Network Analyst

Job Details:

Job Title: Network Analyst

Location: White Plains, NY

Duration: 12 Months

Pay rate range: $60.00 - $65.00/Hour on W2.

Work Schedule

Onsite Monday through Friday 7.5-hour workday with .5-hour unpaid lunch, Paid for time worked only

Project Overview:

IT Network Services team has several Digitization projects and work efforts in 2023 including, but not limited to: Digital Worker Connect (DW Connect) Communications Back Bone Project Core IT infrastructure LEM Company Cloud migration activities Upgrade Operations Turrets & Call manager BAU activities including the IT Switch Refresh and Patch management.

Job Functions & Responsibilities:

• Provides technical expertise at the highest level. Responsible for high- and low-level network planning, design and optimization.
• Develop strategies and directions for network solutions using current and emerging technologies.
• Develop, implement, and enforce corporate policies, standards, and guidelines that are aligned with the company's strategic business objectives as they pertain to the Corporate Network.
• Translate business requirements into network or process designs.
• Plan and recommend network hardware, systems management software and architecture.
• Builds, configures, and maintains network switches, routers, load balancers and various voice appliances.
• Monitors network performance, ensures capacity planning is performed and is proactive in assessing and making recommendations for improvement.
• Applies continuous improvement techniques to ensure the network infrastructure attains maximum performance, security and availability.
• Must ensure that the network environment maintains appropriate recovery, and redundancy issues are addressed.
• Is able to appropriately prioritize network faults, then diagnose and resolve problems in the shortest possible time all while under pressure from the various other impacted business groups.
• Provide design, implementation, and operational support for the Company Cisco VoIP telephony systems.
• Coordinate with sites to provide technician training for new hardware. Is responsible for the daily monitoring and management of IP network appliances.
• Develops and follows procedures to handle network fault events.
• Perform system-wide/cross functional team management.
• Plan and manage small to large scale projects. Maintain all documentation regarding network infrastructure.
• Responsible for solving highly technical and complex network related issues.

Skills:

• Competent in networks, firewalls, routers, load balancers, Microsoft Windows, and Linux Operating System environments.
• Good knowledge of Cisco CUCM and VoIP administration and maintenance.
• Good knowledge of F5 LTM Load Balancer administration and maintenance.
• Expert knowledge of AWS and Azure Cloud networking components. Expert Knowledge of CISCO WLC environment including 5500,2504,9800 WLC Expert knowledge in design and implementation of highly complex networks.
• Expert knowledge of Cisco IOS, Nexus OS, Cisco switches, and routers. Expert knowledge of WANs, LANs, Internet, Intranets, and protocols.
• Expert knowledge of network standards and best practices found throughout both the public and private sectors.
• Must be able to understand the risks of network maintenance outages, and the consequences of such action.
• Must keep abreast of technological changes in the network and videoconferencing arena, and stay technically focused while being challenged with staffing and personnel related issues.

Education & Certifications:

• Industry training and certifications directly correlating with company’s infrastructure (i.e. CCNP, AWS cloud practitioner, F5 201/301 etc.).
• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in a computer science, engineering, or related technical or business discipline.
• Minimum 5 years quality technical experience (or a minimum of 10 years of directly related experience for non-degree holders).