Senior Network Engineer

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Location: Washington,DC,USA

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Chesapeake NetCraftsmen is a consulting company dedicated to doing quality work and continuously improving. Our experienced staff has consulting and training expertise in high-end routing, network design, switching, collaboration, QoS, network management, network security, IP multicast, technical courseware development, and other related areas.

Our vision is to be nationally recognized as the most trusted advisor for the full life cycle of collaborative network solutions. We help our customers achieve sustainable success through integrity, innovation, and teamwork.

Chesapeake NetCraftsmen consultants include some of the most experienced engineers in the country. In fact, about half of our consultants are CCIEs, and some were among the first to gain the CCIE credential. We never stop learning.

Our technical staff averages at least 10 years of experience in the networking industry and many have taught Cisco Certified training.

JOB DESCRIPTION

This opening is for a Senior Network Engineer in the DC/Baltimore Metro Area to perform project based consulting with various customers to design, implement, and support Cisco-based networks. The successful candidate will be a self-starter who is able to work in a team environment and have the ability to resolve issues independently. Having a positive attitude that you display with good customer service skills and strong communication skills is key.

In this role you will work in a virtual office based environment to assist customers with network high-level and detailed design, implementation, operations, troubleshooting and issue resolution. You will develop documentation as it relates to project requirements, and assist with or develop customer facing presentations of technology solutions. Thus, we prefer those with the ability to write assessment and design reports, and present them to our customers.

You will:

• Assess, design, implement, troubleshoot, and document Cisco networks and related systems
• Develop both high-level and detailed implementation and test plans for Cisco technologies related to enterprise networks
• Provide knowledge transfer and informal training to clients

QUALIFICATIONS

Strong skills and experience in Routing and Switching. Skills in one or more of the following areas a plus:

• Cisco Datacenter technologies
• Network security (Firewall, VPN, etc.)
• Cisco ISE
• Cisco WLAN

Active CCIE in Routing/Switching is required.

Certifications in multiple technology areas are a significant plus.

Candidate should have at least five (5) years of industry experience.

Must be able to work with end users, communicate clearly, and meet deadlines.

Must be able to work with practice lead to coordinate scheduling to meet customer needs, sometimes juggling multiple projects at one time.

Must routinely communicate work status and potential issues to practice lead without prompting.

Able to travel within the region or work remotely as needed to support consulting customers.

Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent. Six (6) years of general experience is considered equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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