Job Description

About the role :

Independently supports the global design, implementation, and maintenance of private and public network infrastructure. Provides guidance and expertise to management and users on topics surrounding strategy and best practices. Provides information guidance to colleagues with less experience. Solves problems through analysis of possible solutions using technical experience, judgment, and precedents.

Role Responsibilities

• Conducts maintenance and upgrade of networks, including servers, routers, switches, firewalls, remote access systems, and network management systems.
• Ensures appropriate monitoring of network connectivity and ensures high quality data transmission. Provides technical support to various departments and users with regards to LAN/MAN/WAN (local/metropolitan/wide area networks) and cloud-based networks.
• Serve as a liaison with vendors and other third-party providers.
• Implements the design public and/or private networks including LAN/MAN/WAN (local/metropolitan/wide area networks). Design work includes placement and specification of servers, routers, switches, firewalls, remote access systems, and network management systems.
• Serve as a liaison with network engineers, vendors, and other third-party providers in installation of network.
• Participates in capacity planning, disaster recovery planning, and disaster recovery testing.
• Provides regular status, operational, incident, and change reports.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• 4+ years enterprise networking experience
• Strong knowledge of networking concepts and data center layout
• Strong oral and written communication skills demonstrating ability to share and impart knowledge.
• Ability to quickly adapt to new methods, work under tight deadlines and stressful conditions.
• Strong investigative, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong ability to set goals and handle multiple tasks, clients, and projects simultaneously
• Ability to appropriately balance priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Ability to work well within a team environment and participate in department/team projects.
• Strong ability to translate business needs and problems into viable/accepted solutions.
• Strong oral and written communication skills demonstrating ability to share and impart knowledge.
• Strong skills in customer relationship management and change management.
• Strong expertise with network routing, switching, virtual private networks, wireless, WAN acceleration, protocol analysis, and Internet protocols.
• Strong skills of network cabling design and maintenance.
• Strong expertise configuring, installing, and maintaining VoIP telephony.
• Strong skills utilizing networking testing and design tools.
• Strong expertise and knowledge of cloud networking.
• Strong knowledge of firewall systems, DMZ, and network security design.
• Strong knowledge of unix and unix-based security systems.
• Willingness and ability to travel to global locations to support regional offices
• Ability to manage multiple projects or and set applicable goals.
• Strong negotiating and persuasion skills.
• Ability to liaise with individuals across a wide variety of operational, functional, and technical disciplines.
• General business knowledge

Preferred Experience and Skills

• 5-7 years' enterprise networking experience
• Insurance industry knowledge
• Financial industry knowledge
• Network certification
• Strong experience with software defined networking.
• Strong knowledge of Cisco routing, switching, and wireless
• Strong knowledge of VoIP/TDM
• Strong knowledge of Aruba wireless
• Strong knowledge of Riverbed WAN acceleration

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About us:
Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant (a member of the NASDAQ-100 and one of Forbes World’s Best Employers 2024) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion:
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity, champions equity and values inclusion. We are dedicated to nurturing a community where everyone feels heard, accepted and welcome. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.

Disclaimer: 
Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

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