Network Engineer Jobs

On behalf of our client, Affinity is looking for multiple Network Engineers to join our client in the Financial Services industry.

Responsibilities:

• Work with appropriate stakeholders to define business requirements and systems goals, in order to identify and resolve business systems issues.
• Create and maintain documentation as it relates to network configuration, network mapping, disaster recovery, processes, and service records.
• Configure networks to ensure their smooth and reliable operation for fulfilling business objectives and processes.
• Maintain network asset management, including maintenance of network component inventory and related documentation and technical specifications information.
• Oversee new and existing equipment, hardware, and software upgrades.
• Conduct research as directed on network products, services, protocols, and standards to remain abreast of developments in the networking industry.
• Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis in support of incident and problem management. Recommended options to address identified issues.
• Develop and test scripts, programs, code, and configuration in support of optimizing routine operations and tasks.
• Participate in managing all network security solutions, security audits, and system backups and recovery.
• Monitor and test network performance and provide network performance statistics and reports.
• Collaborate with the team to assess near- and long-term capacity needs.
• Performs estimating, prioritizing, planning of tasks to reliably and consistently deliver according to plan.
• Perform cost-benefit and return on investment analyses for proposed solutions to aid management in making procurement decisions.
• Collaborate with staff to ensure smooth and reliable operation of networks for fulfilling business objectives and processes.

Qualifications:

• Advanced working knowledge of personal computer software packages, networks, operating systems
• Experience designing and managing firewall and UTM technologies
• Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) or equivalent
• Professional certification (e.g. CCNP, CCDP)
• Translate complex data into meaningful and useful information based on the needs of a particular stakeholder or end user
• Experience with enterprise scale, multi-point WAN networks
• Designing and deployment of automation technologies.
• Solid understanding of ITIL
• Post-secondary degree or diploma in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
• 3-6 years relevant experience

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Job Number: 8864