Senior Network Engineer

Company Description

NetCraftsmen, a BlueAlly company, is a consulting and managed services firm dedicated to delivering quality work and continuous improvement.  Our vision is to be nationally recognized as the most trusted adviser for the full life cycle of collaborative network solutions. Through the Craftsmen Assurance® process, our customers Rest Assured ℠ we will achieve sustainable success through integrity, innovation, and teamwork.  

The team has multi-vendor consulting expertise in network security, high-end routing, network design, switching, Unified Communications, cloud/virtualization, QoS, MPLS, video, network management, IP multicast, educational courseware development, and other areas.  We are committed to continued training and certification and our outstanding culture and commitment to employee success has led us to regularly be finalists in the Baltimore Business Journal's "Best Places to Work"  - Come see why! 

Why become a NetCraftsmen?

• We are a company of high achievers who learn from each other and support each other's growth and success
• We offer a competitive salary plus an excellent benefits package including self-directed PTO and a matching 401(k) with the employer component IMMEDIATELY vested
• We offer a minimum of 2 weeks and corresponding budget per engineer per year (pro-rated) for professional development/certification AND the time necessary to hit your training/cert goals
• We are NOT a body shop. We hire full-time direct hire specialists with a driving thirst to learn and improve.
• See our reviews on Indeed and GlassDoor for validation. If this appeals to you, we are looking to introduce our unique company to high achieving senior network engineers and up and coming stars.

Job Description

In this role you will lead project-based consulting with various customers to design, implement, and support mid to large enterprise network infrastructures.

In this role, you will:

• Assess, design, implement, troubleshoot, and document client networks and related systems.
• Develop both high-level and detailed implementation and test plans for technologies related to enterprise networks.
• Provide knowledge transfer and informal training to clients.
• Lead a technical team and present to clients and stakeholders.

Qualifications

Required background for our Network Engineer 

• Open to a full-time direct hire role. Some federal government clients require US Citizenship to access their locations, so citizenship is a must.
• This is a full-time direct hire role and would require occasional travel to Baltimore Maryland to meet with the client, so you must be in an area easily commutable to Baltimore OR be willing to self-relocate.
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or CCNP level expertise in Enterprise Infrastructure (formerly Route/Switch), Security, Data Center or Service Provider.
• Four or more years of experience in the design of large enterprise networks
• Good understanding and practical experience with routing protocols (EIGRP, OSFP, and BGP).
• Good understanding and practical experience with switching technologies (Spanning tree, EtherChannel, Port Security, 802.1X, MAB).
• Comfortable with Data Center virtualization technologies such as VXLAN and Nexus Data Center Fabric Controller (NDFC).
• Familiarity with Virtual Private Network (VPN) and firewall technologies (Cisco, Palo Alto, Juniper, Check Point, etc).
• Must be able to work with end-users, communicate clearly and meet deadlines.

Additional Information

NetCraftsmen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.