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Southern Research · 19 hours ago

Network Engineer

Birmingham, AL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Southern Research is an innovative organization dedicated to translating science into real-world solutions since 1941. They are seeking a Network Engineer responsible for managing the network infrastructure, including architecture, implementation, and support of production LAN/WAN and Telecommunications infrastructure. The role involves designing complex networking, capacity planning, and supporting daily operational networking activities.

BiotechnologyLife ScienceOncology

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design, setup and configure complex networking that supports open or secured access and the ability to support voice and video applications

Ability to gather complex network requirements to be used in creating highly resilient and scalable network designs

Capacity planning and performance tuning of enterprise-level systems/network infrastructures

Align systems/network infrastructure goals to organization needs

Ability to conduct in-depth research into issues and technologies as required and recommend preferred hardware and/or solutions

Document detailed design documents such as Visio diagrams, architecture definition documents, IP allocations, device descriptions and narratives describing the function of the design

Assist in the design of multi-server environments including IP address schemes, DNS, WINS, Ether-Channel (Bonding), etc

Configuring and installing client and server network software for upgrading and maintaining network and telecommunication systems

Maintaining multi-site network operations and software applications, operating systems, and regular maintenance with both private and public facilities

Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment, and use experience and judgment to accomplish goals

Engage with vendors to procure hardware and provision telecommunication WAN circuits

Managing assigned projects and program components to deliver services in accordance with business objectives

Provide mentorship by sharing knowledge and building redundancy within the team

Lead and/or assist in technology evaluations, proof-of-concept, and implementations

Work across teams to assist in determining strategic direction to enable business goals

Support daily operational networking activities as needed

Qualification

Network designWAN/LAN implementationEnterprise network technologiesTCP/IP masteryCisco Certified Network ProfessionalCCNA certificationITIL knowledgeProject management skillsCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

US Citizenship

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, Information Technology or related discipline

5+ years of experience as a Network Engineer designing and implementing medium-to-large scale WAN/LAN networks

5+ years of extensive knowledge of enterprise network technologies, including but not limited to core switching, firewalls, edge and core routing, wireless, VLANS, DMZs, IDS/IPS, network load balancing, VPN, etc

Mastery of TCP/IP, IP Security protocols (IPSec, SSL, TLS)