Title:  Senior Network Engineer
Location:  Irving, TX 75039 (Onsite 5 days/week)
Duration:  Direct Hire
Compensation:  $150K – $170K
Work Requirements:  US Citizen, GC Holders or Authorized to Work in the U.S.
Skillset / Experience:
Seeking a highly skilled, adaptable, focused, and driven Senior Network Engineer with expertise in datacenter environments.  Ideal candidate is a talented professional with an excellent background in networking, routing, private cloud, security, and WAN technologies who can be a subject matter expert.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and manage complex network solutions in a multivendor solution stack including routing, access layer switching, and datacenter switching in a mixed Cisco, Arista, firewalls with a focus on Palo Alto and Fortinet, WAN circuits including dedicated cloud access technologies, WAN and general network optimization technologies to enable international collaboration.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to gather and understand business
• requirements, translating them into solutions to accomplish company objectives.
• Architect and support varied environments, ensuring seamless integration of networking assets to deliver high-performance and reliable services. Must have the ability to step back and observe the bigger picture in order to design solutions that consider impacts beyond the physical network.
• Participate in the implementation and maintaining of network security measures, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, access controls, and encryption, to safeguard sensitive data and ensure compliance with industry standards.
• Monitor network performance, proactively identify issues, and provide rapid resolution to maintain optimal network functionality.
• Stay current with emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices to continuously improve and innovate.
• Participate in researching and evaluating new technologies.
• Document network configurations, processes, and procedures to facilitate knowledge sharing and provide reference materials for future initiatives.
• Participate in an on-call rotation for network support and incident response.

Requirements:

• Minimum 6 years network experience in a datacenter context.
• Demonstrable experience, adaptability, and resilience is required.
• Must be able to hit the ground running on a large-scale initiative including project planning, participate in ongoing discussions, quoting, capacity planning, future maintenance planning, and implementation.
• Strong demonstrable understanding of high throughput datacenter, private cloud, and HPC environments leveraging, but not limited to: Cisco, Arista for switching, interconnects, and routing; Palo Alto and Fortinet high throughput firewalls; WAN and dedicated private cloud connectivity including the routing knowledge to support it including eBGP, iBGP, OSPF and etc.
• Proficiency with Meraki cloud-managed networking solutions.
• Excellent soft skills to enable communication with all parties including experts, project management, senior management, and non-technical end users.
• Self-starter mentality and the ability to function equally well as an individual or as part of a team to accomplish goals.
• Solid understanding of firewalling principles, network security best practices, and encryption methods.
• Familiarity with network automation and orchestration tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Terraform) for efficient management.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to diagnose and resolve complex network issues.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Proven track record of successfully delivering network projects on time and within budget.

About INSPYR Solutions
Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our clients' business objectives and cultural needs. Our solutions are tailored to each client and include a wide variety of professional services, project, and talent solutions. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions to the right opportunities. Learn more about us at inspyrsolutions.com.

INSPYR Solutions provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, INSPYR Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

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