Job Description :
Cisco Network Engineer
Sleepy Hollow, NY
6 months plus extensions. Long term contract - could go 5 years.
Need Only GC & US Citizens
Interviews: 1st will be over the phone. 2nd will be in person.
Responsibilities:
Install, configure, and troubleshoot Cisco routers and switches in LAN, WAN, and data center environments as directed by project team and client.
Resolve incidents for LAN, WAN, Data Center, and wireless networks.
Provide expertise, guidance, and participation to resolve complex incidents that span technologies, locations, and administrative domains.
Participate in incident resolution with off-shore, on-shore, and peers at other sites.
Execute project engineering and solution processes & functions for technologies in scope as defined by the client.
Responsible for service and project delivery.
Travel to locations in assigned region and periodically to other regions to perform assigned duties.
Establish and maintain strong collaborative relationships with strategic partners from within IT Service Management, Business Partner Manager, Project Portfolio Management, and Application Operations as well as all external outsourced IT infrastructure service providers and customer.
Stay abreast of technical trends and directions in the technology
Educate & mentor the technical virtual team and appropriate management in the use of the technologies in scope.
Execute capacity planning and monitoring processes for technologies in scope.
Develop, monitor, report and present key infrastructure performance metrics for technologies in scope.
Participates in an ongoing Network Qualification project and related ongoing Qualification training.
Other cross-discipline duties as assigned by project team
Skills, Experience & Qualifications:
Current Cisco CCNP R&S certification required
Solid NX-OS, IOS, and IOS XE Routing and Switching experience
Solid Wireless troubleshooting experience
Converged voice network troubleshooting and QoS experience
7+ years of integrating and implementing Cisco network architecture and related technologies.
Demonstrated effective decision making
Ability to explain complex technical detail and tradeoffs to non-technical associates.
Strong vendor management skills.
Excellent communication skills including the ability to present solutions to technical and non-technical audiences.
Has the ability to facilitate and conduct crucial conversations when stakes are high, emotions are strong and opinions vary that result in win/win solutions and while doing so fostering communication by encouraging open, honest two-way communication.
Experience with the following or similar Cisco equipment
Cisco 2900/3900/4300/4400/ASR 1000/7200/Nexus 1000V Series Routers
Cisco Catalyst 2900/3700/3850/4500/6509 VSS Series Switches
Cisco Nexus 3000/5000/7000 series switches
Cisco Wireless Controllers
Cisco ASA 5500 firewalls
MDS 9134 SAN Switches