Senior Network Engineer - Albany, United States - Peckham Industries

Description

About Us:

Peckham Industries Inc. (PII) has been a family-run business since 1924 and we believe our family by choice ethos delivers value as the trusted supplier of construction materials, products, and services in the communities we serve. Through our extensive network of hot mix asphalt and ready-mix concrete plants, quarries, and liquid asphalt terminals, PII delivers the highest quality materials and custom solutions to thousands of road construction and road maintenance customers. In addition, the companys construction operations include paving and road reclamation services, as well as precast/prestressed concrete production and erection of multi-level parking structures, specialty buildings, and bridge components.

Become part of our mission by realizing your purpose, serving our community interests, and delivering growth for our customers. Peckham Industries educates, innovates, and applies technology in a way that is safe, sustainable, inclusive, and profitable.

Job Summary:

As a Senior Network Engineer, you will be expected to be an IT infrastructure professional with expertise in designing, building, and supporting enterprise environments. Well versed in managing and supporting Microsoft Azure, SonicWALL/Fortinet firewalls, and Windows Server. Be responsible to help us automate our tasks using Powershell and Python.

Essential Functions:

1. Mastery. Provides technical expertise at the highest level. Develop strategies and directions for network solutions using current and emerging technologies. Translate business requirements into network or process designs.
2. Responsible for high- and low-level network planning, design, and optimization. Develop, implement, and enforce corporate policies, standards, and guidelines that are aligned with the company's strategic business objectives as they pertain to the corporate network.
3. Innovation. Plan and recommend network hardware, systems management software, and architecture.
4. Builds, configures, and maintains network switches, routers, access points, and various voice appliances.
5. Monitors network performance ensures capacity planning is performed and is proactive in assessing and making recommendations for improvement. Applies continuous improvement techniques to ensure the network infrastructure attains maximum performance, security, and availability.
6. Ownership and caring. Must ensure that the network environment maintains appropriate recovery and redundancy issues are addressed.
7. Can appropriately prioritize network faults, then diagnose and resolve problems in the shortest possible time, all while under pressure from the various other impacted business groups.
8. Provide design, implementation, and operational support for the VoIP telephony systems. Provide design, implementation, and operational support for Microsoft Office 365 & Microsoft Azure environments.
9. Communication. Coordinate with sites to provide technician training for new hardware. Is responsible for the daily monitoring and management of IP network appliances.
10. Develops and follows procedures to handle network fault events. Perform system-wide/cross-functional team management.
11. Plan and manage small to large-scale projects. Maintain all documentation regarding network infrastructure. Responsible for solving highly technical and complex network-related issues.

Requirements, Education and Experience:
1. Strong knowledge of Microsoft Windows, Apple, and Linux Operating System environments
2. Strong knowledge of HPE, HPE/Aruba switches and SonicWALL firewalls
3. Knowledge of Fortinet Fortigate firewalls as well as their FortiManager & FortiAnalyizer products a plus.
4. Strong knowledge of Azure Cloud networking and server components. Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 and complementary solutions. Strong knowledge of network standards and best practices
5. PowerShell - Practical scripting knowledge to automate tasks and processes using PowerShell.
6. Networking - General knowledge in Networking, i.e., TCP/IP, firewall, network routing. VoIP Experience with Sangoma VoIP Telephony system a plus.
7. Must be able to understand the risks of network maintenance outages and the consequences of such action.
8. Must keep abreast of technological changes in the IT infrastructure arena and stay technically focused.
9. Bachelors Degree (or equivalent) in computer science, engineering, or related technical or business discipline.
10. Minimum five (5) years of quality technical experience (or a minimum of 10 years of directly related experience for non-degree holders).
11. Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals (MS-900), Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900), Microsoft AZ-104 (or acquired within six months of hiring)
12. Fortinet FortiGate Security- NSE 4 (or acquired within one (1) year of hiring), Fortinet FortiManager NSE 5 (or acquired within one (1) year of hiring).

Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Travel:

Position may require some travel by personal vehicle to offices throughout the state of New York, and New England based on the needs of the business.

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers. This is mostly sedentary, outside of travel, in an office space. It requires the ability to sit at a desk and also involves frequent walking, bending, or standing, as necessary. In addition, this position requires the ability to lift 25 lbs. or more and requires pulling, bending, kneeling, squatting, climbing, walking, and reaching.

Values:
At Peckham, you will experience our values wherever you work: corporate offices, plants, quarries, or paving operations. We share a common set of values - safety, integrity, dedication, and efficiency which are embedded in how we show up every day. Ours is a culture where we protect family and friends, our word is our bond, we are committed to serve and results matter. Our values are the foundation of our growth, and we believe will pave the way for future success.

Peckham Industries, Inc. (PII) is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action employer. It is our policy to provide EEO to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, if you have a disability and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Peckham, please contact

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