Network Engineer | Must be local to Albany, NY | Must work on W2

Role: Network Engineer Location: Onsite in Albany, NY

Responsibilities

• Configure and install various network devices and services (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, QoS)
• Must be onsite full-time and available on-call after hours.
• 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.
• Provide Level-2/3 support and troubleshooting to resolve issues.
• 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.
• Work with security team to evaluate threats, troubleshoot issues, and comply with appropriate security configuration standards of the organizations.
• Design and deploy changes to the configurations of clients as per the applicable change management process.
• Proactively handle all network security solutions.
• Firmware upgrades on routers, switches, WLC s and firewalls.
• Make use of testing and diagnostic tools to assess and modify equipment.
• Make use of enterprise monitoring tools (SolarWinds and Splunk).
• Opens vendor Support cases, including Cisco, Palo Alto and other third-party vendors.
• Investigates network performance issues, performing captures using Wireshark and uploading data accordingly.
• Performs hardware decommission and disposal following company policy and guidelines.
• Updates vision diagram for multiple sites based on CMDB report.
• Supports offshore team upgrades and troubleshooting sessions as required.

Requirements and skills

• Proven hands-on network engineer experience.
• CCNP or higher (Wireless and SDWAN knowledge added advantage)
• Deep understanding of networking protocols (e.g., IPSEC, HSRP, BGP, OSPF, 802.11)
• Solid understanding of the OSI or TCP/IP model
• Hands-on experience with monitoring, network diagnostic and network analytics tools
• University degree in Computer Science or a related subject
• Comprehensive understanding of network services and networks such as TCP/IP, BGP and EIGRP
• In-depth understanding and practical knowledge of networking systems such as LAN, firewalls, routers and WLC s.
• Ability to analyze and evaluate networks, identify issues, and provide solutions to ensure networks are operating efficiently.
• Ability to design, implement and troubleshoot Wi-Fi and security infrastructure.
• Time management
• Ability to manage several projects simultaneously from design to implementation.
• Ability to communicate technical information to other technical team members but also to coworkers in other departments who may not have knowledge of networking technical terminology.

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