Network Engineer - 2nd SHIFT

This position is bonus-eligible and has a shift differential.

Title: Network Engineer II, 2nd Shift (4 PM to 1 AM, Tues - Sat)

Location: Suwanee, GA - Remote 1 day a week

Type: Direct Hire

Compensation: This is an hourly position with annualized salary ranging from about $90k-$105k with a 5% bonus, plus a 10% shift differential for 2nd shift.

Job Description: The Network Engineer II- Operation Service Center is primarily responsible for the support of internal and customer physical and virtual networking, and firewall management with a fundamental understanding of those specialties including any associated automation. The candidate must demonstrate the ability to successfully analyze and perform technical and process-based problem resolution, emphasizing customer satisfaction. The candidate must be well-versed in Network technologies and desire to continuously grow and improve technical and soft skills.

This position is a part of the Operations Service Center, a 7 x 24 x 365 organization, which means the position requires shift work. This position is for second shift: 4 PM - 1 AM, Tuesday - Saturday (subject to change).

Basic Qualifications:

• BS degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Engineering or other related field or equivalent professional experience
• Five or more years of progressive IT engineering experience
• Three or more years of professional network engineering experience
• Solid proficiency with at least two of the following protocols: BGP, OSPF, HSRP, EIGRP, MPLS
• Solid understanding of anti-DDoS and IPS/IDS solutions
• CCNA certification (or equivalent)
• US Citizenship for this position is required by law due to federal customer contracts

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two or more years of experience with a Service provider, preferably in a Data Center environment
• CCNP certification
• Experience working with network security components such as firewalls, VPNs, load balancers, IPS/IDS
• Advanced skill level with Cisco iOS, iOS-XR, and/or Nexus OS (NX-OS)
• Hands on experience configuring, testing, troubleshooting on Cisco routing, switching, and security platforms like Cisco Catalyst 6500/7600, Nexus 9000/7000, and ASR 9000.