Thrive
Network Engineer – Thrive (Dallas, TX)
About Us
Thrive is a rapidly growing technology solutions provider focusing upon Cloud, Cyber Security, Networking, Disaster Recovery and Managed Services. Our corporate culture, engineering talent, customer‑centric approach, and focus upon “next generation” services help us stand out among our peers. Thrive is on the lookout for individuals who don’t view their weekdays spent at “a job”, but rather look to develop valuable skills that ignite their passion and lead to a CAREER. If you’re attracted to a “work hard, play hard” environment, seeking the guidance, training and experience necessary to build a lucrative career, then welcome to THRIVE!!
Position Summary
The role is a mix of project work and support tasks that focus on the Thrive Cloud platform, working and reporting to the Director, Cloud Networking to help design and deploy network services within Thrive Datacentres. There is also an element of client work and consultancy for clients that have nonstandard setups and more complex requirements, as well as involvement in client DR tests. Candidate should be at CCNP level with a minimum of 5+ years of network engineering and administration experience, as well as a bachelor’s degree from a related field preferably in Information Technology.
Primary Responsibilities
Assist in designing, implementing and maintaining the regional Thrive Cloud network and internal networking infrastructure, and take lead when the network manager is absent.
Research and tailor new networking and security solutions to meet internal and customers’ business requirements.
Provide on‑call support for network escalations on a rota basis.
Assist in creating technical documentation such as MS Visio network diagrams, high/low level designs, user guides and knowledge‑base articles.
Frequent visiting of datacentres throughout the USA.
Basic Qualifications
Excellent communication, problem‑solving skills with a high attention to detail.
Experience with multi‑tenant infrastructure – Cisco VRF‑Lite, Fortinet VDOMS, Cisco multi‑context firewalls.
In‑depth understanding of protocols, routing and networking services such as TCP/IPv4, UDP, DNS, DHCP, NAT, SPAN/RSPAN, SNMPv3.
In‑depth understanding of switching technologies such as ARP, PVST, RSTP, MST, LACP, HSRP/VRRP.
Excellent understanding of network routing protocols/applications such as OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, IP SLA.
Experience with route redistribution & filtering, provider‑independent addressing, ARIN, RIPE.
Site‑to‑site VPNs – IPSec, GRE, DM VPN, Front Door VRF.
Experience deploying next‑gen firewalls – URL/App Filtering, Anti‑Virus, IPS, SSL Decryption.
Experience with networking hardware: firewalls – Fortinet, Meraki, Palo Alto, Cisco; Cisco ISR and ASR routing platforms; Cisco Nexus – 3k, 9k; Cisco Catalyst Access Switches – 3750, 3850, 9300; Cisco Meraki Wireless Infrastructure; WAN connectivity – Internet and point‑to‑point circuits.
Exposure to VMWare hosts and SANs and experience with Disaster Recovery tests.
Experience working in a datacenter environment including racking, stacking, cabling, dealing with SmartHands & arranging cross‑connects.
Accurately designing and documenting client infrastructure.
Experience with network availability and performance monitoring platforms such as SolarWinds, PRTG & Nable.
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Information Technology – IT Services and IT Consulting
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Thrive is a rapidly growing technology solutions provider focusing upon Cloud, Cyber Security, Networking, Disaster Recovery and Managed Services. Our corporate culture, engineering talent, customer‑centric approach, and focus upon “next generation” services help us stand out among our peers. Thrive is on the lookout for individuals who don’t view their weekdays spent at “a job”, but rather look to develop valuable skills that ignite their passion and lead to a CAREER. If you’re attracted to a “work hard, play hard” environment, seeking the guidance, training and experience necessary to build a lucrative career, then welcome to THRIVE!!
Position Summary
The role is a mix of project work and support tasks that focus on the Thrive Cloud platform, working and reporting to the Director, Cloud Networking to help design and deploy network services within Thrive Datacentres. There is also an element of client work and consultancy for clients that have nonstandard setups and more complex requirements, as well as involvement in client DR tests. Candidate should be at CCNP level with a minimum of 5+ years of network engineering and administration experience, as well as a bachelor’s degree from a related field preferably in Information Technology.
Primary Responsibilities
Assist in designing, implementing and maintaining the regional Thrive Cloud network and internal networking infrastructure, and take lead when the network manager is absent.
Research and tailor new networking and security solutions to meet internal and customers’ business requirements.
Provide on‑call support for network escalations on a rota basis.
Assist in creating technical documentation such as MS Visio network diagrams, high/low level designs, user guides and knowledge‑base articles.
Frequent visiting of datacentres throughout the USA.
Basic Qualifications
Excellent communication, problem‑solving skills with a high attention to detail.
Experience with multi‑tenant infrastructure – Cisco VRF‑Lite, Fortinet VDOMS, Cisco multi‑context firewalls.
In‑depth understanding of protocols, routing and networking services such as TCP/IPv4, UDP, DNS, DHCP, NAT, SPAN/RSPAN, SNMPv3.
In‑depth understanding of switching technologies such as ARP, PVST, RSTP, MST, LACP, HSRP/VRRP.
Excellent understanding of network routing protocols/applications such as OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, IP SLA.
Experience with route redistribution & filtering, provider‑independent addressing, ARIN, RIPE.
Site‑to‑site VPNs – IPSec, GRE, DM VPN, Front Door VRF.
Experience deploying next‑gen firewalls – URL/App Filtering, Anti‑Virus, IPS, SSL Decryption.
Experience with networking hardware: firewalls – Fortinet, Meraki, Palo Alto, Cisco; Cisco ISR and ASR routing platforms; Cisco Nexus – 3k, 9k; Cisco Catalyst Access Switches – 3750, 3850, 9300; Cisco Meraki Wireless Infrastructure; WAN connectivity – Internet and point‑to‑point circuits.
Exposure to VMWare hosts and SANs and experience with Disaster Recovery tests.
Experience working in a datacenter environment including racking, stacking, cabling, dealing with SmartHands & arranging cross‑connects.
Accurately designing and documenting client infrastructure.
Experience with network availability and performance monitoring platforms such as SolarWinds, PRTG & Nable.
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Information Technology – IT Services and IT Consulting
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