NETWORK ENGINEER/SYSTEMS ENGINEER

Job Description

Job Description

Network Engineer / Systems Engineer

In-Office position Jacksonville, FL

Join our hardworking, collaborative team where your contributions will be celebrated and valued.

Why Stillwater ? We’re a national insurance provider that offers a full suite of insurance products and services. We strive to be the most respected insurance provider in the United States and that respect starts with our employees.

Stillwater Insurance Group has an immediate opening for a Network Engineer / Systems Engineer in their Jacksonville, FL office.

The qualified candidate will meet the following criteria, as indicated in the job summary below.

SUMMARY :

The Network Engineer / Systems Engineer primary purpose is to provide technical and administrative support for the enterprise network, servers and related components including but not limited to installation and configuration of routers, switches, firewalls, servers and technical support of all components used within Stillwater Insurance Service in all corporate locations.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• The position requires the Network Engineer / Systems Engineer to understand the enterprise network, server, desktop and phone requirements for each office and to be able to demonstrate a clear and critical understanding of the environment in daily work assignments.
• Obtain and maintain thorough documentation and understanding of products and equipment used in the system including network switches, routers, network protocols, configurations, servers, software, communication interrelationships and related information pertinent to maintaining and growing the IT environment
• Develop and maintain documentation and guidelines for technical and non-technical users of the network, servers, hardware, software and related equipment to include but not limited to how to use the equipment, configurations diagrams, installation procedures, and provide in-depth troubleshooting analysis of the network protocols, configurations and deployment procedures and processes.
• Provide escalated support for Windows, VMWare and other applications as needed
• Define, develop and document service level objectives designed to meet customer / user expectations.

A Network Engineer / Systems Engineer may be asked to assist with or perform various other functions throughout all areas of operation to promote teamwork in reaching the objectives of the Company and Department or the needs of our customers and business partners.

This may involve working outside normal business hours, or outside the scope of the Network Engineer position, depending upon skills and business needs.

Examples would be assisting other departments with special projects, catastrophic support, system fail over testing, disaster recovery testing and testing of various IT system enhancements or other special projects as assigned by management.

QUALIFICATIONS :

Bachelor's Degree (BA) from four-year college or university, or one to two years of related experience and / or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

COMPUTER SKILLS :

Certificates, licenses and registrations :

• Cisco CCNA certification a plus but not required as Stillwater primarily uses Juniper hardware. Working knowledge and experience with switches and routers is required.
• Working knowledge of DNS, DHCP, Firewalls, intrusion detection and PCI Compliance is required.

Other Skills, Abilities or Qualifications a plus but not require :

• Microsoft Certifications
• Fortinet Certifications
• Juniper Certifications
• VMWare Certifications

Additional Computer Skills :

• Database Software (SQL, MySQL etc.)
• Internet Software (Web filters etc.)
• Inventory / Monitoring Software (PRTG, Nessus, etc.)

Stillwater offers :

• Business casual work environment wear your jeans to work.
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance benefits to keep you and your family protected.
• 401(k) Plan to help you plan for your retirement.
• Gym / Fitness Center reimbursement to support your commitment to staying healthy.
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) program to help you maintain your work / life balance.

Offer for employment is contingent upon the favorable response from both a background investigation and a pre-employment drug screen.

Stillwater Insurance Group is a drug-free workplace and an equal opportunity employer .