About The Role The Staff Network Engineer will be responsible for planning and implementing networking solutions to support ZT network infrastructrue. Solid understanding of networking fundamentals as they relate to enterprise networks including but not limited to TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, ARP, SMB/CIFS and DFSt business needs. This includes designing, developing, configuring, installing, supporting, maintaining, and optimizing the organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), and Intranet. As an Information Technology team member, you may be asked to accept additional tasks and responsibilities within the department based on business needs.
What You'll Do - Provide proactive IT Support and network monitoring, performance tuning and testing for potential weakness across multiple secure networks.
- Participate in group design and product recommendations, evaluations, configurations, etc.
- Support of local and wide-area network hardware and software
- Provide after-hours / on-call support duties as required.
- Establish and maintain relationships with service providers and local vendors.
- Create high quality network diagrams and documentation.
What you bring - .Bachelor's degree (Computer Science or Electrical Engineering) or equivalent combination of education and experience. Advanced degree preferred
- 5+ years relevant experience in Information Technology
- Hands-on technical experience in an enterprise network environment, planning, deploying, and supporting route/switch/firewall solutions.
- Experience working with standard cabling technologies such as UTP (5e and 6), Fiber Optic (single mode, multi-mode).
- Ability to rack and stack network devices including cable management in a Data Center / Server Room environment.
- Advanced experience deploying and maintaining small- and large-scale LAN/WAN networks, including wireless networks.
- Experience with network monitoring and management tools including SNMP, Syslog, Netflow, RMON, etc.
- Experience with Layer 2 switching protocols (STP, HSRP, VLAN, etc).
- Experience with Layer 3 routing protocols (OSPF, BGP, EIGRP).
- Advanced experience with Cisco ISE for RADIUS, TACACS, NAC, and connectivity troubleshooting
- Hands-on experience with packet capture and analysis.
- Experience configuring and administering network security related products for software-based micro segmentation, zero trust solutions, Secure Remote Access, DDOS, SIEM, Threat Protection, etc.
- Analytic problem-solving mindset.
- Expert troubleshooting skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Self-motivated, organized, and able to work independently under aggressive timelines.
- ESXi Host/VMware virtual network experience a plus.
- Experience with ITIL, Jira, network automation/scripting a plus.
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About ZT Systems At ZT Systems, you'll get to do work you are proud of alongside smart, passionate people. Every day, there are opportunities to collaborate with the best in the industry to design, build, and deliver impactful solutions to world-class customers. Along the way, you will gain hands-on experience in a face-paced environment that's challenging, rewarding, and career-defining. A culture built around our values we work hard and think fast. We view challenges as opportunities-to do better, push harder, and be faster than we were the day before. When we fail, we learn from it and move on together. And when we succeed, we use the momentum to go even further. We create value with everything we do, building the foundation of today-and transforming the future of tomorrow. Join ZT Systems and help us build technology infrastructure that connects the world.
What We Offer When you join ZT, you'll enjoy a range of world-class, inclusive employee benefits designed to grow with you and our company. From competitive compensation to 401K matching to comprehensive health & wellness programs and tuition reimbursement, ZT Systems offers industry leading benefits packages for eligible employees designed to help you get the most out of life. ZT Group Int'l. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. ZT Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.