Network Engineer

Voted one of Chicago's Best Places to Work by the Chicago Tribune for the sixth year in a row, Clarity Partners is hiring!

Clarity Partners is seeking a Network Engineer local to Chicago, IL. This is a fulltime opportunity on a large-scale client facing project. Seeking candidates flexible to report onsite as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Install, configure, and support data and voice infrastructure, including local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), wireless, microwave, and other network components.
• Install, configure, and maintain networking equipment such as load balancers (Citrix, Barracuda), switches (Cisco) and routers (Cisco, Juniper).
• Maintains network performance by performing regular network monitoring and analysis, and performance tuning; troubleshooting network problems; escalating problems to vendor support.
• Install, configure, and maintain Internet gateway security systems, such as firewall (PaloAlto), VPN concentrators, anti-virus (EDR), and anti-spam devices and services.
• Install, configure, and maintain wide area network (WAN) using VPN, point to point and other network technologies.
• Install, configure, and support of various network and computer systems, including Cisco network equipment, Dell and Cisco UCS servers, Oracle appliance equipment and NetApp storage systems.
• Secures network by developing network access, monitoring, control, and evaluation; maintain and update documentations.

Requirements

Requirements:

• 3 or more years providing similar services or equivalent IT background.
• Knowledge and understanding of storage area networks and technologies (NetApp filers) is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in I.T. or related field, or equivalent in work experience is required.
• Microsoft, Cisco or VMware certification is desirable.