IT Engineer

Our client is looking for a IT Engineer for a 14-month contract in Charlotte, NC 28277.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.
Join the team at this advanced technology communications provider that's been around for nearly a century and be part of a mission to improve people's opportunities by connecting them to the power of the digital world.
Contract Duration: 14 months
Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and relevant experience
• 4+ years of related experience
• Cisco and Juniper equipment experience required
• BGP, OPSF, and VRF design experience
• Site due diligence work done remotely
• Potentially work with Planning and Engineering to install new equipment for migration
  • New router turn up and configuration
  • Up to 30 sites need new equipment to migrate
• Lab if needed
• MOP creation
• Prepare and submit firewall requests
• MOP execution in maintenance window
• Work through any fall out from migration

What You Will Be Doing

• Analyzes local and wide area network systems, including planning, designing, evaluating, selecting operating systems and protocol suites and configuring communication media.
• Resolves interoperability problems to obtain operations across all platforms.
• Develops network solutions to maximize and reroute traffic and perform root cause analysis through appropriate commands, specifications and scripts.
• May lead cross functional teams or provide Engineering support.
• Supports acquisition of standard hardware and software as well as subcontractor services as needed.
• Will work as one of the team but focused on the migration of around 150 peering points.