Network Engineer

Network Engineer – (Cisco, BGP, MPLS, Load Balancers) – Norcross, GA

Optomi in partnership with a global financial services firm is seeking multiple Network Engineers. This role involves understanding of the client and business unit requirements, and designing and deploying optimal networking and connectivity solutions that enable clients and business units to achieve their operational and business goals.

Apply Today If Your Experience Includes:

• Expert level experience with at least two of the following: BGP, OSPF and MPLS
• Strong product knowledge as it applies to Cisco iOS, XR, Nexus, ASR 9000, CRS and GSR.
• 4+ years of experience with IPv4 and/or IPv6 routing and migration technologies
• 5+ years of experience required in design, planning coordination, and implementation of technology projects among multiple telecom and equipment vendors and customers
• 3+ years service provider experience preferably in a Data Center environment.
• Hands on experience in layer-2 protocols (Spanning-tree), HSRP, in layer 3 protocols (EIGRP, BGP), route distribution, and router filtering
• Hands-on experience configuring Cisco IOS
• Proficient with Cisco, Nexus, Routing Protocols, and some Load Balancing
• Certifications, Firewalls, ASA, and F5's are a plus!
• CCNP Certification or equivalent experience

What the right professional will enjoy!

• Opportunity to work with one of Fortune Magazine’s “World’s Most Admired Companies”
• Ability to work in team oriented environment
• Opportunity to work in a cutting edge technology environment with 50+ data centers
• 1-2 days of remote work per week plus flexible hours
• Plenty of room for accelerated career growth

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• This role involves understanding of the client and business unit requirements, and designing and deploying optimal networking and connectivity solutions that enable clients and business units to achieve their operational and business goals.
• Required to prepare recommendations and supporting details for formal proposals for network connectivity and configurations.
• Day-to-day interaction with telecom providers, equipment suppliers and 3rd party network vendors, to engage their technical resources to perform tasks.
• This role will require some scheduling and attendance on overnight maintenance windows
• Resource can expect to routinely be called upon to analyze and interpret traffic and utilize the services on network connections.
• Participation in disaster recovery exercises, pre-production certification testing and troubleshooting events is expected.
• Coordinate internal operations to meet and exceed data communications project expectations (including but not limited to engineering/development, certifications testing, Network and IT Operations, capacity planning and production readiness.
• Accountable for resolving all project level, cross functional, partnership issues and escalations.
• Manage partner/client expectations for data communications connectivity and related services to their products and applications, throughout project(s) lifecycle.
• Client expectations include functionality, cost, delivery schedule, support readiness and relationships (usually working directly with senior level technical resources, project managers and business decision makers at client).