Network Engineer

Our client is a national leader in the wholesale mortgage industry with a focus on servicing the independent agent community with World Class service and developing software that gives the company an edge in the marketplace. The company has aggressive growth targets for the next three (3) years which is creating a demand for talented individuals to join their IT organization and support multiple lines of business. They are hiring a Network Engineer to the team, seeking a highly technical person that has a deep understanding of routing protocols, good operational experience and the ability to isolate, analyze and resolve network issues. Work with internal and external clients to gather requirements, provide guidance and support and to be involved in network design. This is a Permanent Hire opportunity.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring the stable operation of the corporate enterprise network including planning, developing, installing, configuring, maintaining, supporting and optimizing all network hardware, software and communication links
• Conducting research and making recommendations on network products, services, protocols, and standards in support of network procurement and development efforts
• Providing capacity, performance, uptime and security reporting using NetFlow and other standard tools  
• Providing guidance and supporting to more junior team members
• On-site Attendance

Experience:

• 5-7 years of experience in Network Engineering 
• 2+ years of experience supporting data center environments (Cisco ACI, Cisco Nexus switches, ASR Routers)
• Hands-on experience installing and configuring network hardware including switches, routers, firewalls, VPN appliances and telecommunication devices
• Experience managing and designing network infrastructures and configuring enterprise LAN, WAN and VPN technologies
• Experience managing a vendor relationship in an implementation and support capacity
• Knowledge of Cisco proprietary and open industry standard network protocols and experience implementing them in an enterprise network.  
• Comfortable in a fast-moving environment with ability to multitask and adapt, positive attitude and willingness to learn
• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, communications or computer science, or equivalent

Preferred:

• CCNP, CCDP or CCIE or equivalent experience
• Experience configuring and supporting QOS in a production environment
• Experience with Wireless LAN Controllers, Cisco DNAC, Ekahau, Solarwinds Orion and NetFlow analysis
• Cisco ACI (SDN)
• Solarwinds Orion
• NetFlow analysis
• Disaster Recovery and/or Business Continuity Experience
• Exposure to Active Directory; DNS; DHCP; Linux; Windows 7/2003/2008; WINS; VMware ESX/ESXi 
• Mortgage and/or Financial Services industry experience