Senior Network Engineer - Fort Worth, United States - Motion Recruitment

    Motion Recruitment
    Motion Recruitment Fort Worth, United States

    Found in: beBee S2 US - 1 month ago

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    Description

    A leading aerospace and defense company is seeking a Senior Network Engineer on a contract basis for their Fort Worth team.

    In this role you will serve as a highly experienced resource across all network and network security-related areas. You will be responsible for network security, design proposals, deployments, operations support, and documentation. Within this scope, the configuration and administration of all network systems and security endpoints will be vital. Advanced knowledge of security solutions, operating systems, application connectivity, and communications dependencies will be required. In addition to mentoring junior team members and advise management. This position provides opportunities to contribute to the engineering of new systems and re-engineering of old ones.

    Ideally, they are looking for engineers having experience working with Cisco hardware, NextGen FirePower and Cisco ISE, and ASA firewalls.


    This position requires working onsite 5 days per week for the first 2 months and then will be 2-3 days per week onsite.

    Work schedule is a hrs a day with every other Friday off).

    Contract Duration: 12 Months (with high chance of extension)
    Required Skills & Experience


    • Able to acquire a United States Secret Security clearance.
    • 10+ years of a mixture of hands-on experience with Cisco Nexus/IOS, switching, dynamic routing, HA, and Infrastructure.
    • MUST HAVE CISCO NextGen FirePower exp and Cisco ISE
    • 5+ years of experience working on technical teams that solve complex problems and provide detailed technical and business analysis.
    • 5 years of experience with Cisco hardware and networks.
    • 5 years of experience creating and implementing detailed, extensive, and successful network change plans.
    • Some understanding of O365, Azure, SharePoint, and Active Directory.
    • Some understanding of H.323, SIP technology, and VoIP equipment.
    • Thorough understanding of Solarwinds monitoring tools and functions.
    • Working knowledge of TCP/IP, LAN/WAN setups, and BGP / VeloCloud SD-WAN
    • Ability to engineer, build, test, and maintain wireless networks for optimum coverage and reliability.
    • Proven understanding of a range of computer and networking hardware and software systems and related technologies.
    • Superior oral and written communication skills.
    • Proven ability to manage and/or participate in large scale projects.
    • Knowledge of computer security systems, applications, procedures, and techniques.
    • Some off hours work may be required to perform upgrades
    • Understanding of change control methodology
    • Familiar with handheld network test gear devices for troubleshooting
    • Have strong interpersonal and communication skills.

    Certifications:


    Active Cisco certification is desired – CCNA or better with excellent knowledge of Cisco routers, switches, firewalls, and dial solutions.