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Houston, Tx, Us

Houston, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

Provide expertise in Cisco routing and switching, to ensure the optimal global network functionality and assimilate any other technologies utilized to deliver services to our customers Create and maintain network documentation which includes but is not limited to: Visio diagrams, spreadsheets, configuration templates, configuration archives, device inventory, and circuit information Assists users to identify and solve complex data and/or voice or other communication problems. Receive, configure, install, and maintain network and security devices Monitor network performance and circuit status and independently resolve any issues Participate in team on-call rotation Operate in a dynamic multitasking environment, where shifting priorities may alter work plans, and includes the ability to stay late or work weekends/holidays to resolve issues and perform maintenance Collaborate with peer teams globally and communicate frequently Domestic and International travel to site locations

Houston, Texas, Us

Design, implement, and maintain operational support over a large enterprise consisting of 10+ data centers, 500+ remote sites, 200+ MPLS circuits, 200+ internet based connectivity, and B2B environments.Act as senior escalation for technical support on all WAN/LAN related operations to ensure optimal network functionality.Lead and act as key resource for large enterprise level projects to refresh technology, build new infrastructure, and make changes to environment to meet business requirements.Create and maintain detailed project plans, scope of work, other technical documentation, policies and procedures for all moves, adds, changes in regards to the WAN.Produce network documentation in Visio, Excel, configuration standard and templates, configuration archives.Develop and recommend strategies for network growth, security, and other network enhancements by maximizing functionality of routers, switches, firewalls, loadbalancers.Operate independently to resolve complex problems and projects.Develop and maintain department guidelines and procedures.Install and configure network equipment and circuits.Implement standardization of software and hardware configuration.Participate in on-call rotation

Houston, Texas, Us

Telecom Operations Team - troubleshot break/fix cisco networks, circuit issues , routing issues, vpn/vti issues. Configured, supported, administered Cisco routers, Cisco switches, Cisco firewalls Configured and supported loadbalancers Was responsible for network performance tuning and monitoring. Automated daily tasks. Participated in the ongoing support and maintenance of existing WAN and LAN infrastructure.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Was responsible for the entire order provisioning process: order assessment, technical evaluation, technical troubleshooting, overall project management, problem solving, escalating, track critical order milestones, test and turn-up of the service. Managed and installed dedicated WAN circuits: T1, fractional T1, multiple T1s, DS3, inet or MPLS, from single circuit to large projects. Tier 1 ISP routing policies as well as network design: routing, switching, loadbalance, redundancy, fail-over.

Provisioned, configured and troubleshot DSL, Cable circuits. Wireless WI-FI setup. Desktop, server support and administration (Linux/Unix, Windows). Involved in hardware and software upgrades, new installs. Software: Bind, Apache,Webmin, vi, MRTG, SNMP, Postfix, Qmail, Samba, Syslog, Cacti, RRDTool, ipfw) WEB design (Dreamweaver, HTML, Flash).

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Operation Center - monitored and troubleshot circuit issues. Customer facing circuits (T1, DS3) and backbone facing circuits (DS3, OC). Worked directly with LEC, telco on testing, troubleshooting break/fix circuit issues. Remotely operated over 24 sites in US and international. Administered DNS configuration, handled colocation, data center issues. Hardware - Cisco routers, Adtran CSUs.

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Surveillance of network using network management tools such as WhatsUp Gold, IpMonitor, MRTG Generated trouble tickets in accordance with standard operating procedures Troubleshooting, problem analysis, isolation of network issues. Worked directly with System Administrator team, Network Engineers on hardware, software issues for servers, or network equipment. Tracking and management of network events to resolution. Produce, maintain, and update written procedures and training manuals. Worked with telco on circuit issues, reporting and escalating.