Network Engineer

Company: Fast Enterprises, LLC
Location: Aurora
Posted on: February 23, 2021

Job Description:

Congratulations on exploring your career opportunities with FAST and taking the first step to becoming a FASTie! A FASTie? Yes, a FASTie. FAST-ie \'faeste\ noun1. an energetic, intelligent, enthusiastic person who works at Fast Enterprises. 2. a person dedicated to modernizing government technology to better serve the general public. 3. someone who is open to adventure and wants to experience new places around the world. 4. someone who enjoys collaboration with clients and camaraderie with teammates while solving business and technology problems.If the description below speaks to you, take 5 minutes (seriously, only 5 minutes) to apply!The Network Engineer--will join the Fast Hosting Services team at our headquarters in Centennial, CO. The successful candidate will play a key role in the design, deployment and support of network infrastructure and software necessary to support our COTS software within co-located data centers, remotely managed customer sites, and public cloud environments. The ideal candidate will bring a diverse IT skill set along with a desire to learn new skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are a must.Key Responsibilities: * Troubleshoot issues related to network infrastructure and assist with network configuration* Monitor, analyze and respond to infrastructure events* Maintain an effective and secure network infrastructure* Maintain comprehensive network standards, policies, procedures, and documentation* Review and assess ways to streamline and automate network administration functions, as directed* Support business continuity planning and disaster recovery, as they relate to network infrastructure* On-call supportRequired Qualifications: * Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering or a related field* Minimum of 5 years experience with network equipment* Minimum of 5 years experience with network firewalls and threat prevention* Minimum of 7 years working in Information Technology * Strong understanding of network protocols including TCP/IP, UDP, DNS, DHCP, ARP, ICMP, and routing protocols (BGP and OSPF)* Strong understanding of enterprise-class networks, switches, and routers (Cisco, Arista, Dell)* Experience with Next-Generation Firewalls and Load Balancers (Palo Alto, Fortigate, F5, etc.)* Strong understanding of network secure protocols (SSL/TLS, SSH, IPSec/VPN, Ciphers)* Strong understanding of certificates (server, client, intermediate, chain, private/public keys, OCSP, CRL)* Strong troubleshooting skills using network monitoring tools and packet analysis (Solarwinds, Wireshark, etc.)* Ability to work and effectively prioritize in a highly dynamic work environment?Desired Qualifications: * Experience--at a CCNA or CCNP level* Experience with WAN connectivity* Experience with VOIP systems, preferably Cisco Call Manager* Experience with enterprise wireless networks* Experience with virtual environments, preferably VMware* Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)* Proficient with Microsoft Visio and other MS Office products

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