Network Engineer

A3 Technology, Inc. is seeking a Network Engineer to join our Infrastructure Support team’s Networks group. The Network Engineer will administer, operate, and maintain the network, performing infrastructure upgrades and improving both wired and wireless networks.

Responsibilities:

• Administer, operate, and maintain the enterprise network.
• Perform infrastructure upgrades and improve the wired and wireless networks.
• Optimize system operations and resource utilization.
• Perform system capacity analysis and planning.
• Plan and perform network engineering research, design development, and other assignments in conformance with network design, engineering and customer specifications.
• Up to 25% travel to support remote sites within the US.
• This position is 100% onsite.

Skills Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field and 8 years of IT experience, or 12 years of IT experience.
• Minimum of 5 years in both wired and wireless Cisco network experience in large Enterprise campus environment with multi-layer routing protocols.
• Layer 3 Experience
• Routing protocols including, OSPF, BGP (Multi-homing, Load balancing traffic and engineering for automatic failover, Load balancing), EIGRP, RIP, HSRP,WCCP
• Multicast
• Flow analysis experience preferred
• MPLS experience preferred
• Strong troubleshooting skills including
• Layer 1 (copper cabling troubles / fiber signal strength)
• Layer 2 (spanning tree, VLAN tagging, mac address tracing)
• Layer 3 (routing troubles, EGP versus IGP redistribution, BGP attribute studying, prefix length issues)
• Layers 4 thru 7
• Architecture and Design experience including
• Designing networks scalable to 10 Gigs or more
• Creating routing policy for auto-failover
• Visio design/diagramming skills
• Adherence to Best Practices and robust Work Ethic.
• Experience tracking and resolving incidents via ticket queue.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Ability to adhere to maintenance windows and change control procedures.
• Self-motivated to take ownership of projects.
• Ability to multi-task between multiple networks and multiple customer requirements.

Skills Preferred:

• Experience working with a large organization (>35,000 customers).
• Experience collaborating with peer and client teams.
• Experience working remotely and onsite.
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification
• Experience using a Helpdesk system – ServiceNow is a plus.
• Experience with MS Project and Visio.

Additionally, US Citizenship or documented proof of eligibility to work in the US is a must. Upon receiving a conditional offer of employment, candidates will undergo a Government investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for Government clearance. Verification of past employment, education and references is also required. It is imperative that candidates be either a US citizen or a current green card holder with the last 3 consecutive years as a resident of the US.

The salary range for positions is $50,000 to $175,000. This range is provided as a general guideline and should not be interpreted as a guarantee of compensation. Actual salary offers will be determined based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to the specific responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s education, experience, location, knowledge, skills, and abilities. In addition, compensation may be influenced by applicable Federal Government contract labor categories and established contract wage rates.

At A3 Technology, Inc., we take pride in being an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) and Affirmative Action (AA) employer. We're committed to considering all qualified candidates for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, protected veteran status, disability, national origin, genetic information or any other protected status.