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Clearpoint

Network Analyst

Clearpoint, Houston, Texas, United States, 77246

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TITLE: Network Analyst III CLIENT: Energy LOCATION: Houston Texas TYPE: Contract with intent to hire SALARY or RATE: $45-55/hr Dependent on experience URGENCY: Reviewing Resumes

SUMMARY:

The Network Analyst would be a part of the company's IT Global Networking team reporting to the Manager - Network Services. This position will work within the company's operations team to support the enterprise network and contribute to projects when needed requiring network expertise.

DUTIES:

Actively participate in the planning, design, and implementation of network related projects Act as an escalation resource for reported network or application performance issues Manage and support the network monitoring and configuration management software Provide technical and architectural support for field networks to include industrial switches, routers, and wireless bridges Assist in developing the overall network strategy for the company globally Utilize the service portal to manage and create service requests, outages, and change requests Identify, evaluate and recommend technologies using best practices/industry standards Identify innovative ways to utilize existing applications and technologies Forecast and coordinate management of change for scheduled maintenance weekends Effectively communicate with end users and peers around the world International and Domestic travel may be required REQUIREMENTS:

The successful candidate will have the following qualifications and experience: Extensive design, deployment and troubleshooting experience with large enterprises Strong written and verbal communication skills. The ability to clearly articulate complex issues Project management and customer interfacing capabilities Extensive experience with Palo Alto products including Panorama, PA NextGen Firewalls and Prisma Extensive experience with Cisco routers, switches, firewall and wireless hardware Extensive experience with Solarwinds Network Management suite of applications Extensive experience with Wireshark and packet level analysis and application performance root cause analysis Experience designing and troubleshooting OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, Firewalls, IPSEC/SSL VPNs, DMVPNs, Spanning tree and network security Experienced with software defined networking High level of experience with Cisco Nexus Data Center Architecture High level of experience with Cisco ISE/NAC Working knowledge of SNMP, Netflow, IP SLA and other management protocols Experience working in Oil and Gas Industry - specifically with field support technicians CCNP certification a plus EDUCATION:

Bachelors degree in related field OTHER:

Monday to Thursday - 7.30am - 5.30pm in office and Friday 7.30am to 11.30am remotely