Immediate need for a talented Senior Network Design Engineer with experience in the Banking & FinancialIndustry. This is a 12+ Months Contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Plano, TX. Please review the job description below.
Job ID: 18-28579
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement complex networking solutions for Client
- Provide level 3 advanced level of technical support
- Communicate systems and technology project status and direction to Client management, peers and end users
- Works with vendor account managers to evaluate services and network products
- Consult with management in making informed business decisions
- Design and produce network specifications for Client future network architecture.
- Develop project plans for Network Designs, test and implementation on Client’ enterprise network
- Manage development, testing and implementation of network infrastructure on Client’ enterprise network
- Translate vision and approved networking concepts into designs.
- Design and Implement the networking projects.
- Review and document current network configurations; design and implement immediate changes as necessary.
- Perform advanced network operations duties.
- Provide technical expertise for Tier 3 network analysis and trouble shooting
- Provide technical expertise to operations team during network equipment (routers, switches, load balancer, firewall ) maintenance.
- Work with vendors to evaluate, analyze and recommend new technology solutions as it pertains to Network services.
- Advise on vendor selection and product management
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent planning and organizational skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills including teamwork and facilitation
- Ability to interface with all levels of associates.
- Understanding enterprise IT infrastructure components (server, storage, and network) and their operational requirements.
- Understanding of financial services operations, especially retail and leasing in the auto finance industry.
- Ability to work independently, with strong organizational and flexibility skills in a team-oriented environment.
- Knowledge of Client internal operations and network systems is a plus.
- Must be willing to provide support in a 7 X 24 environment.
- BA or BS in Business, Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
- Solid expert level Protocol Knowledge: TCP/IP protocol suite knowledge: OSPF, BGP, MPLS, DHCP, HSRP
- Technologies – MPLS, Ethernet, Ethernet Access, layer 2 switching, wireless, network security,
- Switches and Routers – Nexus 7K, 5K, 2K series datacenter and 4510 series campus switches, ASR and ISR routers
- Hardware Vendors – Cisco, Netscout
- Telecommunications Carriers: Telecommunication or equivalent
- 8+ years in overall network systems Design Engineering, support and implementation
- Experience building large enterprise networking projects.
- Ability to work independently, with strong organizational and flexibility skills in a team-oriented environment.
- Microsoft Office software
- Windows Active Directory
- Cisco IOS, NXOS
- TCP/IP suite of applications
- Familiarity with NMS software (i.e. CoolAlerts, NetBrain, HPOV and other SNMP based applications).