WLAN Network Engineer

2 year contract for a WLAN Network Engineer role with a leading client in Peoria/Mossville, IL. APPLY NOW!

Title: Network Engineer 4

Location: Mossville, IL

Workplace type: 100% onsite (M-F, 40 hour work week)

Type: Contract

Pay: $27-28.97 MAX/hour on w2

IV type: 2 rounds

Length: 24 months- possibility to extend

Screenings: first iv is tech lab iv+full panel drug and background once hired

+optional benefits and 401K

Must haves:

• Strong LAN/WLAN skills
• Cable management knowledge
• Cisco hardware expertise
• Min 3-5 years professional experience
• Cisco certifications [CCNA, CCNP, CCDA] highly preferred
• Experience performing LAN/WLAN implementations in new site startups.
• Degree requirement: Associate/Bachelors/Masters

Job duties & expectations:

• Maintain the infrastructure of IT systems that support the business to function efficiently.
• Design solutions by assessing and aligning the current systems to best practices and comply to federal policies and procedures.
• Manage updates, upgrades, and other maintenance tasks in both hardware and software areas, to make the network more efficient, cost-effective, and secure.
• LAN and WLAN administration
• Knowledge of wireless technology and provide operational support in an operational/warehouse environment
• Solid troubleshooting and tracing skills, Cisco hardware configuration (router, switch, wireless LAN controller), software maintenance/upgrades, continuous network improvement
• Responsible for day-to-day network operations in supported PSLD sites, including site start-ups
• Strong customer support skills and ITSM
• Monitors networks and provide network up-time for facilities
• Handle break/fix on the network
• Interacts frequently with Engineering and IT contacts at facilities, enterprise network teams & application teams for troubleshooting and investigation
• Proficient with WAN, DNS/DHCP, data cabling, & network hardware
• Network management - Cisco Prime LMS, DNA, WCS, Radius, Tacacs administration
• Asset manager for LAN/WLAN (Hardware tracking) including surplus hardware management
• Working knowledge of:
• LAN cabling standards
• Cisco Prime and other network monitoring tools
• Planning, design, and implementation of LAN and wireless networks including DHCP and DNS
• Programming and monitoring Cisco network equipment.
• Planning and upgrading existing networks to stay current with technology or respond to client enterprise network and security guidelines, initiatives, and mandates
• Assistance with WAN implementations performed by other client network teams
• Power requirements and standards for network equipment in TCOMM rooms
• Story Behind the Need – Business Group & Key ProjectsPosition’s Contributions to Work Group
• Surrounding team & key projects
• Purpose of this team
• Reason for the request