Desired Skills and Experience
- Coordinate with facilities team and vendors regarding cabling, network equipment, security and A/V design
- WAN and LAN network design and implementation
- Onsite installation and configuration of network infrastructure for new offices and expansions
- Respond to, record, track, and close tickets through help desk/problem management software—detail is critical!
- Perform monitoring, testing and troubleshooting
- Setup and solving problems with user and site-to-site VPN
- Perform firmware and hardware network upgrades
- Test and evaluate new technologies
- Continued education and skill development
- Balanced combination of technical, analytical and interpersonal skills
- Ability to clearly and effectively communicate technical information, both verbal and written, to colleagues and users
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to multitask, prioritize and work under stress
- Flexibility to work late hours as needed during site build outs or major outages
- 3+ years equivalent experience
- Experience configuring and fixing Cisco Meraki/Fortinet/Juniper networking equipment
- Deep understanding and hands-on experience with network principles like routing, switching, VLANs, and 802.11a/b/g/n/ac wireless, TCP, ARP, STP, DNS, DHCP, etc
- Networking certifications are a plus: CCNA, CCNP CWNA, etc.