Sr. Network Engineer

Role: Network Engineer - LAN/WAN Location: 6565 Headquarters Drive, Plano, TX 75024 Duration: 12 months with a possibility of extension Description: Job Overview: · The Network Engineer is responsible for the engineering and leading of teams in the deployment of LAN infrastructure. · The solutions are designed to provide predictable and reliable high-quality networking solutions throughout North America. · This individual will work with business facing teams & users to design appropriate solutions that meet business requirements for network demands across North America locations. · This individual successfully analyzes requirements and designs technical solutions for complex problems. · This person evaluates technical and economic feasibility of systems solutions (e.g., costs, benefits, feature/functionality, interoperability, scalability, maintainability, etc.) based on the full technology life cycle. · The person in this role will support the department’s objectives by ensuring the stability and availability of network hardware and software, by planning capacity of the Network infrastructure for Campus, Data Centers, and remote sites. · The LAN Engineer collaborates with other network, security, and domain architects to evaluate and introduce new technology standards. Must Have Skills: o Must have excellent communication and leadership skills. Needs to be comfortable leading other Contingent Worker, Partners, and site resources to the successful completion of network refreshes. o Plan, configure, implement, and document solutions in a complex network environment in o Support of new and existing cloud technology architectures. o Measurement, optimization, and tuning of network performance and ensuring that systems. o Will run reliably and are highly available. o Support a Cisco centric WAN, LAN, and WLAN environment. This includes routers, firewalls, security, WLAN. o Deep understanding of network orchestration and automation. o Build BOM, coordinate resources, track execution, and validate deployment/upgraded equipment/site. o Supervise and or performing site installs, maintenance, upgrades, or software enhancements to support the network infrastructure needs. o Function as a point of escalation for operational entities regarding regular or complex issues. o Monitor system for trouble areas and proactively resolve and document root cause. o Experience working Agile methodologies or working as part of an Agile team. o Certification: CCNA or CCNP Must Haves: o Must have excellent communication and leadership skills. Needs to be comfortable leading other Contingent Worker, Partners, and site resources to the successful completion of network refreshes. o Plan, configure, implement, and document solutions in a complex network environment in o Support of new and existing cloud technology architectures. o Measurement, optimization, and tuning of network performance and ensuring that systems. o Will run reliably and are highly available. o Support a Cisco centric WAN, LAN, and WLAN environment. This includes routers, firewalls, security, WLAN. o Deep understanding of network orchestration and automation o Build BOM, coordinate resources, track execution, and validate deployment/upgraded equipment/site. o Supervise and or performing site installs, maintenance, upgrades, or software enhancements to support the network infrastructure needs. o Function as a point of escalation for operational entities regarding regular or complex issues. o Monitor system for trouble areas and proactively resolve and document root cause. o Experience working Agile methodologies or working as part of an Agile team. o Certification: CCNA or CCNP o Bachelor’s degree Job Types: Contract, Full-time Pay: Up to $87.00 per hour Schedule: 8 hour shift Day shift Holidays Monday to Friday On call Weekend availability Ability to commute/relocate: Plano, TX 75025: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required) Application Question(s): Candidates who could work on W2 can apply! Education: Bachelor's (Preferred) Experience: WLAN: 5 years (Preferred) CCNA or CCNP: 5 years (Required) Work Location: In person