Long View. A career that helps you get more out of life.   A Long View career helps you get more out of life. We don’t just say it, we prove it. Every day. We’re proud of our reputation as one of North America’s most dynamic IT providers — and we’re even prouder of our culture that allows our people to live life to its fullest. At Long View, we create an environment of collaboration and support, of innovation and enthusiasm, of inclusion and belonging. As a member of the Long View team, you’ll see how our company’s core pillars — Integrity, Competence, Value, and Fun — resonate through the workplace. And in a recent survey, 89% of Long View team members rated Long View as a good or great place to work! We are seeking a Sr. Network Engineer to work on the Network team for roughly an 8+ month contract!. This team is responsible for collaborating with other team members to maintain the operational integrity of the enterprise network. The responsibilities include network design, standard maintenance, troubleshooting, addressing new requests, and deployment of standardized systems & configurations. In addition, the candidate must demonstrate excellent communication skills when working with other Infrastructure Services teams and the business, including the ability to present technical solutions to non-technical management. This role is onsite based in Houston, Tx. A Day in the Life

Oversee the implementation of complex networks and assume the technical lead for multiple concurrent network projects.

Demonstrate specialized expertise in network design and data center operations.

Provide strategic and tactical direction for advanced network connectivity

Serve as an escalation point and provide technical expertise and diagnosis in resolving complex network problems

Extensive experience and deep knowledge of LAN, Wireless, and SD-WAN networks

Extensive experience and deep understanding of data center networking in a virtualized environment using Cisco Nexus, Cisco UCS, and VMWare

Lead, train, and mentor other Network Engineers

Ensure network stability and performance through operational excellence and proactive maintenance

Troubleshoot network problems; schedule upgrades; perform network analysis, root cause analysis, and optimization

Ensure uptime and monitoring of all corporate network infrastructure and circuits

Manage network upgrades, expansions, and new implementation projects

Respond to tickets promptly and resolve the issue

Deploy standardized systems and configurations as the business requirements evolve

Collaborate on and document standard operating procedures for network support

Participate in on-call rotation with other operations team members

What You Bring:

8+ Years of relevant Network Engineering skills

Network management and monitoring tools (i.e., Riverbed)

Cisco Nexus,Catalyst switches, ISR, ASR routers, and Cradlepoint LTE Routers

Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers , Wireless Access Points, and ISE

Routing – BGP, OSPF, HSRP, DNS, DHCP, and IPAM

Switching – VLANs, rapid-PVST+, VPC

IPSec, DMVPN, SD-WAN, and SD-Access technologies

Why Work at Long View:

Why Work at Long View?

Great People and Culture

Career Growth – Permanent staff positions, paid training, career life planning, and relocation and travel opportunities

Interesting Work – Be part of exciting projects while accessing all the latest technologies

Fun is one of our core values