Network Engineer-Waukegan, IL

Network Engineer

Location: Waukegan, IL Rate: DOE $/hr. Position Type: Contract Interview Process: Phone Followed by F2F

US Citizen, Green Card and GC EAD

Core Job Responsibilities:

• Plans and designs innovative enterprise-wide network solutions that include integrated financial analysis of technical alternatives to meet business and redundancy requirements.
• Produces design documentation to install WAN or Border equipment
• Produces and maintains timely, accurate documentation to coordinate implementations, support operations, and quality and compliance requirements.
• Designs system tests, performs capacity planning, and continuously optimize traffic flows through the network and border infrastructure.
• Follows the infrastructure change management process to implement the WAN and Border equipment changes.
• Applies experience to improve functional area business processes.
• Leverages tools to enhance functional area productivity.
• Provides technical direction in all areas of expertise.
• Integrates technical knowledge with communication and business skills.

Position Accountability / Scope:

• Demonstrates a strong customer-centric approach, has empathy for global cultural differences, and excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Demonstrated mastery of layer 3 routing that includes BGP, EIGRP, and OSPF protocols.
• In-depth knowledge of IPv4
• In-depth knowledge carrier network services and architecture design.
• In-depth knowledge of WAN acceleration devices that optimize end user and data center to data center application flows.
• Has a broad understanding of IT infrastructure platforms (cross work stream, e.g. Compute, Storage, LAN, VoIP, NGFW, VPN, IDS/IPS, Load Balancers, etc…)
• Work with technical teams in a multi-vendor environment through Major Incident Response situation where required, providing clear communications to Sr. Management
• Has the ability to effectively communicate complex technical topics to Sr. Management.
• Able to communicate technical knowledge to non technical business units.
• Supports infrastructure projects and exercises sound judgment.
• Works on complex technical problems and provides solutions that are highly innovative, cost effective, and operationally sound.
• Takes the initiative to act independently to achieve organization objectives, uncover, and resolve issues.
• Must be able to work effectively in a team environment, promoting teamwork and collaboration.

Requirements:

• Carrier management and governance
• In-depth knowledge of IPv4
• In-depth knowledge carrier network services and architecture design.
• In-depth knowledge of WAN acceleration devices that optimize end user and data center to data center application flows.
• Has a broad understanding of IT infrastructure platforms (cross work stream, e.g. Compute, Storage, LAN, VoIP, NGFW, VPN, IDS/IPS, Load Balancers, etc…)
• Work with technical teams in a multi-vendor environment through Major Incident Response situation where required, providing clear communications to Sr. Management
• Has the ability to effectively communicate complex technical topics to Sr. Management.
• Able to communicate technical knowledge to non technical business units.
• Supports infrastructure projects and exercises sound judgment.
• Works on complex technical problems and provides solutions that are highly innovative, cost effective, and operationally sound.
• Takes the initiative to act independently to achieve organization objectives, uncover, and resolve issues.
• Must be able to work effectively in a team environment, promoting teamwork and collaboration.

Preferred Certifications:

• CCNA
• CCNP
• CISSP
• CEH
• CCIE