The Active Network, Inc. provides technology applications and marketing services to community service organizations worldwide and has earned a reputation as a leading online destination for active lifestyles. The company's application services help organizations reduce the cost and complexity of managing community activities and fundraising events. Its marketing services offer integrated online and field marketing campaigns that help brands develop authentic relationships with active consumers. Its consumer properties offer a comprehensive destination for the active lifestyle.
The Active Network, Inc. provides technology applications and marketing services to community service organizations worldwide and has earned a reputation as a leading online destination for active lifestyles. The company's application services help organizations reduce the cost and complexity of managing community activities and fundraising events. Its marketing services offer integrated online and field marketing campaigns that help brands develop authentic relationships with active consumers. Its consumer properties offer a comprehensive destination for the active lifestyle.
The Active Network is currently seeking a Network Engineer for our IT department. This position will be focused on corporate integration activities and does require up to 20% travel.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
o Primary responsibility will be to work as a member of a team bringing connectivity and homogeneity to remote offices and staff
o Strong experience with Cisco firewalls, VPN's, and routing and switching is a requirement
o Coordinate, communicate, and connect with remote peers as required
o Collaborate on designs, and implement key company network systems for national and global needs
o Evaluate current and foreseeable future requirements to determine appropriate solutions
o Work with Project Managers to develop project plans and document and execute plans in a timely manner
o Ensures systems are properly documented, controlled for change, and monitored for uptime and performance
o Facilitate the selection and implementation of network, communication and systems infrastructure to match the global needs of the company
o Identify, develop, implement, and maintain high level industry standard security practices
o Works with vendors and others to formulate designs
o Collaborate with other team members on technologies, concepts and standards
o Participate in the assessment and strategy planning of acquisitions as directed
o Provide recommendations on proper tools and environment selection that ensure scalability
o Identify, interact, and provide high level of service with internal and external customer ensuring needs are being met
o Design and implement Service Desk operating procedures, while working in an on call rotation
o Work with external vendors to build strategic relationships and reconcile invoices
o Cross train peers and junior staff as required to support new designs
o Some travel will be required for the position
o Develop and document new and existing designs and setups
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:
o Bachelors Degree in related field or additional compensatory experience
o Five years experience supporting routers, firewalls, layer 2 and layer 3 switches
o Five years experience in fast-paced multi-vendor heterogeneous environments
o Four years experience managing Internet and Wide Area Networks
o Four years experience with network systems management and monitoring tools
o Two years experience with VPN's and other remote access applications
o Experience managing large projects including developing project plans and manage them to completion
o Experience with DNS, DHCP, domains and various IP based applications
o Experience with Cisco Call Manager, Unity, and IPCC a plus
o Experience with both Linux and Windows server environments a plus
o Exposure to global network design and management desirable
Don't let this great opportunity to work with a dynamic and energetic group of individuals pass you by, please apply now! Be sure to include salary history in your cover letter. EEO/AAP
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