewalls is required. Checkpoint and Zscaler is preferred.
• Experience with Intrusion Prevention/Detection solutions is preferred.
• Experience with DNS is required
• Experience with WAN technologies such as MPLS, PT-2-PT.
• Sound knowledge of routing protocols such as EIGRP, BGP, OSPF.
• Expert Cisco configuration and troubleshooting skills across multiple platforms including: Cisco Routers, Cisco Switches, and wireless solutions.
• Experience with F5 load balancer preferred
• Experience in VoIP applications preferred 
• Experience using service desk management systems – Service Now preferred
• Tests and evaluates network systems to eliminate problems and make improvements.