Network Consulting Engineer - II (only W2 folks)

Location:Dfw Airport-TX-USA The engineer will perform pro-active work within the environment to maintain best practices and keep a steady state. The engineer will be responsible for establishing standards and best practices for network systems. The engineer will serve as the highest escalation point within the support team for network systems. This will include troubleshooting and resolution of re-active incidents as well as root cause determination analysis for customer incidents. The engineer must possess a high technical aptitude and be able to logically step through a problem even when dealing with unfamiliar environments and products. The engineer will be available for escalations during and after regular business hours. They will communicate with service managers and customers as needed regarding incidents and changes. The network engineer must be able to communicate well in written and verbal forms.  Qualified candidates MUST possess the following:  • 8+ years of network experience with Cisco firewalls, routers and switches.  • 4+ years of experience with hardware load balancer administration and support.  • Expert level understanding and experience with routing and switching technologies.  • Expert level understanding and experience with 802.1q, STP, RSTP, MSTP, VLAN, MPLS  • Expert level knowledge of firewall management, preferably with Cisco PIX/ASA firewalls and/or Citrix NetScaler Load Balancers and the technologies.  • Expert level understanding and experience with IPSEC VPN(s) tunnels.  • Expert TCP/IP packet analysis, using Wireshark or raw packet captures using tcpdump.  • Exceptional analytical and problem solving skills, with logical problem solving from Layer 1 through Layer 7 of the OSI model.  • Strong understanding of troubleshooting techniques.  • Exhibits mature organization and time management skills.  US Citizen ONLY  Finger Print Required  Security Clearance required or the ability to get cleared. Vivek Salvatore vivek.salvatore(@)americanetworks.com (973) 582-3458