Network Engineer

Position: Network Engineer I
At Early Warning, we've powered and protected the U.S. financial system for over thirty years with cutting-edge solutions like Zelle , Paze , and so much more. As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses.

Positions located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York follow a hybrid work model to allow for a more collaborative working environment.

Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States, for any employer, at the date of hire. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship.

Overall Purpose

This position maintains the hardware and software necessary for a hardened computer network, provides technical analysis with a specialty in Local Area Networks (LANs) or Wide Area Networks (WANs) with a focus on performance, maintenance, problem resolution and routine hardware configuration.

Essential Functions

• Configure, test, and maintain LAN/WAN equipment and related services for Web support
• Identify, diagnose, and resolve network problems
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all implemented networks
• Maintain and support company's LAN/WAN environment and Web Hosting Services
• Perform daily maintenance, problem resolution and hardware configuration
• Perform maintenance of all Firewalls and attend Firewall Review Board meetings
• Participate in 24x7 on-call rotation
• Comply with all security policies and procedures, to ensure that the highest level of system and data confidentiality, integrity and availability is maintained.
• Support the company's commitment to risk management and protecting the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.
• The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow instructions and perform other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education or experience equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems or related field, with a focus in networking or engineering.
• Minimum of 2 years relevant work experience.
• Hands-on experience implementing and administrating network devices and setting and maintaining policies and rights within a network environment
• Knowledge of any of the following equipment or disciplines:
  Firewalls, Load Balancers, Cisco and network switches, Cisco routers, Cisco VPN, and Juniper equipment
• A good understanding of the OSI network model, Ethernet, and TCP/IP networking
• Basic understanding of virtualization and its impact on network designs and familiarity with ESX and vSwitch technology.
• A practical level of experience implementing and administrating common TCP/IP-based services, including DNS, DHCP, HTTP, HTTPS, SFTP, SSH, SSL, SMTP, etc.
• Working knowledge of common network monitoring and security utilities
• Effective analytical and decision-making skills to determine solutions such as hardware vs. software, hardware vs. firmware, software vs. operating system, network vs. application/systems, and patterned vs. non-repeatable problems
• Ability to prioritize and multitask
• Willingness to learn new technologies and maintain industry knowledge
• Effective verbal, written, and interpersonal skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Current Cisco, Palo Alto, Juniper or equivalent common industry certifications, i.e. CCNA.

Physical Requirements

Working conditions consist of a normal office environment. Work is primarily sedentary and requires extensive use of a computer and involves sitting for periods of approximately four hours. Work also requires a moderate level of standing, walking, kneeling, reaching and lifting. Must be able to lift 20 pounds occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently. Requires visual acuity and dexterity to view, prepare, and manipulate documents and office equipment including personal computers.

Requires the ability to communicate with internal and/or external customers.

Employee must be able to perform essential functions and physical requirements of position with or without reasonable accommodation.

The base pay scale for this position in:
Phoenix, AZ in USD per year is: $64,000 - $88,000.
Additionally, candidates are eligible for a discretionary incentive plan and benefits.

This pay scale is subject to change and is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific candidate, which is always dependent on legitimate factors considered at the time of job offer. Early Warning Services takes into consideration a variety of factors when determining a competitive salary offer, including, but not limited to, the job scope, market rates and geographic location of a position, candidate's education, experience, training, and specialized skills or certification(s) in relation to the job requirements and compared with internal equity (peers).

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