Jr. Network Systems Engineer

Our client, a multinational company that designs, manufactures, and sells networking equipment is seeking a Jr. Network Systems Engineerwho meets the below requirements:

The function of the Jr. Network Systems Engineer is to support a team of software architects and software development engineers to stage and validate engineering POC Testbed’s. Support testing activities on behalf of the key, strategic customers.

Responsible for scoping, configuring, delivering and documenting proof of concept tests to meet engineering and customer requirements

In this position you’ll be responsible for the following:

• Maintaining a networking lab used by software engineers and architecture teams in developing high-speed switches, network security equipment and appliances.
• Maintaining Switching & routing; VPN; Wired and wireless network equipment
• Providing hardware and software engineering support to operate a broad range of servers and switches
• Physical layer wiring as well as layer 1 and layer 2 network configuration.
• Maintenance and setup of Servers, Laptops, Network switches, VPNs, Firewalls & wireless CPE..

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Associates degree in computer science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering or related field
• 3 to 5 years of work experience in network or system administration
• Comfortable working with a wide variety of network and computing hardware
• Able to work effectively in a dynamic & rapidly changing work environment.
• Linux system administration skills
• Good spoken communication skills
• VMware
• Cisco Switches
• Cisco Data Center
• Cisco UCS

This is a W2 position with benefits. We won't entertain any C2C candidates. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This is an onsite position. No remote work available.