Now Hiring: Network Engineer

Are you looking for a Network Engineer position with a leading Chicago technology organization?   Are you looking for a position that encourages you to continue your professional growth with real world hands on exposure to a wide variety of today’s networking and security technologies?  We are seeking to add an experienced engineer to our Managed Services team.  Candidates should thrive in an open, fast-paced environment with a range of learning opportunities.  This position will report to our Chicago office and service clients generally in the Chicago Land area.

We are a full service networking consultant team. We also maintain top-tier partnerships with industry leading hardware and software companies such as Cisco, Juniper, Check Point, Citrix, Riverbed, NetApp, F5, and Microsoft.

 Responsibilities include:

• Support our customer’s engineers with questions or issues they may have
• Effectively interact with customers whose skills may range to Level 3 expert network engineers
• Engineer and implement Managed Services solutions
• Occasional face to face interactions with customers in pre-sales support role, installations, or onsite projects.
• Design, build & configure Routers, switches, firewalls, and other IT appliances
• Document and diagram clients environments

The following are essential for this position:

• Must have experience with an emphasis on client or customer support as a network engineer
• Must have solid current hands-on expertise with networking technologies – certification highly desired
• Must have solid experience with networking protocols such as BGP & OSPF
• Additionally other technologies such as Citrix, Check Point, F5, Juniper, Riverbed, NetApp experience and certifications a plus
• Proven record of organization and documentation skills
• Minimum of 3-5 years network engineering and support experience.
• Self-motivated and comfortable in a fast-paced startup culture.
• A “smart risk-taker” marked by creativity and strong problem solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral).
• BA/BS in information technology or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Expertise with a variety of tools used for monitoring and managing networks

Please provide desired salary and salary history on resume.  If you feel that your skills are a match to our requirements, please email your resume in Word or text format to: resume@rkon.com

F5 and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Webinar

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F5′s integrated application delivery solutions for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 are designed to provide a highly scalable, responsive and secure SharePoint deployment. Key features include local and global load balancing, application layer health monitoring, and simple device configuration using iApp.

Attend the Optimize Performance, Availability, and Security for SharePoint Server 2010 webinar to learn how F5′s solutions:

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Video Content from RKON Technology Seminar at Arlington is Online

Video content including case studies, presentations, interviews, and panel discussion from RKON’s 8th Annual technology seminar at Arlington is now online. Click here to see industry leaders present on a range of IT topics including next generation data center, desktop virtualization, network monitoring, and security strategy, among others.

RKON Demo – Citrix XenDesktop 5

Explore Citrix XenDesktop 5 with this interactive demo by RKON Technologies. See the technology first hand, including all the features and improvements from the earlier version. Presentation by RKON Senior Consultant Michael Macupa.

RKON Success Story – User Personalization in Education

Learn about a successful client implementation where RKON delivered user personalization and improved user experience for an education client. Cameron Christo from RKON Technologies in conversation with Allen Vaughan at McHenry County College.

RKON Cloud and Next Generation Data Center

Learn how enterprises are building their cloud and see how cloud services provider RKON reengineered their data center to maximize the value of their virtual and cloud environment. Presentation by RKON CTO Marc Malizia at RKON Seminar at Arlington 9-1-2011.

RKON Network Monitoring and Visibility with Riverbed Cascade

Learn about Riverbed Cascade—a tool for network monitoring and visibility Improved time to resolution. Presentation by Jim Hagen, lead Security Engineer at RKON Technologies at RKON Seminar at Arlington 9-1-2011.

RKON Case Study – Managed Services and Migrating to the Cloud

Learn how RKON helped a global packaging company migrate to the Cloud. See how RKON’s MSP and virtual infrastructure can help you consolidate, simplify, and optimize your environment. Greg Langosch, Managing Director at RKON in conversation with Kenneth Sweet, VP Global IT for a leading packaging company at RKON Arlington Seminar 9-1-2011.

RKON Case Study – Next Generation Network

Learn how one of RKON’s clients has evolved their next generation network and cloud practice. See how RKON’s commitment to operational excellence helped our client bring more value to the business and the bottom line. David Wright at Comcast presenting at RKON Seminar at Arlington 9-1-2011.

RKON Case Study – VDI Implementation

Learn how RKON implemented Virtual Desktop Infrastructure for a client to deliver greater value to the business. Jeff Mullarkey, CEO at RKON Technologies in conversation with Daniel Schuffert at Aon Benfield at RKON Seminar at Arlington 9-1-2011.