Cisco Lead Engineer

Loading... We are not accepting resumes from third parties and sponsorships are not provided for this role. This position also requires the employee to be on-site. We’re seeking a CISCO Lead Engineer for Louisville, KY. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSPerforms IP Subnetting, Subnet planning, allocation and distribution and IP address allocationsPerforms occasional network maintenance on site in Data Center locations.Good collaboration skills are a must as the team works very closely on a daily basis.Maintains configuration templatesFollows change management policies to implement changes.Project management skillsInstalls current network operating system on new or existing network devices and/or installs communication equipment including routers and switches.Installs software on networking devices.Provides phone support to employees or customers relative to networking technology.Analyzes network topologies to determine potential issues and makes suggestions for recommended changes.Assists with the preparation of network assessments and certifications.Additional essential functions for network installations at a customer site:Installs current network operating server software on new or existing server-class hardware and/or installs communication equipment including routers, terminal servers, switches and firewalls.Installs supporting applications and peripherals on the above mentioned servers including tape backup hardware and software, email software, anti-virus software, etc. and/or implement technologies.Installs user workstation hardware, operating software and various application software and/or pre-configured equipment.Configures user IDs and customer-specific settings on servers and transfers data from the old environment to the new environment.Corresponds with customer and other divisions within the company to insure all customer concerns and issues are resolved in a timely manner.Assists Sales by analyzing customer requirements and recommending appropriate products and services.Prepares statements of work relative to upcoming network installations and general preparations for installations. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSMust have a minimum of 5 years of Network Engineering.Must have experience with Cisco route/switch.Must be able to travel up to 25% for network onsite maintenance or to attend additional team meetings / training.Must be able to participate on a on-call rotation that is once every 8 weeks and this can vary based on business needs.Must have an active CCNA route/switch certification PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSArista: ACE – A / CCNP Route/Switch or Data Center certificationsExperience working in a data center switching enviormentCisco ACI Experience or equivalent SDN architectureJSON and/or XML scripting experience