Lockheed Martin

The Walker Group, a Technology Consulting and Digital Marketing Organization located in Farmington, CT., is seeking a highly motivated Senior Network Engineer to be accountable for serving as a primary engineer on assigned client accounts, as well as handling extra support and project work. The Senior Network Engineer will focus on proactively maintaining their clients' network environments, making the necessary recommendations to achieve network integrity and stability and help with escalations requiring higher level support. You must have a strong desire to work with an organization which fosters communication and collaboration across multiple disciplines. As a member of our team you will be a part of and contribute to our great family culture. We are looking for someone to help us grow as well as grow individually.

Responsibilities:

• Provide on-site and remote technical support for our diverse client base
• Troubleshoot network infrastructure and make recommendations for system fixes and enhancements
• Manage routers, servers, switches, firewalls and network management software
• Maintain current Microsoft environments
• Manage backup, antivirus and anti-spam solutions
• Develop knowledge of virtual environments
• Work with PMO to participate in project work, both in a lead role and team member capacity
• Collaborate with network engineers, architects and other team members on the implementation, testing, deployment and integration of network systems
• Work with C-Level decision makers in assisting with business initiative and technology planning
• Mentor team members and engineer
• Travel to client sites throughout CT; some out of state travel may occasionally be required

Qualifications

• 5* years' technical experience in multiple client environments on a consultative basis
• Industry certifications required: CS/MIS or industry related degree preferred
• Server Infrastructure: Current Windows OS, Virtual Hypervisors (VMware ESXi, HyperV, Scale Computing, KVM) with the ability to perform normal updates and upgrades as well as maintenance
• Networking Experience: Business Class Hardware Firewalls (Sophos, FortiGate, SonicWALL), VPN Appliances, SPAM and Web Filters: business-class wireless solutions, business grade switches (Aruba, Cisco, Dell, Extreme) with the ability to implement Layer 2 network VLANs and Layer 3 routing utilizing static routes
• Experience with Dell and HP Server/Infrastructure, backup solutions and disaster recovery planning
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to multitask
• Demonstrated skillset in working collaboratively with clients, and cross functional teams
• Effective problem solver, maintaining positive and proactive demeanor in high stress situations
• Effective and empathetic communicator with ability to work effectively with challenging situations and with challenging clients/customers
• Demonstrated experience as a team /peer leader
• Strong proactive nature, takes initiative and is highly solution oriented
• Excellent communication and customer service skills

The Walker Group is a Technology Consulting and Digital Marketing Firm located in Farmington, CT. We are a group of passionate professionals driven by a strong desire to care for our clients, each other, and the world we live in. Our mission is to deliver premier technology solutions and support for organizations looking to maximize the return on their technology investment. Our team works to understand each client’s unique goals and challenges and provides the customized support and advisory services necessary to help them realize those goals.

We offer traditional Managed Service Provider (MSP) services such as remote monitoring, onsite support, help desk, and managed security services. We also provide high level technology consulting (vCIO), network design and project implementation, and a full suite of digital marketing services including sales and marketing strategy development, website design and build, search engine optimization (SEO), and social media consulting.

We are committed to maintaining a strong culture of collaboration, transparency and, of course, fun! We have made the list of the top Best Places to Work in CT for many years and even ranked #1 in the state in 2019. We are proud to be a social enterprise and registered Benefit Corporation which demonstrates our commitment to promoting a positive social impact in all we do.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program

Work Location: In person