Senior Network Engineer - Contract

Senior Network Engineer Duration: Long Term Contract Location: Getzville NY – Onsite Note: should be expertise in NOC and Operation and should have active Certificate with CCNA, CCNP   Job Description: As a Network Operations Engineer, you will: •             Provide 1st/2nd line technical support & incident management, monitoring for circuits and hardware. Report and track carrier issues, hardware RMA’s etc. •             Manage operational network maintenance activities and implement changes •             Provide monitoring & fault management and remediation of alerts. Tuning & optimization of monitoring systems •             Assist with root cause analysis of incidents •             Assist with periodic network reviews and analysis •             Help with establishment of operational procedures & support documentation •             Review, track and update network operations policies, standards and documentation •             Assist with development of the network management platform adoption, configuration and tuning •             Complete Daily network checks and operational handover duties •             Participate in shift rotation coverage What You'll Need: •             10+ years’ experience in IT infrastructure operations/support role •             Knowledge of network routing and switching technologies and routing protocols •             Experience with various Cisco equipment (routers, switches) •             Experience with Checkpoint, Cisco firewalls, load balancers and WAN accelerators is desirable •             Experience in scripting and programming skills (Python, Ansible, Terraform) is desirable •             Formal technical certification such as CCNA/CCNP