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Kforce Inc

Senior Network Engineer Consultant

Kforce Inc, New York, New York, us, 10261

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Base pay range $60.00/hr - $75.00/hr

Responsibilities

Design, develop and deploy LAN/WAN network infrastructure

Responsible for 3rd level troubleshooting for all LAN/WAN alerts and issues

Responsible for maintenance of all monitoring and reporting systems

Produce and maintain documentation related to all systems developed/deployed

Perform on-call duty for non-business hours support as per shift assignments

Perform administrative tasks pertaining to time entry and status reporting

Configure and install various network devices and services (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, QoS)

Perform network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes and security configurations

Monitor performance and ensure system availability and reliability

Monitor system resource utilization, trending, and capacity planning

Work within established configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval, and success of changes made to the network infrastructure

Select and implement security tools, policies, and procedures in conjunction with the company's security team

Liaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution

Open for 24x7 availability

Conduct technical trainings to internal resources

Requirements

BA degree/B.S. degree

CCNP Certification required

Minimum 5-8 years of domain experience, CCNP certified

Experience with SDWAN - Silver Peak preferred

Experience with Next Gen Firewalls - Cisco Firepower preferred

Experience in troubleshooting routing loops

Troubleshoot asymmetric routing & STP loop issues

Implementation of operational changes & coordination with project team for project related changes

Configuring/troubleshooting Cisco ASA, IPS

Configuring/troubleshooting Cisco ISE

Configuring/troubleshooting wireless - Cisco WLC preferred

Configuring/troubleshooting routing protocols - EIGRP, OSPF, BGP

Configuring/troubleshooting LAN switching - VLAN, VTP, STP, EtherChannel

Configuring/troubleshooting quality of service

Configuring/troubleshooting TCP/IP protocol suite

Configuring/troubleshooting application protocols - HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SMTP, SNMP, SSL etc.

Configuring/troubleshooting network security - IPSec/SSL VPN/Cisco AnyConnect, AAA architecture, TACACS+, RADIUS, 802.1x

Cisco Catalyst & Nexus 9K/7K series of switches

Configuring/troubleshooting Cisco IOS, NX-OS software

Configuring/troubleshooting of application load balancers

Experience with firewall cloud services - Zscaler preferred

Experience with Data Center - Nexus environment (ACI preferred)

Experience working on all applications such as SAP, Citrix, Portal, etc.

Analyzing the outputs of all the tools and making recommendations, example: High CPU utilization on core device at data center

Citrix NetScaler load balancer, Cisco FTD (FW), Aruba SD-WAN, and Azure Cloud all considered a plus for experience

Proven team player

Ability to interact with end users to troubleshoot and resolve issues

Ability to learn quickly

AWS, GCP, Azure Cloud experience is considered a plus

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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Seniority level Mid-Senior level

Employment type Contract

Job function Information Technology

Industries Insurance

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