Please read - This is a 1 year contract with possible extension
No Corp to Corp or Relocations
Local NJ, NY candidates only
Rate = $50.00 / hour
Initially the majority of the time spent with a new SDWAN Migration project that it is underway at the moment.
Be responsible for setting up & handling daily administrations and activities of the group network environment primarily in US and Canada, as well as LATAM
Responsible for handling the documentation of operation procedures in compliance and audit processes.
A typical day in the Network Engineering team includes:
- Working on cross-team projects such as site expansions and new stores builds, with the help of our project managers
Contributing to support tasks and actively taking steps to improve the team's ability to monitor the network effectively
- Primary responsibility will be to manage the network operation (WAN, LAN, Wireless and VoIP) with extended involvement supporting US and Canada.
- Support day-to-day business activities and tier 3 support related to the Infrastructure and Network areas.
- Provide Level 3 support by handling service request escalations from Service Desk
- Perform various infrastructure related network tasks under the direction of the regional Network Operations Manager
- Respond to network connectivity and regional data center outages; coordinate efforts with Service Desk, ISP provider and store to restore network services
- Provide network support for new applications and device deployment
- Communicate, and coordinate high impact network issue troubleshooting with Network Level 2 team.
- Actively identify new connectivity requirements and develop solutions
- Enforce security standards and policies
Who you are
Relevant experience/skills needed
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Certification in Cisco, Fortinet and Meraki is a MUST (any of the following: CCNA, CCNP, NSE, ECMS 1 & 2)
Technical person must have direct “hands-on” and functional experience in at least 1 of the following cloud technology (AWS, Azure, GCP), Cisco Meraki, Fortinet.
Experience in managing Cisco routers, switches, firewall, VPN
Knowledge in Cisco ASA firewall, switches, routers, VPN configuration and troubleshooting
Experience in Network Monitoring System
Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems independently and to generate innovative solutions over a large-scale network
Track records of meeting or exceeding deadlines in uncertain environments
Familiar with business operations in the retail industry
- Experience in Fortinet FortiGate, SDWAN and security.
- Experience and knowledge of the following technologies:
- Cisco Enterprise Devices
- Cisco Meraki Routers and Switches
- Cisco Meraki Firewalls
- Cisco Meraki Access Points
- Cisco Site-To-Site VPN (IKEv1 and IKEv2)
Comfortable working under pressure
Ability to communicate with technical and non-technical (for example, in-store personnel) individuals when troubleshooting
QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND REQUIRED
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Capability to provide on-call support during escalations and emergencies.
- A sense of urgency, the ability to make good decisions, and the prioritization of tasks is necessary.