Technical Engineer | WAN (27241)

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Job Title: Technical Engineer

Location : Hartford, CT

Duration : 6 month contract to hire

Pay : $45 - $55 per hour depending on experience | W2 only

Project:

Support connectivity and updates in field offices

Typical Duties:

• Work with circuit vendors-AT&T, Verizon, etc.
• Support point to point, experience with firewall systems is helpful
• Support transitioning to one internet provider in field offices

What You'll Do:

• Responsible for design, engineering, configuration, analysis, and troubleshooting of the company’s cloud and on-prem network infrastructure and services. This includes switches, routers, firewalls, SDWAN, WAN protocols, and dynamic routing.

• Responsible for the implementation of network solutions in any of the following environments to support business applications: Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), Global Wide Area Network, Core Data Center Network, Remote/Campus/Offshore Offices, Internet/DMZ, Business to Business connections

• Ensure that industry best practices and methodologies are applied to design, deployment and operations of infrastructure technology

• Develops tactics and operational plans in alignment with strategic objectives for assigned technologies and projects

• Maintain detailed documentation of IT infrastructure

• Drives the execution of departmental and corporate programs

• Maintain quality and reliability of our network while developing innovative ways to automate

• Ensure a high level of availability for network services, monitoring existing hardware/software, network performance and provide prompt response to issues

• Build, leverage, and maintain alliances across technical and business communities to achieve efficient and effective results

• Collaborate with customer and peers to proactively identify potential issues and areas of improvement in existing network environment

• Provide third level of support with troubleshooting issues affecting our network

• Contribute to research, evaluation and recommendations of new technologies or redesign of existing solutions

• Gaining industry experience and exposure to seed new ideas with respect to the company’s best interests

• Present findings, updates and recommendations to all levels of management, up to and including C level executives

• Evaluates systems specifications regarding customer requirements, transforming specifications into cost-effective, technically correct solutions.

• Prioritizes work and manages projects within established budget objectives and customer priorities.

• Responsible for establishing and managing to established quality control and security protocols.

• Provides the division, department and business area management with timely and accurate information regarding the status and performance of the assigned project(s).

• Leverages technology to develop, redesign and/or implement optimal technology solutions.

• Multi-tasks, prioritizes according to business priorities and production availability requirements.

• Other duties as assigned