Organization: International Rescue Committee
Country: United States of America
Closing date: 01 Nov 2015
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction." (Albert Einstein)
The International Rescue Committee responds to the world"s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and in 22 US cities, the IRC restores safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.
The Information Technology department supports the organization"s work by providing reliable and scalable application development and infrastructure for the IRC"s offices in the US and around the world, including many technologically challenging locations.
SCOPE
The Senior Network Engineer is based at IRC"s headquarters in New York, NY, and is primarily responsible for the implementation and ongoing management of global IT network infrastructure, including multiple datacenters and Cisco network devices requiring CLI-level experience with Cisco IOS to manage routers, firewalls and switches. Extensive experience with layer-2 and layer-3 network management as well as availability-monitoring are required. The Network Engineer will also participate in global datacenter/hosting related activities and should have some familiarity with virtualized server infrastructure, public cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure), DNS/DHCP, and enterprise security technologies.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design, implement and manage global network architecture (LAN/WAN, connectivity, etc.)
- Assist with creation of policies and procedures
- Ensure network security through appropriate controls, policies, and deployment of systems; perform regular audits
- Provide hands-on leadership in the configuration and maintenance of network hardware, DNS, DHCP, switching, routing and other essential network services
- Own administration of Cisco switches, routers, VPN, and ASA/Meraki/Cyberoam devices (firewall rules, site-to-site VPNs, software updates, etc.)
- Monitor network resources 24/7 via centralized apps to pre-empt or respond to outages
- Recommend, specify and manage the implementation of network equipment and applications
- Ensure high availability and redundancy of data connectivity; implement disaster recovery and business continuity measures to support the IRC"s Business Continuity Plan.
- Apply expertise in optimizing network performance to address connectivity needs under challenging circumstances.
- Provide network documentation and training to organization and IT department
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with IRC department/office managers, IT contractors and key vendors
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor"s degree or equivalent with 5-7 years of work experience in professional environment
- CCNA or equivalent experience
- Experience with any or all of the following technologies a plus: VMWare, Citrix, MS Scripting, Group Policy administration, Backup Exec, MS Exchange, Riverbed WAN optimization appliances, MS SQL (including data replication), Dell KACE, IIS, Linux
- Familiarity and experience implementing telecommunication circuit types (T1, DS3, fiber, etc)
- VSAT technology experience a plus
- Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, detail-oriented environment and efficiently organize the workflow of a fast-paced team
- Ability to track and process multiple issues simultaneously and accurately
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills: the ability to effectively liaise with a variety of colleagues in a diverse multi-cultural environment
Self-starter attitude with a sense of urgency, commitment, and the desire to succeed.
This position will require occasional travel to developing countries
HOW TO APPLY
Submit your resume and a brief cover letter that includes the following:
1 Why you want to work for the IRC
2 Your experience as it directly relates to the requirements listed above
Apply at www.rescue.org/careers.
How to apply:
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