Request Title: L3 Aruba Network Engineer
Desired Start Date: 6/17
Duration: 6 Months, Hrs/Wk:40.00
Work Location: Fort Mill, SC (Remote, Travel + EST & CST Only, GC or Citizen Only)
Description:
Work location : Remote (look for EST/CST based candidates)
Travel : Right now the position is for remote but there is a chance in the future that there might be some infrequent travel. So need to be able/willing to travel (with notice), but it isn't expected to be frequent.
Note : Please look for 15+ years experienced SME level candidates. Also, this is a possible contract-to-hire position so please look for candidates who won’t need sponsorship at any point.
1) L3 Network Engineer- this is primarily project implementation work. The L3 needs to be confident, knowledgeable, and able to drive things forward, self starter, etc. (Senior/expert/strong product and industry knowledge. Should have a consultant mindset.). The L3 will create templates for the L2s to follow. They will need strong product knowledge/expertise. 8+ years of recent industry experience including a strong history of project design and implementation vs operations.
2) Core Technologies: Aruba Networking (R/S), any additional deep knowledge or Aruba Wireless OR Aruba Clearpass is highly desirable, but Strong networking expertise within Aruba is non negotiable.
3) Location: this is a REMOTE role, however the preference is east or central time zone, given client locations. There may be some infrequent asks to travel to large customer sites, but the role is primarily remote.
4) Schedule: Primarily leans Eastern business day however. This role will include lots of cutovers- so each week they should anticipate approx. 4 hours of off hours or weekend work for cutovers (will be able to adjust their work week to offset those).
The primary responsibility of the Technical Services Implementation Engineer (L3) is to provide technical support to NTT clients. This includes remotely supporting clients within service level agreements (SLAs), to install and configure software and hardware, resolve incidents, perform root cause analysis and adhere to any related processes such as change management. This role is involved in more complex environments for installation, configuration and fault management.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Interact with clients on site to meet complex requirements of a solution.
Escalate unresolved problems and issues to the relevant third parties.
Respond to escalated client requests and support client applications to a first line resolution.
Escalate complex problems to the relevant third parties.
Write reports and proposals and complete and maintain project documentation.
Assist with the documentation of standard operating procedures relating to installations and fixes.
Act as coach and mentor to more junior Implementation Engineers and Technicians.
Assume responsibility for the co-ordination of the activities of the Engineers, in line with performance targets.
May be required to serve periodically on the customer service desk, providing third line telephonic, remote and on-site support and problem management.
Included in higher complexity design work, with input to the design expected.
Expected to take ownership of relevant technologies according to domain or specialization.
Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:
Good understanding and appreciation of technical design and business principles
Demonstrates project management and administration ability
Good project skills which are demonstrated in the execution of installations and other assignments
Demonstrate customer engagement skills
Demonstrate relevant domain specialist knowledge
Good verbal communication skills
Client focused and display a proactive approach to solving problems
Ability to work under pressure
Ability to coach, mentor and provide guidance to team members
Good understanding of project management principles
Academic Qualifications and Certifications:
Computer Science / Information Technology Degree or equivalent together with specialised training in new technologies and legacy systems or equivalent
Project management certification (Nice to have)
Required Experience:
Seasoned work experience in a technical implementation engineering or similar role
Seasoned experience engaging with clients and conducting presentations
Seasoned project administration and documentation experience
Seasoned report writing experience
Seasoned project management experience
Skills Summary
Configuration Management (CM), Installation Management, Problem Resolution, Report Writing, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Technical Solution Design, Technology Services, Troubleshooting
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Job Type: Contract
Pay: $65.00 - $70.00 per hour
Schedule:
Experience:
- Aruba Wireless: 10 years (Required)
- Aruba Clearpass: 5 years (Required)
Work Location: Remote