Founded in 1984, MAT Holdings, Inc. is a privately held $1.9 billion multi-national company with manufacturing operations, distribution centers and sourcing offices worldwide in the automotive, fencing, hardware, and power equipment sectors. Headquartered in Long Grove, Illinois we have over 40 factories on three continents, including 2.1 million square feet of U.S. distribution and manufacturing space.  We provide our customers with a full range of services including U.S. and overseas engineering, quality assurance, logistics and distribution support, strategic warehousing, bi-lingual sourcing, product development, and marketing. MAT is a family of companies and products providing employment opportunities with more than 14,000 employees in 12 countries. 

The Network Systems Engineer will plan, install, configure, monitor, and maintain local and wide area networks (LAN/WAN/WLAN), servers, routers, switches, access points, and any other infrastructure component.  Perform maintenance, evaluation, installation, and training tasks to ensure network, hardware, and software performance meets company and user requirements.

Strategic

• Planning, designing, and developing local area networks (LANs/WLANs) and wide area networks (WANs) across the organization and designing and building servers.  In addition, the Network Systems Engineer will participate in the installation, monitoring, maintenance, support, and optimization of all network hardware, software, and TCP/IP communication links.  This individual will also analyze and resolve network hardware, software, and network transmission problems in a timely and accurate fashion and provide end-user training where required.

Tactical

• Install, configure, and maintain networks, network cabling, switches (Cisco and Juniper), Palo Alto Firewalls, and VPN access.
• Install, configure, and maintain wireless networks, including wireless LAN controllers and access points.
• Install, configure, and maintain servers, printers, and network equipment.
• Understand networking protocols such as MPLS, IPSec, OSPF, etc.
• Provide desktop, laptop, application, and peripheral support to employees in multiple offices worldwide.

Competencies

• Attention to detail
• A demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment, to take the initiative, and to work independently of day-to-day supervision.
• Possesses technical knowledge and the ability to make sound decisions while driving for continuous improvement.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Must be able to communicate and work effectively with people of varying degrees of IT experience at all levels of the organization, internally and externally. 
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills.
• Versatile, flexible, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities.
• Strong work ethic and a high level of integrity.

Education/Experience

• Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or Business Administration and equivalent job experience with at least five years experience with medium-sized networks. 
• Experience with Cisco ASA, Palo Alto firewall appliances, routers, Juniper/Cisco switches, and Cisco access points.  IPSec and SSL VPN.
• Knowledge of networking hardware, standards, and protocols.
• Knowledge of computer and network security systems, applications, and procedures.
• Ability to identify and resolve computer system malfunctions and operational problems.
• Ability to provide technical support to end-users.
• Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical personnel.
• Ability to learn and support new systems and applications.
• Responsibilities may require evening and weekend work and travel in response to needs of the systems being supported.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.