Optomi, in partnership with an industry leading consulting organization, are in search for a Senior Network Engineer for their Wichita, Kansas office.
Work you’ll do/Responsibilities:
Incident & Problem Management: Manage incidents, tickets, change/configuration management, and perform root cause analysis with Level 2 & Level 3 support.
Network Design & Installation: Design, install, and maintain computer networks, connections, and cabling from onsite data centers.
System & Network Troubleshooting: Identify and resolve system failures, network bottlenecks, and performance issues.
Hardware & Software Support: Test, configure, and repair hardware, peripheral devices, and software applications.
Network Configuration & Security:
- Configure and support routers, switches, access points, and wireless controllers.
- Implement and troubleshoot Cisco security features, access lists, and authentication (Cisco ACS).
- Maintain network documentation using Visio and MS PowerPoint.
Network Operations & Incident Response:
- Diagnose and troubleshoot campus network issues, from end-host connectivity to core traffic flows.
- Operate and maintain chassis switches with redundancy technologies (VSS, HSRP, SSO, vPC).
- Respond to and resolve network outages and performance issues.
Client & Team Communication: Regularly engage with project teams, directors, and functional groups, escalating critical matters as needed.
- Process Optimization & Transformation: Lead process improvement initiatives, implement best practices, and drive operational efficiency.
The Team
The US Cloud Engineering Offering focuses on enabling our client’s end-to-end journey from On-Premise to Cloud, with opportunities in the areas of Cloud Strategy and Op Model Transformation, Cloud Development & Integration, Cloud Migration, and Cloud Infrastructure & Managed Services. Cloud Engineering supports our clients as they improve agility, resilience and identifies opportunities to reduce IT operations spend through automation by enabling Cloud. We accelerate our clients toward a technology-driven future, leveraging vendor solutions, Deloitte-developed software products, tools, and accelerators.
Qualifications:
Required
- 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
- Hands on experience - Hardware Module, Installation, Configuration, Troubleshooting for the following listed Routers and Switches
- Routers: Cisco 7600, 7500, 7200, 3800, 3700, 3600, 2600, 2900, 1900,1800,1700 series
- Switches: Nexus 7010, 7009, 9300, 3850 Cisco 3500, 2960 series.
- 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 days a week
Preferred: Experience with the operation and maintenance of common NMS, configuration management tools
- Consulting experience
- Bachelors degree
- Enterprise Monitoring Tools experience
- ITSM/Ticketing tool experience
- Working knowledge in Load balancers technology (Any OEM)
- Ability to produce RCA of Severity incidents impacting network with minimum support from Superiors/Seniors within team
- Experience in the development and implementation of network designs according to standards and best practices
- 5+ years’ experience in ITIL
- DNAC experience
- MCSE certification
- Familiar with emerging network technologies; specifically, Cisco DNAC and SD-WAN, AWS networking (Direct Connect/VPCs/Transit Gateways/VPGs/VPNs)
- Working knowledge in SDWAN.
- Broadcom NetOps Monitoring tool skills
- ServiceNow as an ITSM/Ticketing tool
- Previous experience with Cisco switches and routers
- Familiarity with RADIUS, TACACS and AAA methodologies and protocols.
- Certifications: CCNP, CCIE, JNCIE
- Ability to work in team in Global diverse/ multiple stakeholder environment
- Experience in client facing environment
- Can operate independently or with minimum supervision
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Analytical ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks into manageable work products
- Ability to deliver technical demonstrations
