Senior Consultant – Enterprise Networking (IL, Hybrid)

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• You have 7-10 years of technical delivery experience and enterprise architecture preferably with a fortune 1000 company or consulting organization.
• You have a strong understanding of network architectures, solutions, processes, frameworks, and components.
• You love having analytical and consultative conversations, and you are adept at identifying and solving problems.
• You have a passion for technology and keep informed of market trends, solution insights and vendor roadmaps
• You have experience working with project managers to establish a project plan and managing a team of technical resources to complete project activities in a customer environment.
• You are able to engage at the CxO and Director/Manager levels as well as manage tasks on engagements of limited size and duration.
• You have a proven track record of exceeding customer expectations and anticipating their needs.
• You are able to quickly adapt to a fast-paced sales and quality-based delivery model, work in a team-based environment and self-manage your time.
• You have excellent communications skills whether that be in-person, over-the-phone or e-mail.
• You don’t mind responsibility, you’re accountable for your work and dedicated to a job well done.
• You have a passion for technology and always want to learn something new.
• You’re willing to travel for limited engagement requirements approximately 25% of the time.
• Expert level proficiency in designing and delivery of enterprise level Data Center L3/L2 technologies with Cisco, HPE/Aruba, Juniper, and Palo Alto products.
• Experience deploying enterprise level SDN technologies, including Cisco ACI or Arista and SDWAN products, Viptella, Palo Alto, HPE/Aruba EdgeConnect, Fortinet, and/or Cisco Catalyst.
• Solid understanding of Data Center and Public Cloud interconnects, including MPLS and VPLS
• Proven hands-on experience working with campus network products from Cisco, Arista or Aruba
• CCNP R/S- current
• Candidates with the following skills are a plus:
• •Wireless products from Cisco or Aruba
• •Cisco ISE or Aruba Clearpass
• •Any of CCIE R/S, ACMX, or ACDX
• •CCNP Security certification
• •Palo Alto PCSNE certification
• In compliance with this state’s pay transparency laws, the midpoint of the salary range for this role is $180,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.
• In addition, specific skills/experience required are as follows: .. ...
• Servant Leader – You are hyper focused on engaging employees, fostering their development, and building a positive culture.
• Solutions Focused – You see opportunities in every business problem and can develop, articulate, and implement solutions.
• Collaboration – You are a relationship builder across all levels of the organization and across all business units.
• Instills Trust - You do what you say, and you follow through on commitments, you act with integrity, you are consistent and are perceived as credible.
• Impact & Influence Thinking – You gain support for ideas, proposals, and solutions, and get others to act, with or without formal authority, to advance initiatives/objectives.