Senior Network Engineer - Clearfield, United States - Milestone Technologies

Description

Company Overview

Milestone Technologies is a global IT managed services firm that partners with organizations to scale their technology, infrastructure and servicesto drive specific business outcomes such as digital transformation, innovation, and operational agility.Milestone is focused on building an employee-first, performance based culture and for over 25 years, we have a demonstrated history of supporting category-defining enterprise clients that are growing ahead of the market. The company specializes in providing solutions across Application Services and Consulting, Digital Product Engineering, Digital Workplace Services, Private Cloud Services, AI/Automation, and ServiceNow. Milestone culture is built to provide a collaborative, inclusive environment that supports employees and empowers them to reach their full potential.

Our seasoned professionals deliver services based on Milestone's best practices and service delivery framework. By leveraging our vast knowledge base to execute initiatives, we deliver both short-term and long-term value to our clients and apply continuous service improvement to deliver transformational benefits to IT. With Intelligent Automation, Milestone helps businesses further accelerate their IT transformation. The result is a sharper focus on business objectives and a dramatic improvement in employee productivity. Through our key technology partnerships and our people-first approach, Milestone continues to deliver industry-leading innovation to our clients. With more than 3,000 employees serving over 200 companies worldwide, we are following our mission of revolutionizing the way IT is deployed around the globe.

Job Overview

The Network Engineer IV will be responsible for the evaluation, design, development, testing, implementation, support, maintenance and documentation of the network infrastructure and IT environment to ensure overall network and system availability. The Network Engineer IV may also have some leadership and mentoring responsibilities. This is an exciting opportunity where you get to work on some of the latest networking technologies such as Palo Alto SDWAN.

The ideal candidate needs to have a strong understanding of network infrastructure and network hardware. They particularly need to have a hands-on experience installing/removing/troubleshooting Palo Alto firewalls via Panorama. They also need to be able to implement, administer, and troubleshoot network devices including WAPs, firewalls, routers, switches, and controllers. A deep knowledge of application transport and network infrastructure protocols is highly desired.

How You Will Make An Impact:

• Establishes networking environment by designing system configuration; directing system installation; defining, documenting, and enforcing system standards
• Design and implementation of WAN network over SDWAN, Lease lines, MPLS, VPN IPSec, GRE and DMVPN networks
• Designs, implements, administers, and troubleshoots network devices including WAPs, firewalls, routers, switches, and controllers
• Identifies areas in which to improve, build redundancy into the existing Infrastructure with focus on simplicity and operational efficiency
• Schedules and performs maintenance including upgrades, migrations, and decommissioning of production network
• Secures network system by establishing and enforcing policies, defining, and monitoring access
• Protects data, software, and hardware by coordinating, planning, and implementing network security measures
• Support LAN, WAN, SD-WAN network segments, intranet, and internet systems
• Document all aspects of Network infrastructure and maintain Knowledgebase and SOPs from which to address various issues/projects and requests
• Performs disaster recovery operations and data backups when required
• Participates in ad hoc projects, client engagements, and tasks as requested by management
• On-call support

What You Will Need To Succeed:

• AS/BS in Information Systems, Computer Science or Engineering, may be coupled with certifications to include CCNA, CCNP or ACMA; or minimum 7 years of mid-level and/or enterprise experience as a Network Engineer in a highly dynamic environment; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum 7 years of experience as a Network Engineer configuring, supporting, and maintaining routing and switching devices, enterprise Wi-Fi, VPN, controllers, and network firewalls
• Minimum 3 years of experience managing Palo Alto firewalls (PA-400 series), combined with hands-on experience on Panorama
• Hands-on experience in Palo Alto Panorama Firewall Management
• Maintain a thorough understanding of the basics behind the Internet and its workings (DNS, Security, IP Routing, HTTP, VPN, Email Routing, SPAM)
• Maintain a thorough understanding of Local Area and Wide Area Networking and all components
• Maintain a thorough understanding of networking protocol:TCP, UDP, VoIP, QoS, EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, HSRP, IPSec VPN, DMVPN, Frame Relay, and MPLS
• Experience with 802.1x
• Experience configuring and troubleshooting routing and switching protocols (BGP, IS-IS, MPLS, RSVP-TE, VRRP)
• Experience working in a multi-vendor environment with hands-on experience with networking hardware
• Working knowledge of physical infrastructure design including structured cabling and fiber-optic cabling
• Excellent judgement and analytical skills, ability to prioritize tasks based on fluctuating needs
• Comfortable with medium to large, complex project scopes and ambiguous details within work environment
• Professional experience with IT best practice frameworks (ITIL, LEAN, AGILE) and IT ticketing system
• Background in datacenter network implementations and support is a plus
• Working knowledge of data center power and cooling infrastructure and critical facility operational best practices
• Capable of working nights, weekends and holidays, as necessary
• Some travel is required

Preferred Skills:

• Advanced experience with SD-WAN architectures
• Global Protect and/or Zscaler experience

Compensation

Estimated Pay Range: $55 - $62 USD Exact compensation and offers of employment are dependent on circumstances of each case and will be determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, licenses or certifications, and location.

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

At Milestone we strive to create a workplace that reflects the communities we serve and work with, where we all feel empowered to bring our full, authentic selves to work. We know creating a diverse and inclusive culture that champions equity and belonging is not only the right thing to do for ouremployees butis also critical to our continued success.

Milestone Technologies provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, national origin, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law, or local ordinance. Milestone also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled applicants and employees.

We welcome the unique background, culture, experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression and perspectives you can bring to our global community. Our recruitment team is looking forward to meeting you.

This position may be assigned to a client that requires all individuals on-site to have the COVID-19 vaccination. The individual must be fully vaccinated before starting work at such a client site.