Aruba Network Engineer

TEKsystems - Silver Spring, MD

Full-time - Mid Level

Silver Spring, MD

10,001+ employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

We are seeking a highly skilled Network Engineer with over 7 years of hands-on experience in building, implementing, and supporting network hardware and devices. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in configuring ACI (Application Centric Infrastructure) within a Data Center environment. This role is critical as the Network Engineer will be responsible for the design, implementation, and ongoing support of network and Data Center solutions. The position is based in Silver Spring, MD, with a requirement to be on-site two days a week, as the main hospital is located in Washington, DC, but Children's National has taken over a floor in Silver Spring. The Network Engineer will play a pivotal role in several technical projects, including the implementation of ACI within our data centers, moving Data Center workloads to Equinix Data Center in Virginia, and setting up Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) at a facility located in Pittsburgh, PA. Additionally, the engineer will be responsible for establishing express routes and connectivity to various cloud platforms, including AWS, OCI, and Azure. This position requires a proactive approach to planning and implementing necessary hardware and software upgrades, as well as monitoring and maintaining network infrastructure and services to ensure optimal operation across various network environments. The successful candidate will also be responsible for providing detailed documentation regarding the network environments for change control processes and maintaining a technical documentation repository. A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or relevant experience in network engineering is required, with the understanding that one year of relevant work experience can substitute for one year of required education. The role demands a comprehensive understanding of standard networking protocols, virtual environments, and hybrid cloud solutions, along with the ability to provide Level 3 support and troubleshooting to resolve complex issues.

Responsibilities

• Build, implement, and support network and Data Center solutions.
• Configure and install various network devices and services.
• Perform network maintenance and system upgrades, including service packs, patches, hot fixes, and security configurations.
• Monitor performance and ensure system availability and reliability.
• Monitor system resource utilization, trending, and capacity planning.
• Provide Level 3 support and troubleshooting to resolve issues.
• Engineer and build and maintain network platforms and services.
• Integrate network products into existing network technologies.
• Implement, administer, and troubleshoot network infrastructure devices, including wireless access points, routers, switches, and controllers.
• Engineer and deploy network infrastructure systems design and configuration.
• Participate in the design of Disaster Recovery planning.
• Assist in the development of network solutions.
• Perform hardware and network diagnosis and provide effective solutions compatible with overall company operations.
• Provide technical support and consultation to IS staff.
• Document relevant data on requests and resolutions in an agreed-upon timeframe.

Requirements

• 7+ years of hands-on experience as a Network Engineer.
• Experience building and configuring ACI within a Data Center.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or relevant experience in network engineering.
• Strong understanding of standard networking protocols, virtual environments, and hybrid cloud solutions.
• Experience with configuring and installing various network devices and services.
• Ability to monitor performance and ensure system availability and reliability.
• Experience providing Level 3 support and troubleshooting for network issues.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Cloud technologies such as AWS, OCI, and Azure.
• Familiarity with Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) solutions.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity and inclusion.