Network Engineer

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1. Source: A recruiter sources candidates from various sources; the search starts from our proprietary database. Using advanced sourcing methods like social media, professional networking media, internal, and 3rd party job boards, we identify qualified candidates.
2. Validate: A recruiter validates the candidates' experience and skill sets against our client's position.
3. Initial Screening: Based on the position and the client's work culture, the recruiter uses initial screening questions to determine the most suitable candidates.
4. Submit: the recruiter will submit to the technical team qualified candidates who have passed the initial screening.
5. Technical Screening: The technical team then prepares a matrix of the particular requirements and required experience for the position and using a list of questions and the results, re-validates the candidates' technical skills.
6. Background Check: Administrative personnel will provide a detailed background check, as required, per client agreement.
7. On board: On successfully completing the above steps, the candidates are welcomed on board and assisted to ensure a smooth integration at the client's location.

Description:

Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is seeking an experienced Network Administrator/Engineer for our Agency. The candidate will be responsible for support of our LAN/WAN environment.

The Network Engineer is involved in the design and maintenance of both the hardware and software necessary for a computer network. The Network Engineer is a high-level technical analyst, specializing in Local Area Networks (LANs)/Wide Area Networks (WANs), TCP/IP, and server/network infrastructure. This position will act as an escalation point for anything related to LAN/WAN Support. The candidate will administer all network equipment under the guidance of the IT Director.

Responsibilities:

• Participation with the installation, monitoring, maintenance, support, and optimization of all network hardware, software, and communication links.

• Conducting research on network products, services, protocols, and standards to remain abreast of developments in the networking industry.

• Collaboration with executive management and department leaders to assess short-term and long-term network capacity needs.

• Developing comprehensive implementation and test plans following change management guidelines.

• Aiding in the development of the network services disaster recovery plan and maintaining current knowledge of plan execution.

• Responding to emergency network outages in accordance with business continuity and disaster recovery plans.

• Designs and deploys lans, wans, and wireless networks, including switches, routers, access points, and other network infrastructure components.

• Prepares design presentations and proposals for it management and business partners.

• Provides guidance to junior members of the team.

• Various duties related to implementation, testing, support, and troubleshooting.

Qualifications, knowledge and direct experience in the following areas.

• Education equivalent to a bachelor's degree in an Information Technology-related discipline or equivalent experience; additional education or certificates equivalent to that of Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or higher is preferred.

• Minimum of 5 years of Information Technology experience; 3-5 years of experience in similar networking roles is preferred.

• Experience deploying and managing CISCO network equipment access and core layers within a distributed environment.

Network Engineering WAN, LAN, TCP/IP, Infrastructure
4 year college degree or equivalent technical study
Performance tuning, capacity planning, database admin, fault management
Managing Server Security
Disaster recovery/back up procedures and archiving procedures
Experience deploying and managing CISCO network equipment access and core layers within a distributed environment.
Experience installing, configuring, and managing a network management solution. SolarWinds experience preferred
Network routing and high availability protocols
Converged networks (voice, video and data)
Excellent problem solving skills, self-management skills, and written and oral communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems or produce complex solutions, and ability to communicate and influence management and technical staff
Strong project management skills preferred.
Experience with Wide Area Network topologies preferred.
Routing, switching and wireless technologies, and network security techniques

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.