Network Engineer

Job Title: Network Engineer
Work Location: Richardson, TX
Duration: 1 year contract
Education/Experience Required: 4-6 years of experience; Primary technical platform experience should include Cisco route and switch, Cisco SDWAN, Cisco and Juniper wireless, Palo Alto firewall, Cisco Meraki, and various data circuit connectivity.
Job Description & Responsibilities :

• Primary responsibilities include facilitating discovery, planning, design, documentation, and implementation of network infrastructure for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activities.
• Experience with active network equipment replacement for modernization or M&A activities is required.
• This includes assessing and documenting the current network environment, establishing a design replacement using standards, planning and coordinating resources for a transition to new network infrastructure.

Skills & Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree preferred, but will take extra experience
• 4-6 years relevant experience
• Primary technical platform experience should include Cisco route and switch, Cisco SDWAN, Cisco and Juniper wireless, Palo Alto firewall, Cisco Meraki, and various data circuit connectivity. This experience should include configuring, testing, and validating each platform during deployment.
• Technical certifications in the specialty area, such as Cisco, Palo Alto or Network centric competencies.

Must Have Skills:

• Network experience with CISCO, palo Alto
• Experience with M&A
• Documentation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Leadership skills to lead the project

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with DHS preferred
• Experience with D&C preferred
• Cloud experience preferred