StrataNorth is a young Boston-based IT advisory consultancy with a passion for providing the best outcomes for our customers. We help businesses of all sizes, from startups to large enterprises, who understand that having the right strategy, technological footprint, secured environments, and a focus on customer-centricity is directly tied to their ability to stabilize, scale, and sustain their growth. Our consultants utilize a comprehensive, in-depth and analytical approach to deliver successful outcomes that help our customers make smarter business decisions. We deliver exceptional world-class service with solutions tailored to our customer’s business. We are committed to being solution agnostic, thereby allowing us to consider a wide range of solutions to provide outcomes that truly meet our customer’s business needs.

Vision Statement

“Create innovative solutions that empower every organization to deliver on their promises.”

Mission Statement 

“To deliver strategic advisory services of unmatched quality by continuously being inspired by change, doing all that we do with integrity, and driving excellence in our execution.”

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Engineer to join our team. This role is pivotal in implementing, troubleshooting, and optimizing customer networks. As a networking expert, you will work with industry-standard hardware and software to streamline and enhance existing networks. Your primary objective will be to ensure secure, reliable, and high-performance network infrastructure for our clients.

Our engineers conduct in-depth analyses, identify technical requirements and industry trends, and establish best practices. The Consultant will be customer-facing, lead project engagements, and provide advisory and guidance to the customer at the executive level. This role will require communicating complex identity and security concepts and their direct business value to customers. The ideal candidate will produce high-quality deliverables relying on their exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.

Role Benefits

• Work where and how you want with flexible hours
• Programs for skill enhancement and career growth for your portfolio
• The ability to provide your experience and skills to drive the overall company growth and success
• Be a part of an exciting young IT Advisory startup

Network Engineering

• Network Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve complex network issues for customers.
• Network Assessments: Perform comprehensive reviews and assessments of existing customer networks to establish baseline configurations for security.
• Upgrades and Maintenance: Execute network upgrades, maintenance tasks, and hardware replacements to ensure optimal performance.
• Network Security: Implement and manage robust security measures to protect network data.
• Best Practices: Apply industry-standard best practices in all network configurations and operations.
• Collaboration: Work closely with other senior engineers to ensure seamless integration and operation of network systems.
• Technology Management: Utilize leading industry-standard networking products such as Cisco, Fortinet, Meraki, and Palo Alto.

General consulting

• Ability to disseminate customer business needs, determine requirements, provide consultative guidance, and drive the analysis required to solve their business challenges
• Understand organizational practices, technology trends, and industry best practices.
• Analyze the people, processes, and technology as they align with organizational change management for the business.
• Serve as the key trusted security advisor to the customer.
• Engage with customers to define the project scope and create plans, timelines, and roadmaps.
• Provide project management and drive projects to completion.

Education

• 10+ years of Network Engineering or Administration
• Preferred Certifications: Network +, Cisco CCNA, Cisco CCNP or equivalency
• 5+ years as a senior or principal engineer level

Technical Knowledge

• Network Design and Implementation: Proficiency in designing and deploying functional networks (LAN, WAN, WLAN).
• Routing and Switching: Expertise in routing protocols such as BGP and OSPF, and proficiency in configuring switches and routers.
• Network Security: In-depth knowledge of implementing and managing security measures to protect network data.
• Network Troubleshooting: Strong troubleshooting skills to resolve complex network issues and ensure network reliability.
• Network Monitoring: Experience with network monitoring and diagnostic tools.
• Quality of Service (QoS): Ability to implement QoS policies to prioritize network traffic and ensure the performance of critical applications.
• Network Automation: Proficiency in using scripting languages (e.g., Python, Perl) to automate network processes.
• Industry Standards: Familiarity with leading networking products like Cisco, Fortinet, Meraki, and Palo Alto.

Professional Acumen

• Adept in process improvements, automation, and high-priority task management, as well as effectively handling escalations and issues
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work independently and with cross-functional teams on complex problems
• Advanced troubleshooting skills and highly self-motivated
• Ability to identify improvements in process and technical configurations
• Superb written and oral communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a focus on customer excellence
• Analytical mindset and technical proficiency
• Good time management and organizational skills
• A passion for excellence in every aspect of the role

This role is 100% fully remote with flexible hours. Depending on customer needs, it may flex between part-time and full-time. Commitments will be communicated in advance. This role is Project-Based.

Hourly rate starts from $50 – $90 / hr. (pending experience).

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required by the employee, contractor, or freelancer for this role. Duties, responsibilities, and activities will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessities. Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification.