General Datatech (GDT) is a rapidly growing Certified (Gold) Cisco Integration Partner delivering world class network infrastructure professional services and was named by Cisco Systems as the Integration Partner of the Year for 2007.  In business since 1992, we are based in Dallas and have offices in San Antonio, Houston, Austin, Northern California and Northern New Jersey.  We offer an extensive range of capabilities not usually found within the same company, including:

• Network Equipment Sales
• Engineering Services
• Equipment Staging and Warehousing
• Large Scale Deployment Services

Our engineering expertise covers the areas of:

• Routing & Switching
• IP Telephony
• Network Security
• Wireless

Having all these capabilities in house and centrally located enables us to efficiently and quickly plan, design, implement and optimize complex communication networks.  We customize our delivery of these capabilities to meet the infrastructure needs of clients ranging from large enterprise to large service providers.  Our client list is national in scope.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Title: Senior Systems Engineer

Location:  Chicago, IL

The Senior Systems Engineer (SE) is responsible for the design and implementation of network solutions that meet or exceed customers’ business requirements.  The SE works closely with account managers and channel partners to identify opportunities, conduct technical presentations, and perform proof-of-concept demonstrations. 

The SE is responsible for developing the scope of work (SOW) and bill of materials (BOM) for all projects, ensuring the equipment and configuration specified will meet customer requirements.  During implementation, the SE works closely with the project manager to coordinate the staging and deployment of equipment, ensures project checkpoints are met, and performs validation testing.  For many projects, the SE will be responsible for all aspects of the implementation – leveraging other GDT engineers as necessary. 

The SE must work well under pressure, be comfortable taking ownership of designs, and possess the requisite soft skills to build lasting relationships with customers and partners.  The SE must also possess sufficient business acumen to understand how different roles interrelate and how to utilize available resources.

The SE must be capable of quickly learning and deploying new technologies by leveraging existing experience, testing in a lab environment, and consulting with peers. 

Job Requirements and Skills:

Design and configuration experience with the following:

• LAN switching (including STP)
• IP routing (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP)
• QoS (LAN and WAN)
• Firewalls (preferably ASA/PIX)
• Load balancers (preferably Cisco CSS, CSM, ACE or F5 LTM)
• WAN (Frame-relay, ATM, MLPPP)

Strong knowledge of Cisco products

Familiarity with IOS, Catalyst OS, and PIX OS

Education and Certification:

CCNP/CCDP/CCIE level familiarity with Cisco Systems equipment

Experience:

7+ years