Network Consultant W2 Contract
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Job Location:
Peoria, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Role Type: W2 Contract
Work Status: US Citizen Green Card Holder
Start: Immediate
Contract Type: 20hrs/week
Hourly: up to $70/hr.
Travel: up to 20%
What Youll Do
As Network Consultant you will work in our Professional Services organization as part of a multi-disciplinary consulting practice that delivers solutions using a wide variety of technologies and solutions including: SDWAN SDDC Overlay network topologies traditional 3-tier network topologies Public cloud interconnects and topology design and Network Security design and implementations.
- Develop and deliver technology solutions for customers with an exceptionally high focus on quality.
- Work closely with other Burwood Group project team members.
- Build strong and continuous relationships with our clients becoming their go-to advisor.
- Provide training and knowledge transfer to clients to ensure they can successfully maintain solutions post-implementation.
- Act as a mentor and provide technical guidance to peers.
- Stay current on market trends technologies and best practices
Qualifications :
Who You Are
- Over 5 years of technical delivery and enterprise architecture experience preferably within a Fortune 1000 company or consulting organization.
- Strong understanding of network architectures solutions processes frameworks and core components.
- Demonstrated ability to engage in analytical and consultative conversations identifying and solving complex customer problems.
- Passion for technology with a habit of staying current on market trends solution insights and vendor roadmaps.
- Experience collaborating with project managers to establish project plans and leading technical teams to successful delivery in customer environments.
- Skilled at engaging with CxO Director and Manager-level stakeholders while also managing day-to-day project tasks.
- Proven track record of exceeding customer expectations and proactively anticipating client needs.
- Adaptable to fast-paced sales-driven and quality-focused delivery models; able to work effectively in team-based and self-managed environments.
- Excellent written and verbal presentation skills across in-person phone and email interactions.
- Highly accountable and responsible with a commitment to delivering quality outcomes.
- Passionate about technology and committed to continuous learning.
- Willingness to travel onsite for customer engagements.
The Tech Stuff
- Solid Requirement: Proven experience designing developing and managing HPE Aruba ClearPass policies including role-based access control (RBAC) authentication and enforcement profiles.
- In-depth knowledge of networking principles routing/switching and protocols (e.g. BGP EIGRP).
- Strong understanding of WAN network strategies and circuits such as MPLS Metro-E and Dark Fiber.
Nice to Have:
- Strong experience with firewalls preferably Palo Alto.
- Deep experience with Cisco networking products and competitor solutions.
- Familiarity with network analysis tools such as LiveAction or SolarWinds.
- Solid grasp of disaster recovery (DR) strategies and design.
- Ability to mentor and develop junior network engineers.
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) required; Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) preferred.
Candidates with the following skills are a plus:
- Wireless products from Cisco or Aruba
- Cisco ISE or Aruba Clearpass
- Any of CCIE R/S ACMX or ACDX
- CCNP Security certification
- Palo Alto PCSNE certification
Additional Information :
The PERKS
If you ask any of our employees here at Burwood what we love the top answer is always the same: our culture. Our employees are driven innovative fun-loving and always willing to addition to that Burwood also offers some fantastic benefits:
- Generous vacation policy
- 401(k) and Roth 401(k) savings plan complete with a company match
- Health dental and vision insurance
- Life and accident insurance
- Short and Long-Term Disability coverage
- Mental wellness programs
- Flexible spending accounts for pre-tax healthcare and transit/parking expenses
- Learning opportunities in support of career development
- Access to financial planning expertise
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
We are not intent on being the largest company but rather the best. These are the words we live by. This means we welcome all the best talent - regardless of gender race ethnicity sexual orientation disability religion and age.
Being open to all cultural backgrounds life experiences thoughts and ideas not only strengthens company culture but also encourages different-in-kind thinking and promotes economic success.
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Contract
Key Skills
- EIGRP
- Load Balancing
- Routing Protocols
- Network security
- BGP
- LAN
- Computer Networking
- OSPF
- WAN
- Juniper
- MPLS
- SSL
About Company
Who We AreBurwood Group is not your average technology consulting firm. We are an innovative, culture-driven, industry leader and we are growing our team by leaps and bounds. Founded in 1997 in Chicago (and still headquartered here), we've grown to be a 200+ employee firm with people ... View more
