Lead Network Engineer - W2 ONLY

<p><b data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">W2 ONLY</b></p> <p> </p> <p><b>Job Title:</b> Lead Network Engineer</p> <p><b>Position:</b> Contract <b>12+Months</b> Possible extension</p> <p><b>Location</b>: Holyoke, Massachusetts, 3 days they must be at on-site (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday)</p> <p><b> </b></p> <p><b>Job Description:</b></p> <ul> <li>Experience leveraging <b>Ansible, Terraform </b>and <b>GitOps </b>for Configuration Management and related workflows</li> <li>Knowledge of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), <b>Palo Alto Prisma Cloud, Prisma Cloud for AWS</b>.</li> <li>Demonstrated experience integrating corporate networks, including point-to-point/VPN, with<b> AWS as well as AWS via Direct Connec</b>t.</li> <li>Demonstrated experience working with Internal/External BGP enterprise deployments</li> <li>Experience working with wavelength-division multiplexing technologies</li> <li>Excellent analytical, problem-solving, writing, documentation and customer service skills.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><b>Primary Responsibilities</b></p> <ul> <li>Provide network expertise on projects as a <b>Lead Network Engineer</b> to architect, document, implement and oversee key IT initiatives, across multiple regions, data centers and mixed vendor technologies.</li> <li>Assess organizational needs and make recommendations to influence the technical direction of the team and organization, promoting efficiency, reliability, excellence, and continuous improvement</li> <li>Manage network policy changes using change management workflows and GitOps</li> <li>Lead incident investigations, diagnosis and service restoration of emerging network issues.</li> <li>Conduct reviews of network systems to proactively identify problems and design, pitch, implement, and lead technical solutions</li> <li>Consider Application state in relation to network infrastructure, while being able to advocate and explain mission to various levels of technical audiences.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><b>Minimum Requirements / Education</b></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor degree in Information Technology related field of study with a network engineering focus, or equivalent experience.</li> <li>One or more relevant certifications such as <b>CCNP and/or AWS Certified Advanced Networking</b></li> <li>Knowledge of IPv6 concepts and methods of deployment</li> </ul>