Kforce has a client that is seeking a Network Engineer in Austin, TX. Duties Include: * Deploy, administer, and troubleshoot High Availability Datacenter Infrastructure - Fortinet Firewalls and Fortinet/Cisco switching as per best practices * Network Engineer will quickly troubleshoot to isolate and solve problems and adhere to best practices * Provide L2 & L3 support; Monitor and act on trouble alerts and warnings from our monitoring system, communicate and investigate promptly, and escalate when necessary * Work in concert with a team or independently to manage project milestones and deliverables, with or without direct supervision/guidance as needed * Perform occasional after-hours work and/or on weekends as needed to support business needs; Attend and participate in departmental meetings * Coordinate and perform system changes with strict adherence to our Change Control policy * Ensure tickets are created, assigned, and updated appropriately with accurate time entries and resolution details of impending changes and/or agreed outages * Effectively communicate step-by-step instructions with non-technical personnel acting as remote hands to install and maintain infrastructure * Creation of BOMs (Bill of Materials), obtaining quotes from vendors where necessary - for the purpose of solution costing for new implementations or upgrades * As a Network Engineer, you will create and maintain documentation including inventory information and network diagrams * Manage multiple concurrent tasks and function within a fast-paced setting * Provide mentoring and support to junior engineers and peers