Lead Network Engineer at Huxley Associates
Elmwood Park, IL 60707
About the Job
I am currently partnered with a well-established Financial Services firm hiring for a Lead Network Engineer
This a permanent direct-hire hybrid position.ResponsibilitiesDesign, deploy, support and maintain mixed vendor network infrastructureAssist staff with problem solving and escalation proceduresUnderstand and follow operational policies/procedures and promote adherence to sameProvide technical knowledge needed to ensure safe, effective, and efficient changes to the network infrastructureAssist with development of policies and procedures for maintaining network infrastructureCollaborate and work closely with all other IT teamsLead Incident investigations, diagnosis, and service restoration and always give priority to the resolution of incidentsProvide consultation (trouble-shooting, designing, on-boarding, risk mitigation, operational improvement) for areas of domain strengthInformal Trainer to Level II; ensures Level II skills are constantly growing through support and guidance.Participation in 24/7 on-call rotation if neededAdvanced knowledge of Cisco, Juniper, Arista and other vendor equipment and configurationAdvanced knowledge and experience with Routing Protocols (BGP, RIP, OSPF, etc)Strong experience in MPLS and Traffic Engineering10+ years' experience hands on support and troubleshooting of networks6+ years' experience with design and implementation on complex networksUnderstanding of network management, security and monitoringExcellent writing and documentation skillsExcellent customer service attitudeAbility to operate effectively and professionally under pressureExperience working on financial and HFT networksStrong experience in Multicast in switched and routed networksExpert level network certifications: CCIE, JNCIE
Etc.F5, Checkpoint, or Palo Alto advanced certificationAutomation and scripting experienceUnix/Linux system administrationRunning and analyzing sniffer traces with deep TCP/IP protocol understanding.Ability to grasp very complex architectural conceptsMaster's Degree in Computer Engineering or related field preferred but not neededThis role offers work from home flexibility of one day per week.EOE Statement: Specialist Staffing Group 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, disability, or veteran status
To find out more about Huxley, please visit
This a permanent direct-hire hybrid position.ResponsibilitiesDesign, deploy, support and maintain mixed vendor network infrastructureAssist staff with problem solving and escalation proceduresUnderstand and follow operational policies/procedures and promote adherence to sameProvide technical knowledge needed to ensure safe, effective, and efficient changes to the network infrastructureAssist with development of policies and procedures for maintaining network infrastructureCollaborate and work closely with all other IT teamsLead Incident investigations, diagnosis, and service restoration and always give priority to the resolution of incidentsProvide consultation (trouble-shooting, designing, on-boarding, risk mitigation, operational improvement) for areas of domain strengthInformal Trainer to Level II; ensures Level II skills are constantly growing through support and guidance.Participation in 24/7 on-call rotation if neededAdvanced knowledge of Cisco, Juniper, Arista and other vendor equipment and configurationAdvanced knowledge and experience with Routing Protocols (BGP, RIP, OSPF, etc)Strong experience in MPLS and Traffic Engineering10+ years' experience hands on support and troubleshooting of networks6+ years' experience with design and implementation on complex networksUnderstanding of network management, security and monitoringExcellent writing and documentation skillsExcellent customer service attitudeAbility to operate effectively and professionally under pressureExperience working on financial and HFT networksStrong experience in Multicast in switched and routed networksExpert level network certifications: CCIE, JNCIE
Etc.F5, Checkpoint, or Palo Alto advanced certificationAutomation and scripting experienceUnix/Linux system administrationRunning and analyzing sniffer traces with deep TCP/IP protocol understanding.Ability to grasp very complex architectural conceptsMaster's Degree in Computer Engineering or related field preferred but not neededThis role offers work from home flexibility of one day per week.EOE Statement: Specialist Staffing Group 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, disability, or veteran status
To find out more about Huxley, please visit
