Network Engineer Senior

General Summary

Provides top level technical expertise and leadership in planning, design, support and troubleshooting of the System's local and wide area network environments. Assists Director and Manager with setting goals and milestones for future network technology integration, refresh and upgrades.

Duties And Responsibilitiesessential Functions:

• Performs high level functions relating to network design and planning.
• Collaborates with IS technical teams (WS, Telco, Operations) to provide network services support to data center, remote sites and Disaster Recovery operations.
• Uses technical knowledge and expertise to troubleshoot, debug and resolve network problems.
• Reviews and analyzes proposed systems for design inefficiencies and deviations from current and future networking strategies.
• Acts as liaison for inter- and intra corporate networking and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) initiatives.
• Provides technical leadership on complex projects.
• Meets with customers to determine specifications of particular hardware or software needs.
• Interacts with customers through various phases of design, implementation, and maintenance.
• Recommends technical training and seminars to enrich staff knowledge and certification.
• Coordinates vendor visits and in-service sessions to review new products and schedule evaluations.

Common Expectations:

• Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment and safety standards.
• Assists in review and selection of network devices and problem resolution tools.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature in-service meetings, and workshops.
• Monitors and assesses current network technology and monitoring tools for future need and efficiencies.
• Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.
• Promotes knowledge share within network team.

Qualificationsminimum Education:

• High School Diploma or GED Required
• Bachelors Degree Preferred

Work Experience:

• 8 years Experience in LAN/WAN multi-protocol network environment. Required

Licenses:

• Cisco Certified Network Associate Upon Hire Preferred or
• Cisco Certified Network Professional Upon Hire Preferred

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities:

• Possess top level technical skills & knowledge in LAN/WAN multi-protocol network environment, Network Security, VPN services, Network analyzers and testing tools.