Senior Network Engineer

We have an immediate need for a Senior Network Engineer (Sr. Systems Engineer) to join our network team, someone passionate and with proven experience in networking and security. Will be responsible for supporting and managing the data and voice networks critical to day-to-day operations, applying engineering, troubleshooting, technical analysis, and problem-solving expertise.

This is an onsite position to facilitate with the team and colleagues in-person at our headquarters in Freeport, Maine.

In this critical role you will work with a dedicated team of professionals to design, and engineer switched networks, routers and firewalls. You will also support advanced problem analysis and isolate highly complex issues, develop effective working relationships with technology and business stakeholders, maximize network performance through ongoing monitoring and troubleshooting, provide technical leadership and coaching to other members of the team. On-site work is required when needed to include after-hours work in the Freeport Maine area.

Technologies skills:

Arista, CloudVision, 70xx, 72xx series

Cisco switches 2960, 9500

Nexus NXOS 5k/7k/9k/fex
VPC, LACP, L2/3 VLANs, OSPF, BGP, VRF, HSRP

F5 load balancers/Application Delivery

Firewall
Cisco ASA, Palo Alto NGFW Pan-OS v8.1-10*, Palo Alto Panorama, Palo Alto Expedition

Zscaler ZIA/ZPA

VPN, NAT, Subinterfaces, LACP, DHCP relay, Virtual routers, PBF

Campus switching
L2 VLANs, DHCP snooping, DAI, RSTP, Radius
Routing
ASR IOS-XE, ISR, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, VRF, PBR, Subinterfaces, VLANs
Meraki
VPN, SDWAN, MX (firewalls), MS, MR, Wireless

Candidates should have bachelor’s degree in computer science, Electronic Engineer or related areas, 7+ years of experience, hands-on technical knowledge of networking with CCNP and working to a CCIE or equivalent, ZCCA-PA, ZCCA-IA, ZCCP-PA, ZCCP-IA, PCNSA and PCNSE are all preferred. Having advanced knowledge in internet protocols such as HTTP(S), TCP/IP, DNS, SSL, DHCP, BGP, OSPF, wireless(802.11*), network routing, firewalls and switching. Solid proficiency with; Arista, Cisco, ASA, Palo Alto, Zscaler, Infoblox, ExtraHop, Splunk, Meraki, Netdisco, F5 Network. A good understanding of system management tools like Ansible, HPNA, CloudVision. Will need to travel locally in the Freeport Maine area between sites and support for some after hour work. Required to be able to lift equipment up to 30 pounds. Nice to have knowledge in Windows Server and Linux operating systems. Cisco or network related certifications, customer service oriented, excellent communications skills and able to work in a team-oriented environment.

Projected Start Date : 2024-03-04T00:00:00

Projected End Date : 2024-10-31T00:00:00

Client Company : LL Bean

Vendor Pay Rate : 90

Selling points for candidate : This is a high PRIORITY requisition. This is a PROACTIVE requisition

Candidate must be your W2 Employee : Yes

Face to face interview required : No

Candidate must be authorized to work without sponsorship : No

Background Check : No

Drug Screen : No