Senior Network Engineer - W2 - Visa Independent - Contract

Role - Senior Network Engineer

Location - Richfield Minneapolis

This will be face to face interview.

Job Description

Our team of engineers help support, build, and innovate our network connectivity and automation capabilities. Our engineers will work with other engineers to implement, manage support, troubleshoot, and improve all areas of network connectivity as well as collaborate with application/development teams. Technology solutions we are responsible for include the following services: Cisco & Fortinet based routers, SDWAN, switch campus. remote site, data canter and cloud infrastructure, multiple vendor wireless technologies, Infoblox DNS/DHCP/IPAM, global and local load balancing solutions, security solutions to include firewalls, proxies, VPN, web application firewalls SSL decrypt, NAC, network monitor/packet capture analysis and cloud-based computing solutions. Our engineers work on various squads with respect to expertise and cross-domain knowledge in remote site connectivity, data center connectivity, network security, telecom services, and tools and automation services.

Deploying, and maintaining high-performance and scalable network solutions for data centers, including core switches, edge routers, load balancers, and other related network equipment.

Implement network automation solutions to streamline repetitive tasks such as configuration management, provisioning, and monitoring of data center networks.

Assist in capacity planning, evaluating network performance, and identifying areas for improvement to scale the data center network.

Stay current with emerging technologies in data center networking, including SDN, and network automation, and evaluate how they can be implemented to enhance network operations.

Leads and effectively triages complex issues across systems in many environments, primarily in the data center. Takes the lead in root cause analysis.

Active participant in planning activities and contributes to strategic planning.

Assisting staff/principal engineer.

Basic Qualifications

5 years of relevant experience with bachelor s or advanced degree in IT, Computer Science, business or related field, OR appropriate industry certification(s) OR equivalent relevant professional experience.

Preferred Qualifications

7-8+ years of relevant professional experience.

Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Appropriate industry certification(s) (Examples: Cisco, Fortinet, Juniper, Palo Alto. F5, AWS).

Prior work experience in a large global enterprise (1000+ sites).

Azure, Google Cloud Platform or AWS and hybrid cloud expertise.

Experience driving automation efforts.

Development and architecture experience for network connectivity and security solution.