Job Description
Job Description
Salary : 75K - 100K plus bonus
Next Step Innovation is seeking a Network Engineer to become an integral part of our team. You will be responsible for maintaining computer and information network environments for our key clients. You will work remotely from home as well as spend 50% or more of your time onsite assisting with our client's needs. This candidate has previous experience in networking, IT consulting, or other related fields. Our ideal candidate has strong troubleshooting and critical thinking skill as well as attention to detail.
Customer Focused :
- Well spoken and organized - Experienced with customer communication and expectations
- Comfortable in exploring and documenting new customer environments
- Experienced with network troubleshooting - from layer1 cabling, L2 sub-netting / VLANs, to L3 as well as wireless
- Familiarity with WLAN / LAN security best practices - 802.1x, TLS
- Familiarity with large campus networks
Internal Responsibilities :
Maintaining organized tasks lists and updating ticketing softwareFamiliar with project management stagesContinued education - both informal as well as attending lead technical trainingObtain new certificationsChange management detailMaintaining integrity in accessing customer infrastructureEngineering Qualifications :
3+ years of in-depth LAN - Configuration - Troubleshooting - Maintenance3+ years of hands-on WLAN engineeringImplement local area networks (LAN)Upkeep and troubleshooting of WLAN physical (RF,attenuation) and logical infrastructureDeploy test plans to check infrastructure and system performanceImplementation and troubleshooting of dynamic routing : OSPF and BGPProficient with Layer 2 technologies - VLAN, STP, LLDP, QoSComfortable with key networking troubleshooting tools - Solarwinds, PRTG, EkahauBasic Systems and Virtualization Skills are PreferredBasic Storage Skills are PreferredPreferred Certifications (Manufacture Experience) :
Aruba networking experience - RequiredAruba Professional certifications - requiredClearPass experience - PreferredJuniper networking experience - PreferredCisco networking experience - PreferredCisco certifications CCNA / CCNP - PreferredFortinet experience - DesiredPalo Alto experience - DesiredAWS / Azure experience - DesiredCandidates must reside within 50 miles of the following cities :
Tulsa, OKOklahoma City, OKTyler, Texasremote work