Network Engineer

We are currently looking for a Network Engineer II, Network & Security to join our team at our location in Lincolnshire, IL.

This position is a team member within The organizations Technology Management team, working closely with all IT verticals to manage, maintain, deploy and support network and security infrastructures.  Candidate must be familiar with the following technologies: Cisco routing/switching/WLAN/ACE/VOIP, Checkpoint Firewall, Nagios, Splunk, BlueCoat Internet Proxy.  The individual will be required to perform after hours support and must be able to travel at least 40-50%.

DESCRIPTION OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTION: 

• Must be a self-starter demonstrating the willingness to address/resolve ambiguity and conflict within complex business change projects.
• Candidate must be able to travel for site implementations up to a week at a time.
• Manage CheckPoint Firewall policy and infrastructure
• Specify/Design/Implement site-to-site 3rd party VPN connections to various vendors
• Manager/troubleshoot BlueCoat Proxy Infrastructure
• Management of Linux environment including sysadmin roles and new builds.
• Deploy new configurations on Cisco ACE load balancers.
• Adhere and champion infrastructure standards
• Effectively support a wide range of issues, including secure architectures, secure electronic data traffic, network security and privacy to meet customer and business needs.
• Coordinate all level 2 network and security changes with appropriate teams to ensure uninterrupted service
• Acknowledge and resolve user and system-generated production issues (Remedy Incidents) for assigned applications within established SLOs
• Diagnose, identify root cause, and resolve the most unique and complex network and security (level 2) problems
• Maintain documentation for all operational/support processes for the systems supported by the Network and Security team; automate repetitive processes where appropriate
• Guide successful completion of network security for major programs and may function in a project leadership role
• Stay current with new technologies and techniques as appropriate

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, related field or equivalent experience.
• CCNP technical certification is highly desired; candidates with commensurate experience will be considered
• 5-8 years hands-on experience with a broad range of enterprise-class technology solutions. 
• Must be able to work well in a team environment and manage large project load.
• Strong understanding of OSPF and BGP routing protocols
• Deep understanding of TCP/IP protocol and troubleshooting
• UNIX/Linux/VMware experience desired,
• Basic programming experience in Perl is desired
• Deep, extensive knowledge and experience with Cisco technologies; this is our primary network platform for the enterprise.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• Self-directing individual demonstrating teamwork, organization skills and well structured working approach given multiple priorities.