Intermediate Network Consultant - Houston - Long View Systems

Description

Intermediate Network Consultant

A Long View career helps you get more out of life. We're proud of our reputation as one of North America's most dynamic IT providers and we're even prouder of our culture that allows our people to live life to its fullest. At Long View, we create an environment of collaboration and support, of innovation and enthusiasm, of inclusion and belonging. And in a recent survey, 89% of Long View team members rated Long View as a good or great place to work

Are you passionate about providing solutions for clients and working for a company that believes in investing in their employees? We are looking for an energetic and client-orientated Intermediate Network Consultant located in Deer Park, Texas. You will build trusted relationships with clients and internal stakeholders, while providing consultancy services for the design and implementation of industry leading network solutions.

A Day in the Life:

• Develop network technology solutions, taking into account business and technical requirements, sizing, existing infrastructure, data protection, security requirements and governance and recovery objectives to ensure solutions resolve clients' requirements and challenges
• Design and/or implement standard or custom technical solutions
• Participate in operational escalations to diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, or other network and system problems, and replace defective components when necessary
• Participate in implementation of network and system security measures to protect data, software, and hardware
• Create relevant documentation as required (including but not limited to conceptual design, logical design, physical design, bill of materials, as-built diagrams, knowledge transfer materials, FAQs, transition to operations information)
• Participate in gathering data pertaining to customer needs, and use the information to identify, predict, interpret, and evaluate system and network requirements
• Participate in recommending changes to improve systems and network configurations in client environments, and determine hardware or software requirements

What You Bring:

• 7+ years of experience in an IT environment with network architecture design and deployment
• Experience with networking and security
• Ability to provide ongoing support, maintenance, and training on the implemented systems
• Ability to perform network assessments and design recommendations
• Strong troubleshooting skills to resolve network issues
• Understanding of:
• Firewalls, IPS/IDS, Palo Alto
• TCP/IP, IPSEC Site to Site VPN, GRE, DMVPN, Client VPN, NAT, VRF technologies
• Data Center technologies such as VPC, VDC, FcoE, FC, virtual switching
• Cisco IOS and NXOS
• Cisco Meraki and Viptela
• F5 Configuration
• Layer 2 Technologies such as switching, VLAN, spanning tree
• Layer 3 Routing protocols: MPLS, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF
• Software-defined Networking (SDN)
• Wireless design and configuration
• Network monitoring solutions

What Makes You Extra Awesome:

• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

Why Work at Long View?

• Great people and culture
• 401K Plan
• Comprehensive benefits package from day one
• Career growth Permanent staff positions, paid training, career life planning, and relocation and travel opportunities
• Interesting work Be part of exciting projects while accessing all the latest technologies
• Flexible environment A workplace that values the importance of flexibility for personal/professional growth, happiness and wellness

$64,000 - $84,000 a year

Expected salary range plus 10% variable earnings

Long View Systems (LVS) is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible, full-time employees who work 30 or more hours per week. You share the costs of some benefits (medical/prescription, dental, vision) and LVS provides other benefits at no cost to you (group life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability). In addition, there are voluntary benefits with reasonable group rates that you can purchase through LVS payroll deductions (supplemental life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, accident insurance, and critical illness insurance).

Medical, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account (HSA) (LVS contributes $500 per plan year), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Short-term Disability, Long-term Disability, Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Voluntary Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Retirement Savings 401(k) (LVS contributes 5% of previous year's W2 earnings) and ROTH, Discount Program, and Employee Assistance Program

Long View's mission of building the best and most sustainable team-driven organization requires dedicated and ambitious people. Through employee resource groups, impactful and effective conversations, townhalls and various company-wide training, including how to reduce unconscious bias, we are fostering an inclusive environment. We are committed to taking consistent, positive and lifelong action to be a diverse and equitable workplace because we know that the most effective companies are made up of people with varied identities, experiences and backgrounds.

Long View is an equal opportunity employer. If you have any accommodation requests for your interview or the role, please let your friendly Recruiter know