Senior Network Engineer

Impact Networking

(Lake Forest, Illinois)
Full Time
Job Posting Details
About Impact Networking

Founded in 1999, Impact is a fierce competitor in the Business Process Automation space employing more than 400 people at our twelve Midwest locations. We excel at reducing redundant, manual or paper-based business processes that are present in any office. This leads to increased efficiency and customer success.

Summary

Our company is seeking customer service focused individuals with a wide knowledge of computers and networks to provide systematic improvements to a well-funded internal infrastructure that utilizes VMWare, ESX Servers, & SQL Servers in primarily a Microsoft environment. On-site repair and maintenance is required to all of our 10 offices.

Responsibilities
  • Establishes network specifications by conferring with users; analyzing work-flow, access, information, and security requirements; designing router administration, including interface configuration and routing protocols.
  • Establishes network by evaluating network performance issues including availability, utilization, throughput, good put, and latency; planning and executing the selection, installation, configuration, and testing of equipment; defining network policies and procedures; establishing connections and firewalls.
  • Maintains network performance by performing network monitoring and analysis, and performance tuning; troubleshooting network problems; escalating problems to vendor.
  • Secures network by developing network access, monitoring, control, and evaluation; maintaining documentation.
  • Prepares users by designing and conducting training programs; providing references and support.
  • Upgrades network by conferring with vendors; developing, testing, evaluating, and installing enhancements.
  • Meets financial requirements by submitting information for budgets; monitoring expenses.
  • Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
  • Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
  • Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments. Design and implement
Ideal Candidate
  • Proven working experience as a Network Engineer / Administrator
  • Experience with HP Switches and Meraki Firewalls
  • Hands on experience in networking, routing and switching
  • Excellent knowledge of best practices around management, control, and monitoring of server infrastructure
  • Experience with firewalls, Internet VPN’s remote implementation, troubleshooting, and problem resolution is desired
  • Proven experience with configuring VLANS in an enterprise environment
  • Ability to set up and configure server hardware
  • Familiarity with backup and recovery software and methodologies
  • Great at organizing, prioritizing and multitasking
  • HP, Cisco, Meraki, Ruckus, or Microsoft training
  • BSc degree in Computer Science or related field
  • 8 Years work experience as Network Administrator
Compensation and Working Conditions
Benefits Benefits included

Additional Notes on Compensation

We offer a great benefits package including medical and dental insurance and training / certification reimbursement, vacation and holiday pay and a 401k plan.

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Lake Forest, Illinois
Skills Desired
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  • Data Recovery
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • Ruckus
  • Network Administrator
  • Backup software
  • Configuration
  • Hardware
  • SQL
  • VMware ESX Server
  • VPN
  • Cisco
  • Computer Science
  • Methodologies
  • Virtual LAN
  • Financial
  • Software
  • Meraki
  • Microsoft

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