Network Engineer - Chicago, IL

Title:
Network Engineer

Skills:

Date:
2-23-2010

Description:
Sears Holdings Management Corporation provides corporate services to Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) and its family of companies, including Sears Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Corporation. Sears Holdings Corporation is the nation's fourth largest broadline retailer with approximately 3,900 full-line and specialty retail stores in the United States and Canada. Sears Holdings is the leading home appliance retailer as well as a leader in tools, lawn and garden, home electronics and automotive repair and maintenance. Key proprietary brands include Kenmore, Craftsman and DieHard, and a broad apparel offering, including such well-known labels as Lands' End, Jaclyn Smith and Joe Boxer, as well as the Apostrophe and Covington brands. It also has the Country Living collection, which is offered exclusively by Sears and Kmart. It also has Martha Stewart Everyday products, which are offered exclusively in the U.S. by Kmart. We are the nation's largest provider of home services, with more than 12 million service calls made annually. Sears Holdings Corporation operates through its subsidiaries, including Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Corporation. For more information, visit Sears Holdings' Web site at http://www.searsholdings.com.Technical Specialists on the SHC Data Network Team that will be involved in both Operational support and Network Engineering with new Project work. Position involves operational support on day to day perspective as well as support project work that involves working with Firewalls, VPN Concentrators, Routing Protocol, SOX and PCI Compliance audits.

Qualifications:
Day to Day support activities for the Sears Data network. This includes being involved with service restoration teams representing the Data Network team and resolving business impacting network issues. Working with Firewalls, Routers and Switches and troubleshooting routing issues. Involved in Moves add or changes to the existing environment that may involved firewall changes, router updates, VPN adds or changes.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Bachelor's degree in computer science, business administration,specialized computer systems training, or equivalent. Master's degree preferred.

2. Minimum of five years programming, procedure development, applications, systems or computer operations experience or equivalent.

3. Good knowledge of system analysis, logic diagramming, test debugging, system software, hardware computer operations and documentation standards.

4. Strong oral and written communication, and interpersonal skills.
5. Strong analytical ability.
Minimum of 5 years experience in current technology environments and hands on supporting LAN/WAN/VPN network environment, Firewalls, Content Engines, Wireless Networking; Switch Configurations, Internet Services,

Must be CCNA Certified - Cisco Certified Network Associate

Knowledge and troubleshooting skills that pertain to the following:

Routing Protocols: RIP, OSPF, EIGRP and BGP

MPLS Networks

Cisco Router and Switch: 2600, 3800, 6500

Native IOS, CATOS.

Firewall: Hands on PIX Firewalls, FWSM, Cisco Concentrators

Ability to troubleshoot DNS issues, Proxy Issues, FTP and TCP/IP Routing Issues

Monitoring Tools: Cisco Works, What’s UP Gold, MRTG, Sniffing tools, OPNET, Infinistream, Ethereal

Configuration, test and implementation of the following common types of networking equipment: switches; routers; wireless access points and controllers; CSU/DSUs.

Experience with command line (CLI) and GUI configuration of Cisco IOS devices is preferred.

Experienced components and functions of Ethernet networks (i.e. LAN switches, LAN cabling components, LAN cabling standards



A comprehensive and competitive benefit program is designed to meet the needs of our associates and their families. Benefits eligibility depends on employment classification, location, and other variables. Benefits offered include:



* Medical and Dental Plans

* Health Care and Dependent Daycare Flexible Spending Accounts

* Short and Long-Term Disability

* Company Paid and Optional Life Insurance

* Business Travel Insurance

* Merchandise Discount

* Adoption Assistance

* Kmart Advantage Rx

* ConSern Loans for Education

* Worklife Solutions

* Voluntary Benefits

* Commuter Benefits

* Sears Holdings Corporation Associate Stock Purchase Plan

* 401(k) Savings Plan

* Vacation Time with Personal Days

* National Holidays


An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.


Sears Holdings Management Corporation
Phone: none
Fax: none

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