Network Administration Professional

Trimble is recruiting for a Network Administrator II to fill an opportunity in Chen Job SummaryThis is an exciting opportunity to be member of Trimble s global corporate networking team The successful candidate will be responsible for independent operations of the companys internal world-wide communications systems including local area networks LANs wide area networks WANs and voice networks A Network Administrator II is an mid level position The successful candidate will act as a Network Operation Center NOC team member for the Trimble Global Network Duties may include installing and configuring equipment resolving user problems via tickets troubleshooting wireless issues The successful candidate will be involved in troubleshooting and maintaining both in-house and vendor network connections including systems monitoring configuring routers switches wireless access points and other devices and technologies as required Also may include coordinating with vendors for installation of such items as direct internet access DIA circuits The successful candidate may also assist with proposal writing and or be responsible for project planning cost analysis and vendor comparisons Occasional travel may be required Key Responsibilities First level escalation for operational support in five key technology concentrations Monitor and maintain Routers including SD-WAN Switches Firewalls WiFI and Cloud Services to include monitoring and operations support for the Trimble Global Network Perform first-line and in depth troubleshooting of network issues Respond to all incidents and outages for critical infrastructure and drive incident resolution Provide first-line and in depth response and escalation for critical operations devices and sites Compliance Monitor and correct compliance issues including Monitor VPN infrastructure Patch and upgrade Perform firmware OS upgrades on routers switches firewalls access points and virtual cloud devices and other devices in accordance with company needs Capacity Planning Review circuits and device capacities and recommend actions to the regional Network Manager Interface with ISP and carriers to install commission test new circuits and or troubleshoot existing circuits Occasional on-call duties - typically two days on call approximately every 8 weeks Assist in maintaining the global network monitoring systems Mentor more junior team members Skills Experience Required Desired Preferred skills are denoted 3 to 5 years experience required with BS BE or BA degree in Computer Science IT Engineering Networking similar field or 4-6 years combination of education training or work experience Must have good written and verbal skills in English This is a team role - Candidate must be a team player and work collaboratively within the team and other teams Proven knowledge of the operations implementation and maintenance of network systems Willingness to learn and continue education On or more of the following certifications Cisco CCNA - Routing and Switching or CCNA - SecurityCisco CCNP Routing and Switching greatly preferredOther industry certifications may be considered in lieu of Cisco certifications Basics knowledge the following technologies Routing Switching NG Firewalls WiFi and Cloud and intermediate knowledge of two of the five listed technologies in design implement troubleshooting capacity is essential experience preferred LAN Switching - Examples include Cisco IOS Nexus VLANs STP RSTP CoS QoS Ether-channel trunking etc Knowledge of Cisco routers and switches is required experience with Dell switches is desired Routing BGP EIGRP HSRP or VRRP PBR Direct Internet Access DIA Point to Point circuits PTP MPLS MetroEthernet etc Next Generation NG Firewalls ACLS Layer 3-7 filtering IPS NAT DMZ etc Wireless Knowledge of wireless solutions 802 11g n ac ax etc and other new emerging standardsCloud Operational Knowledge of AWS Azure or other cloud platforms and servicesVPN Solutions Knowledge of L2L and client access VPN solutions and or dynamic VPN solutions such as ADVPN or DMVPN desiredAuthentication solutions including Cisco ACS RADIUS TACACS Certificates PKI preferred Network troubleshooting using packet capture and analysis using tools such as Wireshark preferred Experience with SolarWinds monitoring solution is preferred Experience with SolarWinds monitoring management products or other monitoring systems preferred Experience with global enterprise networks is preferred Network security experience preferred Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds Core technologies in positioning modeling connectivity and data analytics enable customers to improve productivity quality safety and sustainability From purpose built products to enterprise lifecycle solutions Trimble software hardware and services are transforming a broad range of industries such as agriculture construction geospatial and transportation and logistics Trimble is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race gender age color religion national origin marital status disability sexual orientation status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws or any other protected factor EOE M F V D