Optum is looking for a Network Consultant responsible for supporting and troubleshooting our remote site and data center networks. In this role, you'll work on both ticket and project-based assignments to ensure network security, performance, and reliability.

What You'll Do

Support and troubleshoot remote site and data center networks consisting of Cisco routers and switches, Cisco ASA and Palo Alto firewalls, Meraki SDWAN, and Citrix NetScalers
Perform ticket and project-based work for network design, implementation, and troubleshooting
Participate and contribute in low- and high-level design discussions, review and add to implementation plans, and review and add to acceptance test plans
Participate in the change management process to ensure all work is properly authorized and documented
Perform maintenance, support, and troubleshoot network equipment, including hardware installs and software upgrades
Take a consultative approach to resolving complex issues in unknown environments
Collaborate with other engineers and support teams
Follow business partner and Optum configuration standards and process requirements
Implement and enforce security procedures to ensure data is secure and accessed appropriately
Create and maintain documentation for network configuration, mapping, processes, and service records
Proactively evaluate network performance, identify bottlenecks, and find ways of improvement

What We're Looking For

Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
5+ years in a Network Engineering role (Cisco, etc.)
5+ years of knowledge of core networking concepts and routing protocols (Vlans, VRFs & VPNs, EIGRP, OSPF & BGP)
5+ years of experience with logical design models (L2/L3, Spanning tree, VRF, VTP, VLANs, physical cabling)
3+ years of experience with configuration and troubleshooting Firewalls (Palo Alto preferred) and Load Balancers (Netscaler or F5 preferred)
2+ years of experience with Virtualization and Application Centric Infrastructure