Senior Network Consultant

Senior Network ConsultantA Long View career helps you get more out of life. We're proud of our reputation as one of North America's most dynamic IT providers — and we're even prouder of our culture that allows our people to live life to its fullest. At Long View, we create an environment of collaboration and support, of innovation and enthusiasm, of inclusion and belonging. As a member of the Long View team, you'll see how our company's core pillars — Integrity, Competence, Value, and Fun — resonate through the workplace. And in a recent survey, 90% of Long View team members rated Long View as a good or great place to work!Are you passionate about providing solutions for clients and working for a company that believes in investing in their employees? We are looking for an energetic and client-orientated Senior Network Consultant for our Integrated Global Services branch to be based out of our Houston branch. You will be a member of our Service Delivery team and work on multiple projects with various clients. You will build trusted relationships with clients and internal stakeholders, while providing consultancy services for the design and implementation of industry leading network solutions. This is a hybrid role with a three day a week requirement for onsite work.A Day in the Life:Develop network technology solutions, taking into account business and technical requirements, sizing, existing infrastructure, data protection, security requirements and governance and recovery objectives to ensure solutions resolve clients' requirements and challengesDesign and/or implement standard or custom technical solutionsParticipate in operational escalations to diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, or other network and system problems, and replace defective components when necessaryParticipate in implementation of network and system security measures to protect data, software, and hardwareCreate relevant documentation as required (including but not limited to conceptual design, logical design, physical design, bill of materials, as-built diagrams, knowledge transfer materials, FAQs, transition to operations information)Participate in gathering data pertaining to customer needs, and use the information to identify, predict, interpret, and evaluate system and network requirementsParticipate in recommending changes to improve systems and network configurations in client environments, and determine hardware or software requirementsWhat You Bring:5+ years of experience in an IT environment with network architecture design and deploymentExperience with networking and securityExperience working with Azure, Azure AI services, AWS, GCP and Chat GPTAbility to provide ongoing support, maintenance, and training on the implemented systemsAbility to perform network assessments and design recommendationsStrong troubleshooting skills to resolve network issuesUnderstanding of:Firewalls, IPS/IDSTCP/IP, IPSEC Site to Site VPN, GRE, DMVPN, Client VPN, NAT, VRF technologiesData Center technologies such as VPC, VDC, FcoE, FC, virtual switchingCisco IOS and NXOSCisco MerakiLayer 2 Technologies such as switching, VLAN, spanning treeLayer 3 Routing protocols: MPLS, BGP, EIGRP, OSPFSoftware-defined Networking (SDN)Wireless design and configurationNetwork monitoring solutionsCisco Voice/Call ManagerWhat Makes You Extra Awesome:Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)Fortinet Certified Professional (FCP) and/or related certificationWhy Work at Long View:Great people and cultureComprehensive benefits package from day oneRecognition programsCareer growth – Permanent staff positions, paid training, career life planning, and relocation and travel opportunities$86,080 - $112,980 a year Compensation $86,080 – $112,980 salary and 10% variable earningsLong View Systems (LVS) is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible, full-time employees who work 30 or more hours per week. You share the costs of some benefits (medical/prescription, dental, vision) and LVS provides other benefits at no cost to you (group life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability). In addition, there are voluntary benefits with reasonable group rates that you can purchase through LVS payroll deductions (supplemental life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, accident insurance, and critical illness insurance). Benefits Offered Medical, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account (HSA) (LVS contributes $500 per plan year), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Short-term Disability, Long-term Disability, Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Voluntary Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Retirement Savings 401(k) (LVS contributes 5% of previous year's W2 earnings) and ROTH, Discount Program, and Employee Assistance ProgramLong View's mission of building the best and most sustainable team-driven organization requires dedicated and ambitious people. Through employee resource groups, impactful and effective conversations, townhalls and various company-wide training, including how to reduce unconscious bias, we are fostering an inclusive environment. We are committed to taking consistent, positive and lifelong action to be a diverse and equitable workplace because we know that the most effective companies are made up of people with varied identities, experiences and backgrounds.Long View is an equal opportunity employer. If you have any accommodation requests for your interview or the role, please let your friendly Recruiter know.