Senior Network Engineer
**Tracking Code**
189\-180
**Job Description**
By joining Forsythe, you will help clients make smart IT investment decisions that deliver real results\. Whether it’s securing data, managing risk, lowering costs or improving performance , you will work side by side with our Fortune 1000 clients on their data center and business needs\.
With Forsythe Data Centers, you have the opportunity to be part of a company that is bringing to market the first facility of its kind with private, secure, and cloud\-ready data center suites\. The new facility houses a technology evaluation center where clients can see their planned solution in action\.
Visit our case studies page to learn more about how we help our clients\.
As a 100 percent employee\-owned company, our employees have equity ownership and are committed to six core values: integrity, mutual respect, passion for excellence, accountability, client focus and teamwork\.
We are currently looking for a Senior Network Engineer to join our Hosting Solutions division, in Elk Grove Village, IL\.
**JOB SUMMARY**
Reporting to the Manager of Hosting Operations, The Senior Network Engineer is accountable for day\-to\-day administration, maintenance and security of core networking equipment\. This role is responsible for proactive monitoring and incident response, in our Elk Grove Village data center location\. Your home office must be within a reasonable commute to our data center\.
**In this role, you will:**
+ Have the opportunity to play a substantial part in the implementation of our new Data Center environment\.
+ Be involved in planning, design, implementation and support of network infrastructure for business\-critical production environments; including deployment of various network equipment and topologies, monitoring and process improvement, analysis, and resolution of infrastructure related issues, and participation in a 24 x 7 on\-call rotation\.
+ Interact with highly skilled engineers with a variety of technical backgrounds who like to share their knowledge, but also want to learn from you\.
+ Be responsible for the configuration of network equipment, securing of customer environments, as well as maintenance of customer and Forsythe networks\.
+ Gain real\-world experience with networking at many levels – Virtual, Cloud, Data Center, etc\.
+ Manage Firewall administration including rulebase auditing, access control, configuration, and maintenance of IPSec VPNs\.
+ Broaden your horizons outside of networking through exposure to VMware, Windows Systems, Unix Systems, and many others\.
+ Provide 24x7 on\-call support on a rotating basis\. Represent Forsythe in interactions with customers \(primarily by telephone\) and vendors/partners \(by phone and in person\.\)
+ Conduct proactive monitoring of Forsythe and Customer environments and prompt incident response\.
+ Report to Managers who understand the technology and will understand you\.
**Required Skills**
**SKILL REQUIREMENTS:**
+ Exposure to modern networking architectures and technologies \(e\.g\., Cisco ACI, REST, IPS\)\.
+ Exposure to Cisco and Palo Alto Firewalls, Cisco IOS and CatOS switches\.
+ Have exposure to Citrix VPX load balancers, F5 Load Balancers, and Bluecoat IPS systems\.
+ Have exposure to AWS/GCE/cloud related technologies and virtualization technologies \(VMWare\)\.
+ Have exposure to AIX\.
+ Have Nexus experience\.
+ Experience with Cisco WLAN management and VoIP telephony\.
+ Experience working in a datacenter environment\.
+ Relevant certifications or training courses\.
**Required Experience**
**MINIMUM AND/OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:**
**EDUCATION:**
• High School Diploma or GED required
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Information Systems preferred
**EXPERIENCE:**
You will succeed here if\.\.\.
+ Your home office is within a reasonable commute to our data center\.You take ownership and take pride in your work\.
+ You value scalability, stability and repeatability, and embracing processes that support this\.
+ You have a diverse background and experience that allows you to bring fresh perspective and energy to our team\.
+ You've never uttered "that's how we've always done it"\.
+ You’ve administered enterprise level networks and have some experience with ASR routers and Nexus switches\.
+ You’re familiar with IP Address Management \(IPAM\) practices, Configuration Management \(CMDB\) and Cacti’s RRDTool\-based or other graphing tools\.
+ Your first thought when working on a task is “how can I automate this?”
+ You have faced the production impact of network anomalies and understand what it takes to work as a member of the team to resolve high severity issues\.
+ You have experience with Network Management and Analysis tools such as Nagios, NetFlow analyzers, Packet analysis tools\.
+ You possess a strong methodology for troubleshooting and resolving day to day network issues\.
**PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS, IF APPLICABLE:**
General Office Activities
_The above statements are intended to provide the general nature and level of work being performed by most people assigned to this job\. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and requirements\._
Forsythe Technology, Inc\., together with its affiliates and subsidiaries \(collectively, “Forsythe”\), does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiting professionals or agencies, and is not responsible for fees from recruiters or other agencies except under prior specific written agreement with Forsythe\. Such unsolicited resumes will be discarded unread\.
Forsythe is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer\. We support a diverse workforce\.
EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled
**Job Location**
Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States
**Position Type**
Full\-Time/Regular