Network Engineer

Axians is hiring a Network Engineer to support one of our largest customers. The network engineer will be involved in designing and implementing a network to support customer projects and new information systems. The employee will be offered paid vacation, health and 401k benefits.

The Network Engineer will be reporting to the Head of Networks – North America / South America.

• This position is an important part of the foundational layer of the infrastructure organization for the costumer.

• Communicate and collaborate effectively with other members of the network team, the IT organization and the business community.

• Act as an integral part of the global network team providing support and services primarily during North American business hours.

• Handle support and escalation activities brought to the network group via support tickets, automated monitoring, user reporting, etc.

• Work outside of normal business hours may be required as necessitated by business need

• Enforce network and network security standards throughout the infrastructure

• Provide a positive and professional user experience at all times when engaging both internal and external users.

• Be part of a performance driven, risk taking culture that promotes open and honest feedback.

• Think globally and work across departments and geographies, encouraging teamwork that respects diverse backgrounds and cultural differences to drive results.

Technical Skills Requirements:

• 3-5 years of hands-on experience in full-cycle design, engineering, configuration and administration of routers & switches, firewalls, multi-segment networks and MPLS WANs

• Bachelor’s degree or IT / Network Related Certifications preferred

• Knowledge of enterprise wired and wireless network technologies

• Knowledge of SD-WAN architectures and concepts

• Knowledge of various networking protocols and technologies such as HTTP – HTTPS – DNS – VPN (IPSec/SSL) - TCP/IP stack – FTP – TFTP – SMTP - IEEE Standards – QoS – VoIP (H.323, SIP) OSPF, MPLS, ACL's, eBGP /iBGP, 802.1D/W, Policy Based and Static routing, Fiber Channel over Ethernet, VRF and Virtual Device Contexts

• Excellent organizational and time management skills

• Highly developed interpersonal and teamwork skills

• Potential out-of-business hours maintenance work, as required

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving skills

• The ability to thrive in a fast paced and growing environment, while using sound judgment to resolve complex issues and challenges.

• Comfortable initiating change. Is able to handle the stress related to balancing multiple issues and perspectives.

• Ability to travel domestically 10%.

• The candidate must be a U.S. citizen.