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Job Description: Senior IT Network / Security Engineer

 

Job Description:

Provide billable consulting services to Colorado client base. Work in tandem with Account Managers to understand client business and technical objectives and deliver IT network and security infrastructure solutions that meet or exceed expectations. Work in a diverse, challenging environment where you use a thorough understanding of the interactions between infrastructure components. Design, optimize and troubleshoot deployments of networking and security for on-prem, hybrid cloud and cloud environments. 

Duties Include:

Become a highly utilized consultant by providing outstanding technical skills that bring excellent value to clients. Evolve to where you become an integral part of clients’ IT staff and become a trusted advisor. Develop content for Statements of Work network and security infrastructure consulting projects and deliver services per the Statement of Work. Ensure clear communications during all phases of the project with clients and sales personnel. Maintain and build technical expertise through training, teaming with other engineers and expanding your scope of skills.

 

Become or maintain subject matter expertise in the product areas for which you are assigned. Work with sales staff to develop new business and expand existing business. Be eager to expand your knowledge of other infrastructure disciplines by teaming on projects with engineering staff and through professional training. Develop strong vendor relationships by becoming technically excellent in your understanding of their products and how to position and integrate those products in client environments. Assist in the development, monitoring and management of Managed Services offerings.

 

Skills Required:

10-12 years of IT networking, security, compute and storage experience. This knowledge may have come from a tier 2 or 3 engineer role or similar position 

- Solid knowledge of TCP/IP stack and networking protocols that include OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, MPLS or others

- Architect, deploy, manage, document and monitor networks which include switches, routers, VPNs, remote access, SD-WAN and security devices including firewalls, IDS, A/V, SIEM and other security or network components. 

- Broad experience in multiple security and networking products (Cisco, Palo Alto, Ruckus, Check Point or Fortinet) and monitoring tools (SolarWinds, LogicMonitor, PRTG and/or other)

- Excellent listening and communication skills with an ability to work with a wide range of personalities and varying degrees of technical expertise and management levels.

- Strong attention to detail with an analytical mind and outstanding problem-solving skills.

 

About The Root Group:

The Root Group is a locally owned IT solution provider / reseller that has been in business for over 35 years that focuses on commercial IT infrastructure and renewable energy sites (solar, battery, wind). We provide a full line of professional services and products for the design, implementation, management and support of IT infrastructure. Each Root Group engineer has many years of tenure at the company and our work environment provides a rewarding level of autonomy and collaboration to rapidly grow your knowledge in all phases of IT infrastructure. Our clients regularly recognize the high level of technical skills and professionalism that each engineer brings an engagement. The Root Group offers a competitive compensation and benefits plan and you will become an integral part of a great team in which you make a significant impact on the company’s success!

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