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Network Engineer

MTW RECRUIT, Minneapolis, MN, United States


Overview
The Network Engineer is responsible for designing, maintaining, supporting and enhancing all enterprise networking and telephony systems. Assists IT leadership in meeting Service Level Agreements and implementing initiatives.

Responsibilities

Support

Provide primary support for mission critical systems and services, including:

Cisco switching equipment (ASA, FTD, switches, routers)

LAN/WAN including Cisco wireless (Meraki)

Cisco Nexus equipment

Cisco VPN

Network Design

Design, plan, and implement network equipment refresh and upgrades

Conduct network architecture design and make recommendations based on cost and feasibility

Maintain currency with emerging technologies and recommend strategic communications initiatives

Maintenance

Troubleshoot network issues involving various factors

Perform perimeter monitoring, verify integrity and availability of all network systems

Create and maintain documentation of all configuration information

Assure configurations are backed up and that restores are working properly

Perform patch maintenance during time windows as required to maintain system uptime to users

Secure network by establishing and enforcing policies and defining and monitoring access

Complete change implementations work off-hours

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Managing Information Systems or related field of study

Minimum of 3 years of Cisco networking or Cisco Nexus work experience in a medium or large enterprise

Minimum 1 year experience of cloud networking systems (AWS, Azure, or similar)

General systems administration experience, AD, DHCP, DNS

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously

Strong attention to detail

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to handle confidential information

Strong customer service skills

Ability to work on projects under general supervision

Preferred skills

Exposure to Microsoft Azure or similar networking concepts including virtual networks, network security groups, VPN gateways, and Azure Firewall.

Ability to perform basic configuration and troubleshooting of Azure networking resources and Azure tools and services

Azure Network Engineer Associate Certification or similar

Cisco CCNA/CCDA

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