Datalink Networks Inc, a National MSP and a top Microsoft Partner, has a special opportunity right now for the right engineer. We are Headquartered in Los Angeles, and support offices in the Southwest, Southeast and Midwest. We serve commercial business, education, healthcare, and public sector organizations throughout the nation.

Datalink Networks is a nationally recognized Microsoft Solutions Partner in Modern Work, Security and Azure Infrastructure, and a leader in Cloud and A/I services to our clients nationwide. We market and sell engineered solutions from leading American technology companies, including Microsoft, Cisco, Arista Networks, NVIDIA, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE/Aruba), Ubiquiti Networks, Palo Alto Networks, Juniper Networks, Fortinet, Barracuda Networks, and other prominent industry leaders.  

We are looking for a Network Engineer to design, implement, monitor, and manage IT network infrastructure to ensure high performance, security, and uptime for data, voice, and wireless systems. Responsibilities include configuring routers and switches, troubleshooting, maintaining firewalls, and optimizing capacity. The role involves working with LAN/WAN, cloud, and on-premises networks while providing Microsoft design, consulting, and engineering services for clients across the United States. You will offer technical leadership and Level II/III engineering support to Managed Service and Project accounts.

Required Skill Sets and Experience

Key Responsibilities & Roles

Design & Implementation: Planning and deploying LANs, WANs, and virtual private networks (VPNs). They develop network infrastructure, including installing and configuring hardware such as routers and switches.
Maintenance & Support:

Monitoring network performance, analyzing capacity needs, and ensuring maximum uptime. This includes performing, troubleshooting, and resolving hardware/software issues, often serving as a technical support liaison.

Security & Compliance: Securing network systems by implementing firewalls, data protection, and security policies to guard against threats.
Documentation: Creating and maintaining technical documentation, such as network diagrams and configuration standards.
Optimization: Upgrading network equipment, managing software updates, and improving network performance.

Windows Networking – On Premise and Cloud

Comprehensive design and implementation experience of M/S Active Directory and Group Policy
Experience On Prem AD, Hybrid Azure AD and Azure AD
Experience with Windows Networking Technologies (DNS, DHCP)
Experience with Virtualization technologies, including VMware, Hyper-V, Vates and Proxmox open source

Microsoft 365 Migration and Cloud Deployments

Expertise in Exchange online, SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams
Migration experience On Premise to M365 Cloud Services
Experience with Identity and Access Management via Azure AD and Conditional Access
Experience with In-Tune Configuration and Policies
Experience with Microsoft Defender, Purview and MS Sentinel

Azure Project Experience

Azure Migration Projects – IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
Experience Designing Scalable, Secure and cost optimized Azure Infrastructure
Migration of Workloads from On Premise, or other Clouds to Azure
Understanding of Azure Arc and ExpressRoute technologies
Experience in Authentication Security SSO and MFA technologies

CoPilot Readiness and Enablement

Understanding of Microsoft Copilot architecture and licensing requirements
Ability to configure and optimize Copilot for Microsoft 365 apps (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)

AI & Automation

Experience with Power Platform (Power Automate, Power Apps, Power BI)
Familiarity with integrating AI models via Azure OpenAI or Cognitive Services
Ability to build and manage intelligent workflows and chatbots using Microsoft tools

Responsibilities and Requirements

Engineering and Presales Responsibilities

Provide pre-sales and design support to our Account Managers
Work with Partner Manufacturer Representatives to design and implement cloud migration projects
Provide technical leadership and mentoring to our engineering team

Required Qualifications and Experience

4-year bachelor’s degree preferred – Industry certifications may be used in lieu of
Three to five years’ minimum experience working with cloud technologies
Advanced writing and oral communications skills
Proven ability to lead a project team
Demonstrated project experience with Mid-Size clients
Great written and oral communications

Salary and Benefits

Base salary plus bonus potential commensurate with experience and qualifications

Financial assistance and bonus programs for industry certifications

Medical, dental and 401k company program

Paid Holidays and PTO

Company Profit Sharing

Pay: $90,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Santa Clarita, CA 91355

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