Sr. Network Engineer Architect

Reference Code: 08-05358 6Industry: Information TechnologyJob Type: Contract to PermanentJob Length: right to hireJob Location: Santa Clara, CA 95050Education Level: Bachelor's Degree Send Us Your Resume apply online with an already posted resume Apply Online TAC Worldwide Companies' contractors are our greatest assets. We are proud of the breadth and depth of our workforce and their unique skills and abilities and we are committed to providing them with challenging and rewarding positions. TWC will work with you to help identify the contract or permanent opportunity that best suits your career goals. Sr. Network Engineer Architect Our Santa Ana client has an immediate need for a Sr. Network Engineer/Architect to provide Enterprise Architectural solution/support.   Strongly prefer a qualified individual with a Bachelor's degree in related area and have at least 8 years of experience in the field; comprehensive knowledge of virtual server, tape and storage systems, and Windows experience; outstanding written and verbal communication; and be willing to work additional hours and weekends as required. Individual will have excellent documentation skills including advanced engineer problem solving skills.  HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE - STRONGLY PREFER THE ABILITY TO DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOLLOWING SKILLS:   LAN/WAN Architecture, which includes DSL, IGRP, ISP, WAN backbone design, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VLan, Spanning tree, and Frame Relay architectures (8 - 10 years); Routing and Switching, including OSPF, EIGRP, RIP, VRRP, HSRP, VLan's, Tunneling, Spanning tree, Trunking, Frame Relay, Multicasting, ISDN, MPLS. Must know TCP/IP in depth. Must be able to routinely perform extensive and effective troubleshooting practices (8 - 10 years); Networking Equipment: Cisco routers (2500, 2600, 7200, and 7500); Foundry switches, routers, and load balancers; Juniper routers; Sniffer analyzer tools (8 - 10 years); LAN/WAN Technologies: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, GigE, Fast Ether channel, POS, Frame Relay, ATM (8 - 10 years); Network Security Design, including extensive experience in ACLs, SNMP Management, Security Management/Access SSH/ SSL/ HTTPS (5 years); Network Management Systems: Network sniffers; Solar Winds (5 years); Design Capabilities, including configuring Juniper, Foundry and Cisco routers and switches for testing architecture implementations in a lab scenario. Ability to configure other vendor's hardware is a plus (5 years); SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION: Web, IIS, Linux, SQL, Citrix, Vmware, Messaging, SAN. TCP/IP  -Strong hands-on experience and a subject matter expert in TCP/IP with the ability to quickly troubleshoot problems using sniffer tools, CLI, etc. Extensive knowledge of packets; Routers & Switches - Strong fluency in implementing, monitoring, managing, and troubleshooting switches and routers in general using IEEE standards; Routing Protocols - IEEE standard routing protocols. Vendor specific is a plus; Network Design - Strong fluency to design, configure, monitor, maintain, and extensively troubleshoot any router and switch; VoIP - Strongly prefer real-time VoIP experience, integrating voice and data from the ground up.  DESIRED: Experience with full scope integration; CISSP - An engineer who understands security with a CISSP.    To view additional job opportunities with TAC Worldwide Companies, please visit us at www.tacworldwide.com