Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client in Orlando, FL that is seeking a Senior Network Engineer who will be the top-level support tier for their complex global network. Summary: The focus area of this position is primarily on WAN infrastructure, but the Senior Network Engineer is expected to have additional general strengths with LAN/MAN based Cisco & Juniper routing and switching, Palo Alto firewalls, Arista switches, and Cisco and Aruba wireless technologies. The responsibilities of this position often exist in engineering or architecture teams. This position will partner with those teams to ensure seamless integration into the production environment and the support structure. The Senior Network Engineer will be engaged at times to participate in incidents that have exceeded the ability of Tier 3 to resolve. The scope of this position spans the data network, wireless devices and numerous applications. A strong understanding of monitoring tools and techniques is required. Responsibilities:

• Execute and analyze packet captures using Netscout, Wireshark and other related technologies
• Identify, recommend, and implement changes to documentation standards
• Routinely mentor junior staff in areas of process, technology, execution, and other areas
• Serve as extensions of the leadership team as directed for workload management and routine guidance
• Perform or participate in complex maintenance or deployment activities
• Create or modify documentation in response to new events and learnings
• Assist with remediating major impacting service interruptions, as required
  
  

Requirements

• Three or more of the following certifications strongly preferred: CCIE, RCSP, CCDP, ACSP, ACMP
• 10 years or more combined experience in operational and engineering roles
• Extensive support of routing protocols/technologies such EIGRP, BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, MPLS VPN, IPSec VPNs, VRF's, Multicast, Spanning Tree, and QoS
• Heavy experience supporting carrier circuits and related termination equipment including Metro-E, 10/20/50/100G, GIG E, 10 GIG E
• Experience with Network and/or application Architecture & Engineering with expert level knowledge
• Strong expertise in EIGRP, BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, IOS, IOS-XR, IOS-XE and NX-OS based systems, MPLS VPN, IPSec VPN, QoS, Multicast, carrier circuits and related termination equipment
• Solid background in common network technologies including Cisco Nexus, F5 LTM & GTM, Juniper & Palo Alto firewalls
• Background in data center technologies such as: Cisco HSRP, Cisco VRF Lite, Cisco VPC, Cisco LACP, Cisco Fabric Path, Zone Security, VxLan
• Expert knowledge of TCP/IP network routing and switching
• Expert knowledge of packet capture methodologies, tools and analysis
  
  

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.