Network Engineer (Aruba)

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 and implementation of network and data center solutions, ensuring optimal performance and reliability of our network infrastructure. The position requires a proactive approach to planning system maintenance and support, as well as developing effective system management strategies across various network platforms. The Network Engineer will play a key role in several technical projects, including the implementation of ACI within our data centers, which are primarily located in Washington, DC, and Silver Spring, MD. The successful candidate will also be involved in moving data center workloads to the Equinix Data Center in Virginia and setting up Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) at a facility in Pittsburgh, PA. Additionally, the role includes establishing express routes and connectivity to cloud services such as AWS, OCI, and Azure. In this position, the Network Engineer will lead engineering services for network hardware and software, ensuring the operation of various network environments. Responsibilities include monitoring and maintaining network infrastructure, providing Level 3 support and troubleshooting, and ensuring system availability and reliability. The candidate will also be responsible for documenting network environments for change control processes and maintaining a technical documentation repository. A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience is required, along with a strong understanding of standard networking protocols, virtual environments, and hybrid cloud solutions.

Responsibilities

• Build, implement, and support network and data center solutions.
• Configure and install various network devices and services.
• Monitor performance and ensure system availability and reliability.
• Provide Level 3 support and troubleshooting to resolve issues.
• Engineer 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 and perform hardware and network diagnosis.
• 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.
• Experience configuring and installing various network devices and services.
• Ability to monitor system resource utilization, trending, and capacity planning.
• Strong understanding of standard networking protocols, virtual environments, and hybrid cloud solutions.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS, OCI, and Azure.
• Familiarity with disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS).

Benefits

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