Senior Network Engineer Dallas, Texas **Hybrid** Contract $63/hr - $63/hr **Job Description** Our client, a Fortune 500 transportation giant, is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to join their team for a contract opportunity. This individual will be responsible for leveraging cutting edge technology to solve business problems by participating in all phases of the development process from inception through transition, advocating the agile process and test-driven development, using object-oriented development tools to analyze, model, design, construct and test reusable objects, and making the codebase better. Ideally someone who is skilled with Cisco Meraki, HP Aruba and SD-WAN. This is a 3-month contract to hire position, hybrid (3 days onsite). With a pay rate of $63/hr. **Required Skills & Experience** + 6+ years of enterprise data network/IT industry experience with a minimum of 4 working with data network technologies at an enterprise scale. + Experience working with network tools such as CA Spectrum and Wireshark + Expert knowledge on Cisco routers, Cisco L2/L3 switches, load balancing, QOS, VPN, NAT, VoIP, IPSec, Multicast, DNS services, MPLS networks, network protocols (Ethernet, TCP/IP, SNMP, VLAN Trunking), and routing protocols (BGP, OSPF). + Strong knowledge of Spanning-tree protocols (PVST, MSTP, RSTP) + Basic understanding of public cloud and Azure cloud networking. + Firewall troubleshooting skill. + Experience with vulnerability management. + Basic Wi-Fi design understanding and troubleshooting skill. + Strong experience in switch upgrades and refresh activity. + Proven ability to manage multiple vendors in a partially outsourced IT environment. + Previous software development experience is a plus to help drive Automation. + Excellent communications, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills with a track record as a problem solver & an effective team player is essential. + Strong presentation and analytical skills. + Excellent oral and written communication skills. + Proven ability to build and facilitate relationships at all levels of the organization, both internally and externally. + Strong Cisco/HP/Aruba/Meraki switches/routing networking experience (some designing) **Desired Skills & Experience** + Industry Certifications such as CCNP/CCIE. + B.S. Computer Science, Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience. + Demonstrated expertise with protocol analyzers, and test equipment. + Experience working with Velocloud/Viptela SDWAN/Aruba/Meraki/Nexus/Palo Alto Firewalls Zscaler equipment. + Experience working with Microsoft Azure. **What You Will Be Doing** + Write/engineer network device configuration scripts with associated change documentation to meet project goals and deadlines. + Implement network changes during appropriate change windows (after hours) + Review and provide feedback on change documentation/engineering of other engineers. + Establish processes to test applications and devices before planned network deployment to quantify their performance and recommend steps to ensure they are optimized. + Serve as second-tier support for network operations team when needed. + Participate in on-call support escalation rotation. + Translate business needs into actionable deliverables. + Manage small internal data network projects. + Create detailed network designs that meet the customer requirements (including physical and logical) of complex network systems to meet the functional objectives of the business. + Serve as a technical resource providing guidance and advice to associates on data, voice, and mobile network capabilities for utilizing the full capability of technology in designing effective solutions. + Lead both technical and non-technical discussions. + Be the escalation point for resolution of network integration issues. + Act as the liaison between IT verticals, vendors, the business, and the network team. + Consult with technical peers and management on the deployment of applications within the network. + Work with the IT verticals to ensure on-going standards and application performance over the network. + Proactively recommend courses of action to maintain cost effectiveness and competitiveness. + Commitment to system functionality and user satisfaction in rapidly growing and changing environments. + Develop and present business case and related ROI to senior management for justification of investment in upgrades or replacement of hardware/software. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future. **You will receive the following benefits:** + Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family + Dental & Orthodontia Benefits + Vision Benefits + Health Savings Account (HSA) + Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts + Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance + Hospital Indemnity Insurance + 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options + Paid Sick Time Leave + Legal and Identity Protection Plans + Pre-tax Commuter Benefit + 529 College Saver Plan Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans/Disability/Women. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance. **Posted by:** Maya Zavala **Specialization:** Network Engineering