Network Engineer [Unalaska, USA]

We are looking for a Network Engineer to design implement maintain and support our growing network infrastructure. You will be part of a systems engineering team that is responsible for designing and developing scalable maintainable highly available network architectures that meet business objectives and SLAs.

Network Engineer responsibilities include:

• Monitoring network engineering performance and ensure system availability and reliability
• Configuring and installing various network devices and services (e.g. routers switches firewalls load balancers VPN QoS)
• Performing network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs patches hotfixes and security configurations

Job brief

We are looking for a Network Engineer to design implement maintain and support our growing network infrastructure. You will be part of a systems engineering team that is responsible for designing and developing scalable maintainable highly available network architectures that meet business objectives and SLAs.

Responsibilities

• Configure and install various network devices and services (e.g. routers switches firewalls load balancers VPN QoS)
• Perform network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs patches hotfixes 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

Requirements

• Proven hands-on network engineering experience
• CCNP or higher (CCIE and/or CISSP highly valued)
• Deep understanding of networking protocols (e.g. IPSEC HSRP BGP OSPF 802.11 QoS)
• 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

Required Skills:

Network design Network implementation Network maintenance Network support Systems engineering Scalable network architectures Maintainable network architectures High availability network architectures Business objectives alignment SLA compliance Network performance monitoring System availability System reliability Configuration of routers Configuration of switches Configuration of firewalls Configuration of load balancers VPN configuration QoS configuration Network device installation Network maintenance System upgrades Service packs installation Patches installation Hotfixes application Security configurations System resource utilization monitoring Trending analysis Capacity planning Level-2 support Level-3 support Troubleshooting Configuration management Change management Security tools selection Security policies implementation Security procedures implementation Vendor liaison IT personnel coordination Network engineering experience CCNP CCIE CISSP Networking protocols (IPSEC HSRP BGP OSPF 802.11 QoS) OSI model understanding TCP/IP model understanding Monitoring tools Network diagnostic tools Network analytics tools