Senior Network Engineer -(198)

•Position: Senior Network Engineer

•Location: Charles Town, WV

•Type of Employment: Direct Hire

• Salary Range: $120-140K
• Citizenship: US Citizen or Green Card Holder
• What they do: a provider of higher education

Job Description:

What they do: American Public Education is a provider of higher education dedicated to preparing students for excellence in service, leadership, and achievement. It offers respected, career-relevant, and affordable academic programs & services to students, universities, and partner organizations. The school was founded in 1991 and is based in Charles Town, West Virginia.

Main Focus-

• Mostly Remote position. Will only need to go onsite once every couple weeks.
• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of Network Engineering experience
• 5 key technical areas
  • Networking proficiency with a focus on Cisco
  • Routing proficiency
  • Firewalls & VPNs
  • F5 load balancer
  • AWS or Azure experience

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy functional networks (LAN, WLAN, WAN)
• Configure and install software, servers, routers and other network devices
• Monitor network performance and integrity
• Resolve issues tiers of support have escalated by troubleshooting cloud and local infrastructure
• Automate tasks and monitor their effectiveness
• Mentor team members on technical issues
• Create, oversee and test security measures (e.g. access authentication and disaster recovery)
• Communicate with users when needed
• Maintain complete technical documentation
• Suggest improvements to network performance, capacity and scalability

Requirements

• Industry-related experience as a Senior Network Engineer or Network Administrator
• Professional certification (e.g. CCNP, CCDP)
• Solid background in network administration and architecture
• In-depth understanding of communication protocols (mainly TCP/IP) and routing protocols (e.g. BGP, OSPF)
• Familiarity with access control models and network security
• Knowledge of coding languages for scripting (e.g Python, Perl)
• Experience with network diagnostic, monitoring and analysis tools (e.g. SolarWinds network tools)
• Solid understanding of network operating systems (JUNOS, Cisco IOS)
• Sharp troubleshooting skills
• Ability to work independently
• Organizational and mentoring skills
• BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field