Network Administrator (Johns Creek, GA)
Optomi, in partnership with a leader in the manufacturing industry, is looking for a Network Admin to join their growing team! This person would be responsible for assisting with administration, maintenance and support of various network technologies.
**Long term contract to hire**
**Onsite in Johns Creek office to start but has the ability for hybrid work once established**
Responsibilities
- The Network Engineer is responsible for assisting with provisioning, installation, configuration, maintain network hardware/firmware, and other network related infrastructure.
- Assisting with configuring and managing firewalls, routers, switches, wireless access controllers, and other networking devices.
- Troubleshooting and assists team members with technical problems associated with network hardware, network connectivity, and Data/Voice Latency and performance.
- Work after hours as necessary to minimize business interruptions (network outages, troubleshooting major issues, etc.) and provide non-business hour support (both remote and onsite).
- Must possess the ability to work well and collaborate with team members including all personnel across the organization.
- Collaborate in special Networking projects.
- Other duties as required.
Qualifications
- BS/A degree in relevant field and/or 2-5 years of hands-on experience with monitoring and support of network resources.
- Experience working with BGP and OSPF routing protocols.
- Knowledge and understanding of data center operations and support.
- Thorough understanding of Cisco firewalls.
- Palo Alto experience is a plus
- SDWAN experience a plus
- Aptitude and desire to learn new technologies.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Must possess organizational proficiencies to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment with minimum supervision
- Must be highly motivated, self-starting, and committed to achieving results and have a strong sense of ownership and follow-through to resolution.
- Must have strong problem-solving skills and be able to come up with creative and flexible solutions.
- Ability to describe technical information in easy-to-understand terms.