Lead Network Engineer (Cisco)

Lead Network Engineer (Hybrid)

Dire Hire / Fulltime

• Work Location: near Appleton, WI OR near Harrisburg, PA OR near Rochester, MN (open to candidates located near any of these locations)
• Hybrid -3-5 days /week in the office
• Project based , No tickets / No Maintenance Work
• Travel : 30% within US and International Travel
• US passport required
• Design solutions and then travel to site to implement it. Designing new sites/ offices, redesigning old sites, Cisco router , switches , SD WAN , wireless the main focus. Palo Alto exp is a plus.
• Doesn t support Visa transfer or sponsorship

Responsibilities:

• Serves as an escalation point for advanced operational support and troubleshooting for the network environment using appropriate network management tools, scripting, or equivalent.
• Extensive understanding of networking fundamentals - architecture, models, protocols, IP addressing, basic router/switch configurations, network security, and applied experience
• Conducting triage and resolution of network issues and outages.
• Leading project workstreams across end-to-end network and infrastructure projects
• Communicating and coordinating with stakeholders for network-related activities.
• Learning and adopting new technologies like SD-WAN, virtualization, automation tools, wireless.
• Continuously monitor and analyze network traffic usage.
• Advanced knowledge in 2-3 areas of end-to-end network landscape (route/switch, wireless, cloud, LAN/WAN, cellular, perimeter, security, and others)
• Cross functional team communicating and coordinating efforts for database, applications, and infrastructure activities.
• Advanced knowledge of the ITIL process, ticket resolution, and stakeholder response
• Design, implement, and operate complex solutions.
• Guide junior engineers and translate business needs into technical designs.
• Actively supporting the advancement of the strategic roadmap
• Cross team collaboration with business and information technology stakeholders, driving solutions design and development.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Regular attendance is required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Five (5) or more years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Monitoring, troubleshooting, customer service, problem solving, cross team collaboration, risk analysis, analytical, operating systems, hardware, infrastructure design, scripting
• Strong communication, time management, problem solving, teamwork, leadership, mentoring, project management, business acumen, requirements gathering, planning.