Lead Infrastructure Engineer (Network & Systems)

Job Title: Systems & Network Infrastructure Engineer
Location: Reno, NV & Walnut Creek, CA
Duration: 3-6 Months
Client: Direct

Job Description: 
The engineer is expected to provide technical leadership in supporting Client’s systems and network infrastructure in support of business operations. The engineer is expected to have expert level knowledge of technical architecture and infrastructure components (hardware, systems software, network topology and configuration). The engineer is expected to play a role in the evaluation, selection, design, and delivery of technical solutions to support application development projects and/or that support the technical infrastructure, while adhering to industry standards and best practices. This person is expected to be able to assign tasks and monitor the work of less senior engineers.

Required Skills:
• Hardware, operating systems, systems software, and communications technologies including VMware virtualization, RH Linux, Windows Server 2016+, and Intel-based servers.
• Storage systems and applications including RAID, NAS, SAN, Veeam backup software.
• Systems and network monitoring tools such as Logic Monitor, Datadog, etc.
• Network technologies and products including Cisco routers, Cisco switches, Fortinet SD-WAN, TCP/IP, SMTP, SNMP, and Cisco Meraki wireless communications.
• Email, collaboration, and office productivity tools such as Microsoft 365 and 8x8.
• Security tools including Active Directory, Azure AD, Fortinet firewalls, Crowdstrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender 365, SIEM tools.
• IT Service Management tools such as ServiceNow
• Building and operating standardized/normalized, automated, secure, and self-service cloud platforms for engineering teams, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and DevSecOps. Experience in Azure is highly desirable.
• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university
• Additional professional and management education is highly desirable.
• 10+ years of experience as a senior systems and network engineer
• Strong background in infrastructure technologies, have experience in a similar technical role in a multi-billion dollar global corporation, and possess evidence of distinguished performance in leading enterprise-wide technology and process transformations.