Senior Network Consultant

Overview Akkodis is seeking a Senior Network Consultant for a Contract to Hire position based in Nashville, TN (Hybrid 1 day in the office per week). We’re ideally looking for applicants with solid experience with Cisco ISE, Fortinet, ASA, Checkpoint, Cisco DNA would come as a big plus. Salary Range: $120k - $150k/Annum . The salary may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors. Job Description A day in the life… Documents, maintains, and communicates client network and network security requirements and architecture. Assist the consulting manager to scope network opportunities of all types and create Statements of Work. Develops forward thinking models that support IT strategy and architecture. Develops, recommends, and supports a migration strategy to move from the current technical platforms to the future technical architecture. Consults in the design or selection of new systems and technical infrastructure projects. Consults on technology topics to third party companies doing business. Technical lead for team as it pertains to network and network security. Leads and participates in professional services projects, ensuring that projects are clearly defined, systematically executed, fully documented, and business results oriented. Architect, design, and implement traditional, software defined, and cloud-based solutions. Perform configuration migrations using OEM native tools and self-maintained scripts. Share information and best practices with other team members. Produce documentation and provide detailed knowledge transfer to customers on supported solutions. Perform technical hands-on integration of various products mentioned below. What we are looking for Required 10 - 15 years’ experience architecting, designing, and deploying wired and wireless networks and network security solutions, ideally with emphasis (hardware and software) on as many as possible of the following vendors: Aruba Fortinet Arista Cisco Experience with unified threat management solutions including firewalls, VPN, IDS, IPS, URL filtering, anti-virus, etc. using physical, virtual, and cloud-based solutions. Experience configuring LAN, WAN, wireless solutions by Cisco, Arista, Aruba, Fortinet, etc. Ability to plan, install, configure, upgrade, migrate, and support network switches and routers. Ability to perform physical implementation tasks (rack, stack, cable, etc.). Strong knowledge of LAN, WAN, DMZ and Core Routing. Strong knowledge of BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, and policy-based routing. Strong knowledge of network access control technologies such as Aruba ClearPass or Cisco ISE. Ability to configure and troubleshoot GRE and IPSEC tunnels. Ability to prioritize tasks and work assignments. Ability to professionally interact with clients and contractors. Familiarity with SASE solutions CCNP level network competency and related certifications Advanced Fortinet Certifications such as NSE7, FCSS, or FCX Proficiency with major switch and firewall manufacturers Extensive wireless experience across major platforms Core Competencies Passion for learning innovative technologies Excellent troubleshooting and critical analysis skills Flexibility and willingness to do what it takes to get the job done Effective communication skills both internally and externally Highly organized and detail oriented Optional Expert wireless knowledge across major platforms. Experience performing wireless surveys and assessments using tools such as Ekahau. Experience with mainstream network and systems monitoring suites such as SolarWinds, etc. Experience configuring network load balancers such as F5, etc. Experience performing LAN / WAN bandwidth analysis and sizing. Experience with scripting/programming languages such as Python. Experience producing business relevant presentations and technical oriented writing. Application If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, feel free to contact me at View email address on click.appcast.io. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled Benefits 401(k) with match To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable: The California Fair Chance Act Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance #J-18808-Ljbffr Akkodis