Network Support Engineer

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce is immediately seeking an experienced Network Support Engineer in support of our enterprise storage and computer customer in Sunnyvale, CA.

Responsibilities:
* Monitor network infrastructure and Provide L2/L3 Network support
* Leading a team in particular shift, handling P1/P2 escalations, coordination with other teams, follow up on incidents and changes
* Handle incident/tasks related to network infrastructure by following process and standard workflow
* Communicate to the end user and business as per incident requirements
* Manage Juniper routing, switching, Wireless and WAN technologies, leverage tools, and automation
* Manage Juniper firewalls, Site to Site VPNs, SSL VPNs
* Administer Radius components that interface with network devices
* Ability to analyze infrastructure usage and plan for growth across network elements (physical and virtual)
* Upgrading existing elements to new patch levels
* Troubleshooting complex interactions across multiple networks
* Write technical document including incident RCA
* Learn new routing, switching, wireless, and WAN technologies
* Improving processes, procedures, and scalability through network automation
* Job role involves shift rotation

REQUIREMENTS:
* Bachelor's degree or equivalent in an appropriate field
* 5+ years of work experience working with Juniper/Arista/Cisco/Aruba/Extreme Networks equipment
* 2+ years of experience with network capacity planning, network security principles and general network management best practices, experience working with telco's in different countries
* Good understanding and hands-on experience of networking protocols (e.g., BGP, OSPF, ISIS, STP, QoS, COS, NetFlow, OpenFlow, MPLS, SIP, VRRP, HSRP)
* Experience in working with multiple teams for providing networking connectivity services to various systems in the datacenter, lab, office buildings, and cloud
* Experience in debugging and fixing, connectivity issues and networking devices, by coordinating with vendors, datacenter and onsite support teams
* Good understanding of datacenter technologies (e.g., VXLAN/EVPN/MC-Lag)
* Knowledge of SDWAN, WAN Optimization, Cloud Computing (AWS, Azure, Google)
* Experience with wireless technologies (MIST, or others)
* Good knowledge on Network Monitoring tools
* Have experience in creating network documents and flow diagrams
* Knowledge of Windows, Linux
* Knowledge of ITIL process
* Experience in any of the following: IPv6, Next generation firewalls, NAC, VMware, cloud computing

Advantages if you have below skills:
* Excellent communication in English, both verbal and written
* High general IT knowledge
* Experience with Ansible, Python, and Ruby scripting would be a benefit

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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