IT Senior Network Engineer

Position Title: IT Senior Network Engineer

Classification: Associate

Salary Grade: 700 USD - 1,200 USD / month

Reports To: Client

Primary Relationships: Client Team

Date: January 2023

Schedule: 2:00 PM TO 11:00 PM PH Time

Responsibilities:

• The Senior Network Engineer will be responsible for working on client's networks , supporting implementations of security solutions, and providing remote operational support for House of ITs Managed Services customers. The Network Engineer also plays a key role in the daily processing of Change Requests, Incident Handling and Investigations for network systems, and other responsibilities as assigned.
• Analyze firewall policies and configurations; identify/implement needed firewall policy changes.
• Review aged firewall rules and act based on business needs. Ensure compliance with departmental and security configuration standards.
• Create and/or maintain standards documentation, design documentation/templates/topology diagrams and workflow documents.

• Provide direct support of audit and ad-hoc consulting engagements.

• Lead implementation projects to ensure successful delivery of security services.
• Conduct cloud technical implementations and/or attend remote customer meetings, as required.
• Research, design, and oversee implementation of cloud technology, systems, and policies for information security in support of business needs and requirements.
• Perform resolution of security related Work Orders, Change Requests and Incidents as well as participating in root cause analysis and/or major incident/problem management conference calls
• Occasionally provide security architecture recommendations and consulting for pre and post-sales support of customer environments.
• Primary responsibilities include performing project-based engineering, design, installation and troubleshooting of network solutions.
• Provide technical leadership on complex projects requiring teams of engineers.
• Develop comprehensive graphical and text-based design documentation, and effectively manage the implementation process from design to customer acceptance.
• Assist with creating SOPs, and other relevant information to assist other Engineering team members and Operations with log management and other monitoring analysis activities.
• Assist with the design, and implementation of interconnectivity of IaaS infrastructures whether from Public Cloud providers such as AWS or MS Azure, or Private Cloud implementations.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or Information Technology (IT).

• Extensive knowledge and experience with Fortinet FortiGate & Sophos XG Firewalls.
• Extensive knowledge and experience with Cisco managed switches and switching/routing concepts

• Hold a valid/current Fortinet NSE4 or higher certification.

• Hold a valid/current Cisco CCNA or higher certification.

• Demonstrates thorough understanding of networking concepts and systems including routing protocols (RIP, OSPF, IGRP, EIGRP, BGP), switching protocols (STP), WAN/LAN, WLANs, MPLS, OSI Model.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve network issues as they arise across various corporate and remote site environments. 
• 5+ years experience in the Information Technology industry with at least 3 years experience as a network engineer in a corporate environment supporting Global clients.

Desirables:

• Fortinet NSE5+

• CCNP