Network Infrastructure Specialist (SD-WAN)

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Located in Gautier, MS

Salary: 60-75k

Express Employment Professionals is hiring an experienced Infrastructure Specialist with a strong networking background for a respected employer in Gautier. If you’re the person everyone turns to when the network acts up, and you want to lead a major SD-WAN project from start to finish, apply today. #2606MS

About the Role
You’ll be the lead technical expert (SME) and main point of contact for a large SD-WAN conversion across multiple locations. You’ll own the planning, rollout, troubleshooting and ongoing support. You’ll also help with daily infrastructure operations and with fixing security vulnerabilities across the company. The job starts as a temporary assignment and can become a full-time position based on business needs and your performance.

What You’ll Do

Lead the SD-WAN conversion as the main SME and point of contact, covering deployment, migration and tuning across multiple sites
Work with internal IT teams, business leaders and outside vendors to keep the project on track
Provide technical leadership on network design, setup and support
Monitor network performance and look for ways to improve it
Troubleshoot and fix complex connectivity, performance and security problems
Find, prioritize and fix infrastructure vulnerabilities, working with the cybersecurity team
Help manage network, server, cloud and related infrastructure
Keep network documentation, diagrams, standards and procedures up to date
Take part in change management, maintenance windows and production support as needed
Make sure solutions follow security, compliance and operational best practices
Help modernize the company’s systems and improve them over time

What You Bring

5+ years of Information Technology experience
Strong networking knowledge; SD-WAN experience is a big plus
Broad infrastructure experience (network, systems, cloud, security)
Experience as a go-to SME or technical lead
Ability to work well with both technical and business teams
Bachelor’s degree preferred
IT certification(s) preferred

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