Network Engineer

Network EngineerResponsibilities:Design, deploy and support WAN/LAN infrastructure including but not limited to routers, switches, firewalls, spam filters, load balancers, VPN, SAN and NAS devices.Manages daily critical network functionality including by not limited to: Network performance, server performance, internet usage, mail usage, security violations, backups, server and desktop OS updates, virus protection, spam filtering, adware, and software licensing violations.Install, support, maintain hardware and software infrastructure according to best practicesProvides network and host-based security, incident response, firewall and VPN management and administration.Troubleshoot reported problems, perform root cause analysis, recommend, and execute preventative measures.Adheres to change management procedures in defining, planning, and implementing change in such a way that ensures appropriate coordination with other teams, minimizes service disruption, and ensures adherence to Service Level Agreements.Provides direction for standards and procedures for monitoring, capacity planning, tuning, maintenance, performance optimization, backups, and recovery; ensures infrastructure will meet capacity requirements to deliver projects on time.Performs hardware and software installations as needed.Design, deploy and implement network systems integrations for newly acquired offices company wide.Remains current on emerging technologies via professional groups, trade magazines, internal or external training, independent research and study, and other avenues available.Ensures complete communication to the IT Support Desk on the status of all problems assigned to him/her according to existing procedures.Ability to provide on-call support twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.Escalation contact for network, server and infrastructure related issuesPerform system audits & present results with action items to Network Operations ManagerDocumentation of network, infrastructure, and telecommunication systemsAll other tasks requested by management.Experience:5 + years experience of Networking experience LAN/WAN/WLAN5 + years working with Windows systems.Understanding and implementation of network traffic analysis, remote access methods & systems, state full inspection firewalls, encryption, authentication, authorization technologyExtensive experience with Fortinet EMS suite and ForticloudExperience deploying Fortiextenders and access points.Understanding and implementation of cloud-based environments.Extensive experience with Fortinet and Cisco equipmentCCNA or NSE certifications a plusNetwork optimizationMid-Level Job Type: Direct Hire Job Location: Southfield