Network Engineer/Administer

Role: Network Engineer/Administrator Location: Wood Dale, IL – Look for locals who are ready to come onsite atleast 2-3 days/week Duration: 3-6 months – CTH Key skills: SD-WAN, VOIP, LAN/WAN, CISCO ISE, DATACENTER, AZURE/AWS Network Engineer: The Network Engineer will work as a team member to design, deploy, oversee, and support a 65+ site network infrastructure which has been created using Cisco products. This will include but is not limited to installing hardware and software, deploying application infrastructure, and supporting cloud and on premises infrastructure. We are looking for a hands-on Engineer to maintain a reliable, secure, and efficient on premises and cloud switch, router, firewall, and WIFI infrastructure. Responsibilities: Help with selection, design, and implement of a SD-Wan solution Fully support, configure, maintain, and upgrade network environments across multiple locations on premise and in the cloud Install and integrate new switches, routers, firewalls, and applications Provide analysis for needed system updates Hands-on experience managing and administering Cisco VoIP (Call Manager and Unity) Ensure network security and connectivity Monitor environment performance Set up administrator accounts, permissions, and access where required Resolve problems reported by end users and remote admins Define network related policies and procedures Specify WAN/LAN infrastructure requirements and design solutions Research and make recommendations on environment administration Cross-Train other technical team members Create and maintain network documentation and diagrams Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. An engineer should have knowledge of computers, routers, firewall, and switches, among others, for performing maintenance of the network and upgrading the system, including patches, service packs, security configurations, hot fixes and disaster recovery. They must be capable of acquiring more knowledge by continuing education or through other avenues. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Requirements: Proven experience in a Cisco Engineer administrator role Hands-on experience with SD-WAN solution Previous experience implementing\administrating SD-WAN networks Excellent knowledge of best practices around management, control, and monitoring of Cisco infrastructure Deep understanding of TCP/IP and LAN/WAN technologies, expertise with general routing/switching, routing protocols like EIGRP, BGP, and MPLS, branch and DataCenter Architectures Experience with hybrid network design\administration, on-prem and cloud environments like Azure and AWS Working knowledge of Cisco ISE environments Configuration and monitoring of Cisco WIFI networks Ability to set up and configure hardware connections to different WAN technologies Experience in configuration of Cisco Routers and Switches to support a multi - VLAN, environment Great at organizing, prioritizing, and multitasking Strong troubleshooting skills Bachelor’s degree in related field or 5+ years work experience in CISCO and other related network technologies Previous experience implementing\administrating an SD-WAN network Willingness to travel to multiple remote site locations Thanks & Regards, M Pavan Kumar IT-Recruiter Staffing | Thoughtwave Software and Solutions Desk: 630-381(0025) || Email:pavan@thoughtwavesoft.com