Network Engineer

Overview:
Location: Hybrid; 2 days remote; Office in Canonsburg, PA

Job Type: Contract

Work Authorization: U.S. Citizen or Green Card

 

The A.C Coy company has an immediate need for a contract Network Engineer. This individual will  part of a team responsible for the planning, designing, building, testing and support of both on-premises and Saas hardware, software, and networking. Our ideal candidate will 3+ years of experience working with switches, firewalls, VPN, telephony, email, network (wireless and lan) and security. 

Responsibilities:
Perform the troubleshooting of data, email, voice, network (Meraki switches, routers, and firewalls (Cisco ASA/Sophos Firewall), storage (Vxrails) and other hardware problems. Basic knowledge of ZTNA a plus

Improves operations by monitoring system performance, identifying and resolving problems, and defining action plans

Implement and maintain collaboration security best practices by assessing current threats, vulnerabilities, risks, and associated technical countermeasures. (Proof point, Windows defender, and Sophos)

Build, maintain, and audit all network and infrastructure related documentation as it relates to configuration, processes, services records, asset inventories, topologies, administration manuals, job instructions, support contracts, etc.

Maintains professional and technical knowledge by tracking emerging trends in operations management, attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, benchmarking state-of-the-art practices, and participating in professional forums

Exercise independent judgement and decision making on complex issues regarding area of responsibilities and tasks

Support of onsite and remote workforce and provide solutions for efficiency in managing solutions supporting both types of workers

Perform routine/scheduled audits of the systems, including all backups

Perform server administration tasks, including user/group administration, security permissions, group policies, print services, research event log warnings and errors, and resource monitoring, ensuring system architecture components work together seamlessly

Qualifications:
3-5 years of experience with Networking, server and application maintenance

Experience with configuration and implementation of distributed systems on Linux and Windows

Experience with cloud network (familiarity with AWS network solutions, other public cloud, etc.)

Experience supporting Unified Communications, including PBX, SIP, Voicemail, Hard/Soft Phone Mobility Solutions, MS Teams, Cisco ASA and SOPHOS, Cisco/Meraki

Experience supporting external Telco services such as vendor management, SIP, POTS, T1/E1, etc.

Experience supporting a UC environment and solutions (Slack, Zoom, O365 (including SharePoint),etc.

Experience implementing, maintaining, and upgrading Windows Server OS and Active Directory Domains

Experience managing and growing virtualized infrastructures using best practice and modern technology

CCNA or equivalent preferred