Senior Drew Transport Jobs (NOW HIRING)

We are seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer to play a crucial role in designing and developing our customer's expanding global network. This will initially be a contract position to help address a staffing gap due to a current team member being out for an indefinite duration. Your focus would involve internetworking sites and services that rely on TCP/IP transport, with particular attention to OSI model layers 2 and 3.

Job Responsibilities

• Network Design and Support: Design and ensure the resilience of layer 2/3 networks connecting all universal locations, promoting responsive connectivity.
• Global Connectivity: Collaborate with the engineers, mission partners, and non-IT personnel to establish ground station connectivity worldwide.
• Distributed Workforce Solutions: Develop secure and reliable solutions catering to a distributed workforce.
• Real-time Network Monitoring: Monitor the network for potential issues and respond promptly to maintain optimal performance.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Enterprise Network Expertise: A minimum of 10 years' experience supporting enterprise networks and/or industrial control systems.
• Detail-Oriented: Strong attention to detail and a commitment to thorough documentation.
• Analytical Thinking: Demonstrated aptitude for critical thinking and proficiency in fault-tree analysis.
• Security Focus: A solid understanding of encryption and authentication methods.
• Network Skills: CCNA or equivalent experience working with switches, firewalls (Fortigate), routers, and supporting OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, MPLS, and SD-WAN networks.
• Advanced Certification: CCNP certification or equivalent experience showcasing your advanced networking knowledge.
• Project Management: Experience with project management and familiarity with the system development lifecycle.
• Monitoring Systems: Proficiency in managing SNMP monitoring systems such as Icinga, SolarWinds, and PRTG.
• Data Center Exposure: Background working in a co-lo datacenter environment.
• Systems Administration: Experience supporting and administering Windows, Linux, ESXi, and Active Directory.
• Network Security: SSCP certification or equivalent experience fortifying layer 3 networks is a big PLUS.
• Industry Connections: Existing relationships with ISPs and co-location providers are advantageous.

If you are interested and qualified please schedule a meeting with Drew (click to view LinkedIn profile) via the following link to his calendar: https://calendly.com/drewmcdanald/senior-data-center-network-engineer-austin-tx