Network Engineer

Network Engineer

Springfield, MA

Currently seeking a Network Engineer for a great opportunity in the Springfield, MA area. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience as a Network Engineer coupled with experience in Microsoft Server environments.

Responsibilities of the Network Engineer

• Responsible for network design and implementation
• Responsible for firewall configuration
• Design, implementation and maintenance of Windows server based networks
• Responsible for an Active Directory Administration including GPO's
• Design, implementation and maintenance of a shared storage virtualized environment in the Support Center & individual stores
• Participate and mitigate issues found in audit or scans run by the security group
• Collaborate with S&C on all internal and external systems to ensure the expected functionality is possible and implementing those adds or changes
• AntiVirus, Malware, Web Filtering
• Patch all environments (hardware / software including OS)

Requirements of the Network Engineer

• Experience with Microsoft Server environments
• Voice and Data Communications - Primary WAN / BDL experience
• VPN Network Experience - Including Site to Site tunneling and remote access
• Router & Switch Configuration (wired and wireless) experience
• Vendor Cloud Application accessibility / security experience
• Azure Cloud environment - an extension of the Virtual Private Network
• A wide enough exposure to hardware to be able to select the appropriate equipment based on business need, budget and expected usage
• Experience in estimating loads and designing a hardware infrastructure to meet those loads
• Experience planning for equipment upgrade and replacement
• Experience with SAN architecture Design
• Experience completing Microsoft server migrations
• VMWare vSphere experience
• Remote Desktop Services/Terminal Services experience - Design & Ongoing Administration
• Experience with Avaya IPO, Legacy systems (AT&T, NEC, Vertical, BMC, Nortel), SIP