Network Administration at Rose International

***Only qualified Senior Network Administration Engineer candidates located near the Des Moines, IA area to be considered due to the position requiring an onsite presence***

The Senior Network Administration Engineer will support the Client by managing and optimizing the organization’s enterprise networking environment.

Required Skills and Experience:
• Network Fundamentals: Strong knowledge of network switching, routing, IP addressing, and Internet connectivity (10+ years)
• Technical Support: Senior-level technical support experience in a complex enterprise networking environment, including analytical and problem-solving skills (10+ years)
• IP Networking: Thorough working knowledge of IP networking (10+ years)
• Security and Firewall Administration: Experience with security and firewall administration, including data network implementation (10+ years)
• Advanced Diagnostics: Experience with advanced diagnostics equipment and tools, routing protocols, network management tools, remote access, Ethernet, and WAN technologies (7+ years)
• Specific Technologies: Experience with F5 and Visio (2+ years)
• Cloud Technologies: Experience with cloud networking, particularly AWS and Azure (1+ years)

Highly Desired Skills:
• Unix Scripting: Skills in Unix scripting languages such as Perl, Bash, TCL, and URL
• VMware: Experience with VMware implementation and administration

Qualification Insights
• Top Priorities: Emphasis on network architecture and firewall management
• Key Technologies: Predominantly a Cisco environment with some Palo Alto gear and F5
• Cloud Technologies: Ideal candidates will have skills in AWS and Azure cloud networking
• Scripting and VMware: Not required but beneficial; can be learned on the job
• Team Collaboration: Will work closely with the network team
• Current Challenges: Maintaining system uptime, learning the environment, and potentially performing assessments and recommendations
• Upcoming Projects: No specific major projects planned
• Work Details: Some onsite work required. Standard hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, with potential after-hours work likely

This senior-level role is critical in maintaining secure communications, network monitoring, and offering both consulting and architecture services for network infrastructure. The position involves operational support for routers, switches, and firewalls, along with assessing and improving network infrastructure across various executive branch agencies.

Senior Network Administration Engineer Responsibilities:
• Operational Support: Manage routers, switches, and firewalls to ensure security, performance, capacity, and availability of services
• Network Configuration and Maintenance: Configure and maintain secure network infrastructure in accordance with security standards and best practices
• Network Architecture: Provide network architecture support, including infrastructure assessments, creation of logical and conceptual network diagrams, monitoring, analysis, problem resolution, and changes
• Network Security: Manage networks and systems to prevent unauthorized access while ensuring efficient transmission. Perform log management and monitoring
• Firewall Management: Plan, schedule, and implement access through firewalls in line with security standards and best practices
• Incident/Change Management: Adhere to defined incident/change management processes
• Collaboration: Communicate regularly with other technical teams and business owners
• Customer Support: Work with customers to develop testing and implementation schedules as needed
• Documentation: Maintain and update technical documentation of the environment

Benefits:

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Rose International is an Equal Opportunity Employer.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender(expression or identity), national origin, arrest and conviction records, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.Positions located in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California will be administered in accordance with their respective Fair Chance Ordinances.

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Rose International has an official agreement (ID #132522), effective June 30, 2008, with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Employment Verification Program (E-Verify). (Posting required by OCGA 13/10-91.).