Sr. Network Engineer Job in Houston 77046, Texas US
Sr. Network Engineer
Exciting New Sr. Network Engineer Opportunity located in Houston, TX
Permanent, Direct-Hire Opportunity
Location: Houston, TX (Greenway Plaza)
Our client provides advanced drilling solutions to the energy industry. They are a technically innovative company providing worldwide drilling services, rental tools and project management, including rig design, construction and operations management.
SUMMARY
Directs, maintains, and coordinates LAN (Local Area Network) and WAN (Wide Area Network) activities by performing the following duties personally or through supervised personnel.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Establish and maintain network users, user environment, directories, and security on an ongoing basis, including remote and local LAN access
- Monitor the entire private network for changes in performance, bottlenecks or connectivity problems (i.e. including Corporate Email, Internet Browsing, Connectivity among the branch and international offices, and network file storage)
- Update server operating systems (Windows with Active Directory) and various network applications and monitoring software when needed. Apply service packs or hot-fixes to various network applications and core operating systems
- Maintain, implement and support firewall security policy among the home office and remote sites within the private network and related client software and features. Maintain, implement and support Gateways and connections between the public Internet and the private network
- Establish, implement and maintain file, Network Data Backup Servers, Blackberry Enterprise Server, Citrix Servers, Antivirus Server, URL and Email-filtering servers, e-mail, printer, remote access, domain name, WINS, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and all other network servers except specific application servers which are the responsibility of others. This includes the Tulsa and Houston Offices as well as providing secondary support for the New Iberia branch office
- Establish, maintain and support the entire local network (i.e., from switches to cabling, to desktops to servers) to ensure it is functioning properly. Provide technical support for desktop issues relating to the network as well as configuring and supporting our corporate PDA standard Blackberry handheld devices
- Provide technical assistance to the Applications Group with Ivara SQL and Citrix Servers as well as technical assistance with Biztalk network connectivity issues with the Internet
- Serve as technical contact and provide assistance for local networks at Remote Sites in the private network and for Remote Users connecting via the public Internet
- Help provide direction for future laptop, desktop and server purchases as well as Internet needs and inter-site network connectivity for all offices
- Provide recommendations and direction regarding network security policy, file storage policy, server configurations, network applications including network monitoring, and email policy
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related field plus substantial experience or the equivalent combination of training and experience
- Knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server with Active Directory, Exchange, Checkpoint Firewalls, and Citrix Metaframe Server are a requirement
- 10+ years of experience as a Network Engineer
- The above certifications are required; however, the specifics will change frequently as technology changes
This is a permanent, direct-hire opportunity that includes a salary and a comprehensive benefits package
If you are interested in learning more about this great career opportunity please forward your resume in MS-Word format to nackerman@roistaffing.com
ROI Staffing, an established IT Professional Service Firm headquartered in Houston, TX, dedicated to finding superior Information Technology Talent provides sourcing solutions to our nationally established Private and Public sector Fortune 500 clients. Our services are flexible by design and span a wide spectrum of industries and technologies.
About Us
Headquartered in Houston, TX - We specialize in Information Technology opportunities - including career and contract opportunities for application developers, programmers, web designers, information security analysts, data mining engineers, ecommerce managers, network administrators - and much more! We have exceptional opportunities for IT professionals experienced with all technology platforms including C/C++, C#, Cisco, Citrix, COBOL, Delphi, Eclipse, GUI, ITIL, J2EE/JAVA, Linux, .NET, Novell, Oracle/PeopleSoft, SAP, SQL, Siebel, Unix, Visual Basic, XML, LAN/WAN and more. Please browse our web site at www.roistaffing.com for more information on ROI Staffing and/or to see other opportunities we have available.
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