Network Engineer

Short Description: Network Engineer ***Local candidates STRONGLY preferred*** ***Candidates MUST be eligible for hire WITHOUT visa sponsorship*** Complete Description: Client is looking for a network engineer consultant to assist with support of its COVA Net network. ***Applicant must be eligible for hire in the U.S. without visa sponsorship.*** ***This is a contract position and the consultant will be eligible to apply for a full time employment if/when an FTE position is advertised.*** Successful candidate should have the following qualifications: • Considerable knowledge of TCP/IP; Ethernet; Network cabling; Layer 2 and layer 3 switching; the OSI Model; MPLS and Metro-Ethernet; VPN and SSL technology; Firewall security; Network management and troubleshooting.

• Considerable knowledge of direct engineering and design experience in networking industry. • Considerable expertise in creating repeatable, reliable, scalable network architectures, with fault tolerance; performance tuning; monitoring systems; statistics/metrics collection; and disaster recovery. • Expert working knowledge (including the ability to setup, configure, upgrade, manage, and troubleshoot) Cisco routers; switches; enterprise VPN solutions; Juniper SRX firewalls.

• Understanding of transport protocols, routing protocols, and security/authentication protocols at all layers of the OSI model with emphasis on TCP/IP are essential. • Knowledge of networking features and protocols such as spanning tree, ARP, CDP, EIGRP, RIP, OSPF, BGP, VTP, Etherchannel, 802.1Q trunking, MLS, HSRP, QoS, multicast, 802.11, IPsec, RADIUS/TACACS+, SNMP, T-1/E-1, BRI/PRI, MPLS, and caching services.

• Demonstrated the ability to design, install, and troubleshoot local-area and wide-area enterprise networks. • Graduation from an accredited college/university or an equivalent combination of training and experience related to the duties of the position is required. • Cisco CCNA/CCNP certification, JNCIA/JNCIS-SEC certification preferred. Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience Considerable knowledge of TCP/IP; Ethernet; Network cabling; Layer 2 and layer 3 switching; the OSI Model; MPLS and Metro-Ethernet; VPN and SSL techno Required 8 Years Considerable knowledge of direct engineering and design experience in networking industry.

Required 8 Years Considerable expertise in creating repeatable, reliable, scalable network architectures, with fault tolerance; performance tuning; monitoring systems; Required 8 Years Expert working knowledge (including the ability to setup, configure, upgrade, manage, and troubleshoot) Cisco routers; switches; enterprise VPN soluti Required 8 Years Understanding of transport protocols, routing protocols, and security/authentication protocols at all layers of the OSI model with emphasis on TCP/IP Required 8 Years Knowledge of networking features and protocols such as spanning tree, ARP, CDP, EIGRP, RIP, OSPF, BGP, VTP, Etherchannel, 802.1Q trunking, MLS, HSRP, Required 8 Years Demonstrated the ability to design, install, and troubleshoot local-area and wide-area enterprise networks.

Required 8 Years Cisco CCNA/CCNP certification, JNCIA/JNCIS-SEC certification preferred. Desired Graduation from an accredited college/university or an equivalent combination of training and experience related to the duties of the position is required. Required