NETWORK ENGINEER

Senior Network Engineerfor Atos Public Safety'sNext-Generation 9-1-1 solution(NG9-1-1).

Job Description

Atos Public Safetysolutions and serviceswith afocus on Public Safety agencies. As a trusted partner with wide ranging service capabilities,APShelps clients transform and succeed in challenging circumstances. The diversity and breadth of the entireAPSportfolio of research, consulting, solutions, services,systemsand software, uniquely distinguishesAPSfrom other companies in the industry.

Role & responsibilities:

As aSenior Network Engineerwith anin-depth knowledge of security requirements for deploying voice solutions in the field.Experience configuring Cisco Routers,Switches, SDWAN and VXLANto predefined standards in a voice environmentensuringan99.999%uptime. Experienced in the operational network/voice environment and using high-level functional voice systems analysis, design, integration, documentation, and implementation methodologies on complex problems.

In addition,your duties will consist of:

• Knowledge of the NG911 topology and associated equipment

• Participatinginnetwork planning,engineering,and architecture processes.

• Produce and/ormaintaintechnical and procedural documentation as directed.

• Provide 2ndor 3rdlevel support on incidents and servicerequests.

• Deploy, configure networkdevicesbased on designsand standards provided.

• Maximize network performanceand availabilityby monitoring performance; troubleshooting network problems and outages; scheduling upgrades; collaborating with network architects on network optimization.

• Secure networksystembyestablishingand enforcing policies.

Skills Required

• Possess in-depth knowledge and experience with the following platformsin IPv4 and IPv6 environments:

• CiscoSD-WAN

• Versa

• Cisco ISR and ASR Routing platforms

• Cisco Nexus9KSwitching.

• Cisco Catalyst Switching

• Cisco NG Firewalls

• Cisco ASA Firewalls

• VXLAN

• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex network issuesin a timely manner.

• Ensure high availability of network services through redundancy, failover configurations, and proactive maintenance.

• Coordinate activities among multiple groups to ensure 99.999% uptime for the organization.

• Provide on-call technical support after hours and on weekends as needed.

• Document designs and policies associated with networks andmaintainproper documentation of systems configurations.

• Experience with Virtualized Networks (VMware, Google Cloud Platform, Azure Cloud Platform)

• Ability to work as a part of adistributedteam, despite the diversity (cultural,geographicand other differences)

• Participate in on-call schedule and, whenrequired, work outside of normal business hours during planned maintenance windows.

• Lead network-related projects, from concept to deployment, ensuring milestones and deliverables are met.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and provide recommendations for network improvements.

• Implement and enforce network security protocols, including firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and encryption standards.

• Monitor forvulnerabilities and apply patches, updates, or changes to mitigate risks.

• Ensure compliance with organizational policies and regulatory standards.

• Understanding and knowledge ofsecurityNIST, CIS,or NENA

• Managing and working with other Managed Service Providers such as Lumen Versa.

• Possess clear and effective communication skills (oral and written English)

• Excellent email and telephone etiquette

• 10 yearsdemonstratedexperienceinnetworkengineering, implementing, andmaintaininggeographically dispersed networks.

• 5 years of network security experience (Firewalls, security tools, threat mitigation, etc.).

• Demonstrates ability to advance technologies, processes, and practices inareaof specialization or discipline.

• Desirable:PossessCiscoCCNP,CCIE, Securityand/or SDWANcertification or equivalentexperience

• Desirable: Azure, GCP and/or VMware Certification

• Desirable:NG 9-1-1 networking or carrier grade voicenetworking