Network Engineer II

Kforce has a client in Kansas City, MO that is looking for a Network Engineer II for an onsite, direct hire opportunity. Responsibilities:

• Network Engineer II will lead and collaborate across brands, both nationally and globally, to achieve a secure and robust environment that meets local and global business and regulatory needs
• Develop, implement, and maintain policies, procedures, and associated training plans for infrastructure administration
• Research and recommend products, services, protocols, and standards to support all network infrastructure procurement and development efforts
• Monitor network performance and provide statistics and reports; Develop strategies for maintaining network infrastructure
• Keep in touch with the organization's stakeholders, department heads, and end users through regular written and face-to-face interactions about relevant infrastructure activities
• Assume Incident Management responsibility during severity one network events
• Build strong partnerships with local vendors that provide essential infrastructure
• Collaborate with global IT and globally defined infrastructure vendors for ongoing operations of globally provided infrastructure products & services
• As a Network Engineer II, you will determine the scope, objectives, and outcomes of infrastructure projects and initiatives
• Lead the Infrastructure project management process and work with team members and stakeholders to achieve expected deliverables
• Conduct project post-mortems and create recommendation reports to identify success and opportunities
• Write RFPs, bids, contracts, work reports, and other documents for infrastructure projects and related work
• Assist with the planning and deployment of IT security measures for infrastructure systems
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, or related field and/or a combination of related work experience
• 10+ years of work experience in a multi-site, multi-organization configuration in the capacity of a senior or lead network engineer
• Proven experience with network capacity planning, network security principles, and general network management best practices
• Hands-on experience designing and managing high-availability configurations, including load balancers and fault-tolerant systems supporting mission-critical infrastructure
• Experience with telephony systems, and diagnostic tools for voice and data circuits, with a track record of resolving complex issues and improving service reliability
• Strong understanding of global data privacy regulations and practices, with experience embedding compliance into infrastructure design and operational workflows
• Knowledge of current IT network Infrastructure protocols and standards, including OSI, and ITIL
• Excellent knowledge of telephony systems
• Knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws
• Competence with testing tools and procedures for voice and data circuits

• LAN, WAN, WLAN, and WWAN design and implementation
• Network segmentation using VLANs, ACLs, and other technologies
• Firewall management, including management of rules, & VPN tunnels
• Provisioning, managing, and supporting network aspects of Hybrid Cloud environments
• Cybersecurity awareness, security response, and routine network patching processes
• Application & Server network support experience with Microsoft technologies

• Bandwidth shaping, policing, and prioritization using tagged traffic
• Load Balancers and high availability configurations
• Extensive knowledge of various LAN and WAN routing protocols