Please read - This is a 1 year contract with possible extension

No Corp to Corp or Relocations

Local NJ, NY candidates only

Rate = $50.00 / hour

Initially the majority of the time spent with a new SDWAN Migration project that it is underway at the moment.

Be responsible for setting up & handling daily administrations and activities of the group network environment primarily in US and Canada, as well as LATAM

Responsible for handling the documentation of operation procedures in compliance and audit processes.

A typical day in the Network Engineering team includes:

Working on cross-team projects such as site expansions and new stores builds, with the help of our project managers

Contributing to support tasks and actively taking steps to improve the team's ability to monitor the network effectively

Primary responsibility will be to manage the network operation (WAN, LAN, Wireless and VoIP) with extended involvement supporting US and Canada.
Support day-to-day business activities and tier 3 support related to the Infrastructure and Network areas.
Provide Level 3 support by handling service request escalations from Service Desk
Perform various infrastructure related network tasks under the direction of the regional Network Operations Manager
Respond to network connectivity and regional data center outages; coordinate efforts with Service Desk, ISP provider and store to restore network services
Provide network support for new applications and device deployment
Communicate, and coordinate high impact network issue troubleshooting with Network Level 2 team.
Actively identify new connectivity requirements and develop solutions
Enforce security standards and policies

Who you are

Relevant experience/skills needed

Certification in Cisco, Fortinet and Meraki is a MUST (any of the following: CCNA, CCNP, NSE, ECMS 1 & 2)

Technical person must have direct “hands-on” and functional experience in at least 1 of the following cloud technology (AWS, Azure, GCP), Cisco Meraki, Fortinet.

Experience in managing Cisco routers, switches, firewall, VPN

Knowledge in Cisco ASA firewall, switches, routers, VPN configuration and troubleshooting

Experience in Network Monitoring System

Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems independently and to generate innovative solutions over a large-scale network

Track records of meeting or exceeding deadlines in uncertain environments

Familiar with business operations in the retail industry

Experience in Fortinet FortiGate, SDWAN and security.
Experience and knowledge of the following technologies:
Cisco Enterprise Devices
Cisco Meraki Routers and Switches
Cisco Meraki Firewalls
Cisco Meraki Access Points
Cisco Site-To-Site VPN (IKEv1 and IKEv2)

Comfortable working under pressure

Ability to communicate with technical and non-technical (for example, in-store personnel) individuals when troubleshooting

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND REQUIRED

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Capability to provide on-call support during escalations and emergencies.
A sense of urgency, the ability to make good decisions, and the prioritization of tasks is necessary.

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