Senior Consultant in Chicago, IL
Position Summary: Responsible for planning and deploying Citrix Application Networking Group (ANG) WAN Acceleration Products - NetScaler and Application Firewall Assess customer network and security environments in preparation for product and services deployment Assist in the development of formal product deployment plans Travel to customer sites and deploy product & services Provide liaison for product and technical support to customers during the deployment process up to completion of onsite requirement Required Skills:Proven Customer Service expertise and focus in an internal or external client facing role Demonstrated network administration expertise including experience integrating solutions into various client environments Very Strong DNS expertise: A Records Experience with Layer 2/Layer 3 switching environments: Content Switching, Spanning Tree, Floating MAC addresses, Routing protocols such as OSPF and BGP, ability to configure Load Balancing devices, familiarity with Load Balancing methods Application Firewalls, application security and network securityApplication acceleration, caching, monitoring, and supportProven working experience with WAN-LAN switching and routing Networking concepts (TCP/IP, OSI, Application Communication processes) ARP, TCP, IP, HTTP, SMTP, DNS and other related Internet protocols HTTP Headers & Analysis (Trace files for input to various policies on the device) Networking security components (eg SSL/TLS, VPN's, Firewalls, IDS/IPS)4 years experience working and supporting enterprise, Fortune 1000 customers in the design, implementation and support of networking solutions. 4 years of network administration skills Desired Skills & Certifications: CCNA/CCNP Cisco CSS/CSM, F5 BigIP, Foundry Performing network security audits and interpreting results Vulnerability scanners (eg SPI Dynamics, Sanctum, etc) Experience with NetScaler and AGEE (implementation and configuration) In depth knowledge of OSPF and BGP for High Availability across multiple data centers Experience with BPDU's, Link aggregation Wide Area File System (WAF's) Optimization WAN optimization technologies (TCP Rate Control, Queing, etc) Application networking experience with Citrix Presentation Server/XenApp Virtualization (Application/Network/Server) experience with Citrix/XenServer and/or VMWare 8 years technical industry experience in customer-facing roles Logistical Requirements:Does not require re-location 80% travel required Ability to office remotely Don't miss out on this opportunity. If you think you have what it takes to join our Team, please email your Word Resume to: (see below).Benefits Package includes: Health Insurance provided by Blue Cross Blue Shield Dental Insurance provided by Reliance Standard Flexible Spending Account (FSA); prorated based on full time hire date 18 days PTO (Paid Time Off); prorated based on full time hire date 401(k); Employer matched Voluntary Life Insurance Voluntary Short Term/Long Term Disability Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Position requirements and benefits are subject to change. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here