Position: Senior Network Engineer
Location: Stamford, CT = prefer locals
Duration: 7+ months to start
Mode of interview: Phone / skype
Industry: Cable TV $45/hr on C2C, immediate interviews
Key responsibilities include:
- Specify high level solution designs, including hardware BoMs, based on business needs and provide detailed OPEX and CAPEX costs.
- Build network infrastructure, test and deploy network changes.
- Implement complex network changes within the environment to optimise and improve the network topology focussing on manageability, agility.
- Lead on the administration and management of the cable network.
- Manage incident and problem resolution across the network, security and WAN infrastructure at all US offices.
- Provide third-line support to resolve complex problems.
- Conduct detailed analysis of network performance statistics using a variety of tools.
- Review and provide technical assurance for low level design and implementation plans created by Third party suppliers.
- Prepare low-level network designs and implementation plans for complex solutions with vendor and industry best practices and reference architectures.
- Create, maintain and review operational and technical design documentation
- Assist with the development of network optimization and capacity plans
- Produce implementation scripts, test plans and change controls for all network changes.
- Support other technical teams in the implementation of storage, compute and production applications such as Isilon, Avid, and Adobe.
- Essential skills required:
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- Network design and administration experience.
- CCNP and at least 8 years experience in a networking role including high/low level design, implementation and incident/problem management.
- Experience with reviewing network design documentation and the ability to use Microsoft Visio.
- Experience of working with Cisco router platforms and an understanding of EIGRP, BGP, OSPF and IP multicast.
- Experience working with load balancers and firewalls.
- Multi-Vendor firewall experience including VPN: Cisco, Sonicwall, Untangle
- Experience with designing wireless networks including full pre and post site surveys using industry standard techniques.
- Experience with major wireless network vendors including Cisco, Cisco Meraki, Aerohive, Ubiquiti and survey tools such as Ekahau.
- Familiarity with network monitoring and management tools - Solarwinds, Orion, Client, BSM Tufin
- Cisco routers and switches is essential but experience with Dell and Client is desirable.
- Experience working with Data Centers managing cabling infrastructure (copper and fibre), power provision and UPS.
- Hands on experience of operational support and hardware implementation.
- Experience working in a video post-production environment is desirable