Senior Network Engineer in KANSAS METROPOLITAN AREA

Senior Network Engineer

Optomi, in partnership with a state of the art, smart factory, is seeking a Senior Network Engineer for a hybrid opportunity local to Wichita Kansas.

What the right candidate will enjoy!

• Hybrid opportunity
• Working for a highly innovative and adaptable company
• Working for a company that prides themselves on their culture

Experience of the right candidate:

• 5+ years’ experience in network administration role. Able to diagnose, troubleshoot and resolve network outages, network performance issues, or networked application issues.
• 5+ years hands-on experience in configuring and managing Datacenter Cisco Nexus Switches (5K,7K,9K). Data center and wired/wireless campus networking needs
• Strong experience in Network Operating Systems (Cisco IOS XE, NX-OS, Aruba/HP) Wireless Networks: Cisco & Aruba APs and Network Controllers, including their authentication integration with Cisco ISE
• Demonstrable experience in Routing and Switching concept (Cisco / Juniper Platform)
• Experience with data center and wired/wireless campus networking needs
• Certifications: CCNA
• Hands on experience - Hardware Module, Installation, Configuration, Troubleshooting for the following listed Routers and Switches
• Advanced knowledge with core network infrastructure technologies and protocols (campus routing & switching, WLAN, 802.1x, STP, EIGRP, BGP)
• Experience operating and maintaining chassis switches, with knowledge of various redundancy technologies (VSS, HSRP, SSO, vPC)
• Must live near or be willing to relocate to Wichita, KS. Relocation bonus available.
• Be able to work on-site at client office location in Wichita 3-5 days a week
• Occasional on-call support for P1 & P2 incidents after business hours
• Must be a U.S. person to comply with International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) guidelines. Sponsorship not available for this position.

Responsibilities of the right candidate:

• Responsible for managing Incident/Tickets, Change/Configuration management/Problem management with root cause analysis of the tickets with Level 2 & Level 3 support
• Designing and installing well-functioning computer networks, connections and cabling from onsite Data Centers
• Performing troubleshooting to system failures and identify bottlenecks to ensure long term efficiency of network
• Testing and configuring software and maintain and repair hardware and peripheral devices
• Configure and support the network components such as Routers, Switches and Access Points, Wireless controllers
• Responsible for Network Documentation using Visio Tools, MS-Power Point
• Configuration and Troubleshooting of different kind of Access-lists
• Cisco IOS security features and basic knowledge of security vulnerabilities, threats and attacks about Implementation, Monitoring and Troubleshooting of Cisco ACS for Authentication, Authorization and accounting of network equipment.