Network Engineer

Tech Valley Talent (TVT) has a great long-term role for a Network Engineer

DURATION: 1 year with possible extension

LOCATION: Amherst, NY– Hybrid onsite

***W2 or 1099 Only - NO Corp to Corp Please

Qualifications

• A minimum of five years providing network/security solutions in a technical support role to a high technical level
• Experience with the advanced functionality of networking equipment, i.e. Routers, Switches, Firewalls, wide area communications, cloud compute and security, SDN's
• Experience of the following vendor products; Fortinet, Juniper, Cisco, Palo Alto, Aruba
• Expert knowledge of connectivity technologies (LAN/WAN/Wireless/SD-WAN)
• Advanced Experience in configuring and troubleshooting networking protocols
• Expert understanding of practical application of VLANs, switching, and routing
• Willingness to learn new technologies using self-learning and dedicated training techniques
• Working under pressure, multitasking between simultaneous projects and responding to deadlines
• Operational experience of Wireless technologies is required
• Operational experience of shared compute and virtualization technologies is desirable
• Good English speaking skills are must

Day-to-Day tasks

• Remotely support and identify issues affecting customer systems and services, then perform top-tier diagnosis with a view to resolution or further escalation.
• Provide an escalation route within SOC for Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 support functions
• Resolution of full range of technical support issues.
• Provide proactive monitoring and management of services to all customers.
• Ensure that all company processes, procedures, and standards are adhered to at all times.
• Provide ownership of operational processes and escalate issues to internal support teams (such as Technical Services and PMO) as and when required.

TVT is an Information Technology (IT) professional business leader providing IT services to the public sector. Our firm is founded on the values of high integrity, trust, honesty, and commitment. We take pride in providing exceptional value to our clients by supplying and delivering the best IT project-based and hourly talent across the nation. We are business partners with many technology solution providers such as IBM, AWS, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Tableau, Salesforce, and others. Tech Valley Talent provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.