Senior Network Engineer

Arraya Solutions, a leading National Technology Consulting Firm, is looking for a Network Engineer to join our customers' team!

We are a culture that embraces change, values family and are actively involved with the community. Our team consists of people with positive attitudes who are interested in growing their knowledge around technology and leaders that are heavily involved in day-to-day activities.

***PLEASE NOTE THIS POSITION WILL BE HYBRID 3 DAYS PER WEEK***

Job Overview

Our Client is seeking a Principal Network Engineer to serve as the senior-most networking subject matter expert within the organization. This is a high-impact, lead-level individual contributor role responsible for enterprise network architecture, cloud networking strategy, and network security design.

Primary Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and support network infrastructure, including switches, routers, DHCP services, and LAN/WAN environments.
• Perform onsite implementation of network connectivity for new and existing client locations.
• Configure and maintain VPN connectivity, firewall solutions, and other network security technologies.
• Monitor network health, identify performance issues, and implement corrective actions to improve reliability.
• Troubleshoot connectivity, routing, switching, and infrastructure-related incidents while providing timely updates to internal teams and clients.
• Apply firmware updates and perform preventive maintenance on networking equipment.
• Responding promptly to incidents and service requests, providing technical support to end-users and resolving network related issues.
• Supporting and maintaining our network infrastructure to ensure seamless connectivity, high availability, and optimum performance.
• Configuring and troubleshooting network devices, including routers, switches, firewalls and wireless access points.
• Monitoring network performance and proactively identifying and resolving issues to ensure optimal uptime, throughput and latency.
• Collaborating with cross functional teams to understand business requirements and provide network solutions that align with organizational objectives.
• Performing network upgrades, including firmware updates and hardware replacements, while minimizing disruption to the operation.
• Documenting network configurations, diagrams and troubleshooting guides to maintain an accurate record of the network infrastructure.
• Assist with disaster recovery planning and support business continuity initiatives.
• Ensure network environments follow security standards, compliance requirements, and industry best practices.

Required Skills

• Solid understanding of TCP/IP networking, routing, switching, VLANs, and LAN/WAN technologies.
• Experience configuring VPNs and secure remote connectivity solutions.
• Experience configuring and troubleshooting routing and switching protocols (BGP, IS-IS, MPLS, RSVP-TE,).
• Working knowledge of network protocols (TCP/UDP, DHCP, DNS) and experience with IPv4 and IPv6.
• Experience working in a multi-vendor environment with hands-on experience with networking hardware.
• Hands-on knowledge of firewall administration and network security.
• Strong troubleshooting skills using network monitoring and diagnostic tools.
• Experience supporting onsite network installations ranging from small office deployments to more complex environments.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in Network Engineering, Network Administration, or Infrastructure Support.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with the capability to resolve technical issues independently.
• Experience and fundamental knowledge in core network concepts TCP/UDP, Layer 2 protocols such as STP, VTP, VLANs, DHCP, Layer 3 protocols like EIGRP, OSPF, QoS, BGP, multicast and security protocols SSL, VPN and IPsec/NA
• Experience with WAN Tech, Dedicated Circuit, Layer2 / Layer3 MPLS, WAN Optimization, SD-WAN
• Experience with implementation of next generation firewalls
• Comfortable working directly at client locations with minimal supervision.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills when working with both technical teams and end users.