Major Incident Manager - Orlando, FL

Our enterprise-level client in Orlando, FL, has a need for a Major Incident Manager. Please see below for full details

Job Notes :

3-6+ month contract / extendable and likely to go perm with good performance.

Onsite in Orlando, FL

Drug & Background check required.

Hours : 12-hour shifts between 7am and 7pm or 7pm and 7am

Pay Rate $45-47 w2 per hour depending on experience.

Responsibilities :

• To restore service as quickly as possible, and within SLA, while minimizing impact to the business.
• To ensure timely and effective communication.
• To govern and drive all technical ownership and resources.
• To ensure timely effective vendor engagement.
• To act as the single point of contact for the Major Incident Management Process
• The Network Engineer Consultant will be responsible for the delivery of network services provided by teams directly supporting the managed network services.

As such, the candidate will be supported by a talented cast of technical managers and engineering staff. Additionally, the engineer will be supported by a project management office, network operations center, strategy and architecture, network monitoring, tools, reporting, asset management and billing support teams who are dedicated to the account.

Primary Job Functions :

• Responsible for the success of regional network services. This includes, but is not limited to :
• Configure, troubleshoot and support Cisco routers (900x, 3900 and 3800 series), switches (3700, 6500, 4500 series, ASR's, Nexus 5500, 7000 and 9000).
• Configure and support Cisco wireless access points with a good understanding of wireless controllers.
• Perform troubleshooting and monitoring of incidents queues and executing network changes as required during and after business hours.

This position will be part of a 7 / 24 on-call rotation.

• Opens and monitor TAC cases with our vendors as required.
• Adheres to all change control processes and configuration standards.
• Attends daily incidents and change control meetings as well as conducting troubleshooting bridges with peers, vendors and customers.
• Ensure timely and accurate communications to the customer are occurring.

Secondary Job Functions :

• Review network change scripts for accuracy to mitigate change induced outages and assuring changes meet corporate standard configurations.
• Perform network captures using protocol analyzers and Wireless flukes.
• Provide real time support during changes as needed.
• Train and mentors peers and junior level engineers
• Completes administrative duties updating network inventories, support documentation (Visio)
• Assist manager in identifying issues and process improvements, and distribution of work request.

Education / Experience :

• 7+ years as a hands-on network engineer implementing, designing and supporting a large enterprise network is required.
• Advanced working expertise EIGRP routing protocols as well as TCP / IP, Multicast, LON and protocol redistribution. BGP and IS / IS would also be preferred Should be able to configure these protocols from scratch and troubleshoot these technologies in a production environment.
• Advanced working expertise of LAN technologies (HSRP,STP,VLANs and IP-subnetting).
• Strong working expertise of WLAN technologies (Controllers, WAPs, Cisco Prime and 802.11 fundamentals).
• Good working knowledge of network cabling infrastructure and specifications.
• Experience with corporate change management procedures (design and peer review).
• Understanding of general project planning principles expected.
• Industry certifications CCNP is a must. CCIE or passed written is a plus.
• BA / BS Degree preferred but not required if certifications are CCNP or better.

Why Choose Merge IT?

We have a team of talented and ambitious professionals that drive growth by identifying and delivering top quality IT talent for our Fortune 100, enterprise-level clients (aka Big Name’ - think big banks, big pharma, etc.).

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