Career and Subcontract Opportunities at Progent Work for Senior Network Consultants, Desktop Support Specialists, Security Consultants, and Application Programmers
One of America's premiere IT consultant firms for small and midsize business systems, Progent maintains a large team of talented service professionals who focus on core technologies including:
Microsoft Windows products
Cisco Integrated Services Routers, switches, firewalls, plus Voice over IP and VPN solutions
System security consulting
Sophisticated network infrastructures
Remote IT support and network administration
Progent's Experts Group, which includes freelance consultants certified and managed by Progent, provides highly refined skills in a broad range of critical business areas and networking solutions such as:
Macintosh integration and programs
Expertise for Linux, UNIX, and Sun Solaris environments
CIO, management information analyst, and project management services
Custom applications development and integration
Web site, eCommerce, Electronic Data Interchange, and customer portal development and deployment
DBM support and performance help
Business information expertise
Telecommunications architecture support
Creative structures for finding clients, providing support, nurturing a dynamic working environment, and providing highly competitive compensation have allowed us to be among the fastest expanding and most well recognized Microsoft Gold Partners consultant firms in the U.S. and to build an international organization for delivering online network expertise. If you are a certified IT support professional or network consultant with a focus on a client success and strong communication skills, consultants will find in Progent a chance for adding to your professional skills, living a more independent career, and attaining financial success.
Find Out Additional Details About Jobs with Progent
Check out these pages to find out more information concerning our work opportunities, company philosophy, work conditions, compensation model, and benefits:
Consulting Work at Progent
We are looking for a variety of full-time professionals including experienced Microsoft MCSE computer engineers; connectivity experts with Cisco CCIE, CCNP, or CCNA certification; and specialists in advanced network architecture with experience in mobile access, wireless networking, non-stop environments, disaster recovery solutions, data protection, and VMware technology. Progent is also looking for desktop support technicians, remote service specialists, and CISA certified security consultants. We are also looking for veteran managers and administrators able to perform efficiently in Progent's high-growth, virtual office model. Learn more details about full-time consulting positions at Progent by referring to Consulting Positions at Progent.
Freelance Opportunities with Progent
Progent works with freelance professionals with specialized expertise and hands-on experience in important information technology areas outside our main technical concentration. Progent's Experts Group employs independent consultants who offer advice and programming services for line-of-business applications that include Manufacturing Resource Planning, Enterprise Resource Planning, or CRM; possess specialized knowledge of popular operating systems such as Linux, Apple OS, or Sun, or offer world-class help in areas like telecommunications, web development, EDI, eCommerce, or dbm programming. Independent contractors certified by Progent cooperate with our staff professionals to deliver comprehensive solutions for small and midsize business networks. In order to learn more information about contracting opportunities with our Experts Team, refer to Contracting Opportunities with Progent.
Ways That We Are Different
Progent has managed to recruit the top consulting talent by being different. Providing an innovative blend of enterprising spirit, commitment to client success, use of advanced technology, plus a flexible work structure that allows for life-style choices for our team members, Progent creates a dynamic setting for select consultants who have a desire for rapidly improving their technical abilities to create real-world solutions for a range of organizations and technical environments. Find out additional information concerning reasons Progent is different by going to Ways That Progent Is Unique.
Our Virtual Office Business Model
Progent's virtual office network uses advanced technologies that allow off-site access, wireless communication, easy access to our support databases, and close collaboration with talented team members to allow you to handle challenging network problems. Our virtual office environment enables consultants to focus on providing service instead of dealing with traffic and helps you nurture lasting customer relationships by permitting you to provide fast, effective, and affordable solutions. To find out additional information about our virtual office business model, see Progent virtual Office Infrastructure.
Compensation and Benefit Packages
Progent's compensation is based on revenue sharing. The money you earn is directly determined by the revenue you contribute. You have the option of concentrating on quality of life and choosing to work at a more relaxed pace, utilizing Progent's versatile schedule to follow individual pursuits, or you can use the opportunity to make significant money through persistent effort and lots of hours. Progent also offers comprehensive family health coverage as well as many other benefits. Find out more information concerning our compensation and benefits by referring to Our Compensation Model and Benefits.
Employment at Progent Q&A
For replies to common questions concerning becoming a consultant at Progent, refer to Consulting at Progent Q&A.
Here is a description of our available job opportunities:
Job Code
Description
A09
Operations Administrator Position
Progent is looking for a motivated person for the home-office role of Operations Administrator to assist the Director of Operations with the daily management of financial information, currently using QuickBooks, in performing expense and asset management responsibilities for a small, quickly expanding company.
Information Technology Hiring Manager Position
Progent is looking for an experienced administrator for hiring consultants to join Progent's team of computer support engineers who offer IT outsourcing and computer support assistance to customers worldwide.
Business Development Representative Jobs
The Business Development Representative is a senior level sales manager responsible for selling Progent's wide range of network outsourcing and consulting services and acting as the front-line customer liaison. The Business Development Representative is a member of the management group, working closely with the President and Directors and Managers to make sure that corporate goals are accomplished and that quality services are delivered to our customers.
Senior Network Consulting Expert, MCSE Job
Progent is looking for an experienced, MCSE support professional to become part of Progent's internal group of network professionals. Applicant must have communication skills plus network knowledge and must be success oriented.
Desktop Support Expert Jobs
Progent is seeking a Desktop Engineer to work with Progent clients to support all workers using desktop and notebook PCs based on Microsoft Windows 2K, Windows Vista, and XP technology. Work closely with customer's management or IT group or under the supervision of a Progent Senior Consultant to support the client’s end users.
Senior Remote Support Engineer Jobs
Progent is looking for a Senior Remote Support Engineer to help a variety of Progent's clients to manage and service IT systems on-line, utilizing advanced tools including Microsoft Windows 2000/2003 and the MS .NET platform.
Senior Online Network Support Engineer Positions in Australia
Progent is seeking a Senior Online Support Engineer in Australia to help a range of international customers to manage and service information networks by telephone or online connections.
Senior Cisco Consultant Jobs
Progent is seeking a Certified Cisco Consultant with Cisco CCIE credentials to work with Progent's team of experts to assist clients to plan, integrate, manage, and repair small business networks based on Cisco products.
Senior Security Consultant Jobs
Progent is looking for a Certified Security Consultant with CISM or equivalent security credentials to join Progent's team of experts to provide customers comprehensive security services such as network security analysis, penetration testing, security strategy, network monitoring, security architecture, access management solutions consulting, business processes security, and disaster recovery planning.
If you would like to ask about any position shown above, you should send your resume to jobs@progent.com. Please state the job codes of the jobs of interest.
Details Concerning Work with Us
Staff Work for Network Engineers, Computer Support Technicians, Security Consultants, and Remote Support Professionals Progent wants to find staff-level, solutions-oriented Microsoft certified engineers with Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer certification; Cisco certified network consultants who have CCIE credentials; security professionals with CISA or comparable security credentials; and high-end system architecture experts with experience in mobile solutions, wireless networking, fault tolerance, disaster recovery, data protection, and virtual servers. Progent also is hiring employees who can work on Progent's staff of help desk support technicians and remote troubleshooting professionals. Also, We are hiring experienced managers who can operate effectively in our high-growth, virtual office culture.
By supporting a staff of skilled and motivated professionals, delivering world-class client services, and offering a competitive results-focused fee model, We have been able to increase our customer base rapidly while providing consulting support to numerous companies in the San Francisco area and throughout the United States. An advanced virtual office network, a shared knowledge database, and a team approach to problem solving have allowed Progent to maintain a talented staff and a satisfied customer base.
For a network professional with troubleshooting experience, teaming with Progent or working for Progent's clients will expand your skills through cooperation with Progent's group of mutually supportive, talented engineers. Progent's focus on delivering information technology consulting and computer help to small organizations will give you the chance to collaborate closely with key players and add significantly to the growth of dynamic businesses.
We are hiring technical professionals who can show verifiable certification in their technical focus. For example, if you are a Microsoft expert, you should have your Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer certificate. For Cisco professionals, have your Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert or Cisco Certified Network Professional certificate. For security, you should have earned you CISSP, CISA, CISM, or other top security certifications. Of course, Progent is familiar with "paper experts". However, the fact that a certificate does not guarantee expertise is no justification for not earning one. If you know your stuff, then the majority of those certifications should be no great difficulty. The crux of the matter is that if you call yourself a professional, then clients deserve to see certifications. We will promote your talents, but you must have standard credentials for us to market. In case you stand adamantly against the concept of credentials, Progent can understand and honor your position, but you are probably not an appropriate fit.
Freelance Work for Certified Experts for Windows, Apple OS, Linux-based, and Sun Solaris Technology For over two decades, our information technology professionals have offered affordable and effective computer support expertise for small businesses in Northern California and across the U.S. A sophisticated virtual office network, a common support knowledge base, and a collaborative approach to problem solving have helped Progent to build a talented in-house team and dramatically expand a satisfied client base.
The Experts Team is Progent's way to offer clients the services of specialized computer support professionals who have advanced skills and field background in key areas outside of Progent's primary focus in network infrastructure and security. Experts Group consultants are typically freelance engineers and sometimes "moonlighters" who are thoroughly qualified by Progent to work closely with Progent's staff engineers to deliver comprehensive, world-class network services to small companies. We are continually expanding our Experts Group to address the particular needs of our clients.
Our Experts Team currently provides consulting in these technologies:
Apple OS integration and programs
Support for Linux-based, UNIX-based, and Sun Solaris environments
Manufacturing Resource Planning, Enterprise Resource Planning, or CRM expertise
Line-of-business and vertical program help
Chief Information Officer, business analyst, and project management outsourcing
Special applications design and integration
Web, electronic business, EDI, and client portal design and deployment
DBM management and efficiency help
Management information expertise
Telecom systems support
Benefits of being a member of Our Experts Team include:
By associating with us, you can leverage the impact of our dramatic growth and excellent recognition in the marketplace. By having a team of skilled and committed professionals, providing excellent customer care, and practicing a strong, value-focused billing model, Progent has quadrupled our customer base during the last several years and Progent now delivers consulting support to hundreds of businesses in California and across the United States.
Progent's veteran marketing team handles all aspects of marketing your services and areas of expertise into our rapidly expanding customer base, so you expend less effort signing up clients and extra time making money.
We will facilitate relationship building between you and our key group of experienced Microsoft and Cisco certified engineers who are the gateway to the key executives among our customers.
Our sales and administration teams will manage the entire selling and contracting cycle, from lead identification, job approval, customer requirements description, capabilities matching, job analysis proposal generation, contract negotiation and execution. Your entire focus is on providing top-quality consulting expertise.
We will gives you connections to our sophisticated virtual office environment, including professional meeting/work sites in the San Francisco area, and data and voice connectivity anywhere in the United States.
You will have access to Progent's extensive database, best practices processes, abundance of professional publications, and the aggregate experience from one of Northern California's largest pool of expert network professionals.
Progent will share special benefits from leading technology companies including Microsoft and Cisco, including free ordiscounted educational seminars, web access to special vendor troubleshooting utilities and technical maintenance resources, and on-line in-house use programs for education and/or demonstration use.
You will have the security of backup coverage from Progent's staff consultants and other Expert Team members in the event you are unavailable to respond to client demands due to work schedule conflicts, vacation, sickness, or training.
As a 1099 subcontractor to Progent, you get simplified, risk-free invoicing and consistent payment schedules. In addition, Progent is responsible for receivables collection
There is not any fee to become part of our Experts Group, but Progent has strict qualifications to join:
You must show a strong track record as a consulting professional working independently in your area of expertise, including a minimum two year record of successful contracting jobs or you must have your own active client base for which you now deliver continuing consulting activity.
You must demonstrate that you have expertise in your area of concentration, which includes showing an extensive work-related history and strong referrals, and possess up-to-date manufacturer and/or institutional professional qualifications.
You should know how to carry yourself in a professional manner and be self driven and assured in your abilities. You need to have excellent inter-personal skills and be able to operate efficiently by yourself or as a member of a group.
You need to know how to explain proper goals to clients and other Progent consultants and you should be able evaluate jobs, create task plans, and define realistic work schedules.
Enhance Your Skills with Advanced Technology and Working with a Great Team of Computer Consultants Progent's work environment will allow you to become a better consulting professional by enhancing your technical skills and boosting the satisfaction of your customers. Progent makes good on this commitment by recruiting the top consulting talent for you to work with, providing a state-of-the-art system architecture, using custom software tools to enable the highest level of service, and by streamlining proven business models for finding and maintaining customers.
The most important factor that separates us from most network support firms is the quality of our consulting team. Out of the 50 or so consultants who have teamed with Progent, we have recruited the best expertise covering a broad array of technologies. Be it Microsoft servers, Cisco firewalls, network security, Mac, Linux, VMware, or other vital technologies, we deploy professionals who can enable you to be successful on larger projects by combining the aggregate skills of our team of professionals.
To promote the productivity of our consultants, we invest significantly in making available the best tools to perform the work efficiently. Progent will leverage technology to an impressive extent and our advanced virtual office infrastructure enables seamless connectivity, collaboration, and knowledge sharing with fellow Progent team members — entirely from home-based or on-the-road offices. Consultants don’t throw away time or lose income with regular commutes to a conventional office building, and any travel you do for on-site client jobs is based on your schedule, not Progent's. The most attractive benefit is that much of Progent's support work can be performed off-site, offering 100% efficiency for billable time. In practice, some of our staff do remote consulting only.
Progent's operations are set up for responding rapidly and effectively to customer needs through information exchange and cooperative problem resolution. Although Progent's consultants work with a high level of independence, resource allocation is unified, client problems and resolutions are meticulously tracked, recorded, and archived for convenient retrieval, current consultant schedules are broadcast to streamline team projects and simplify trouble escalation, and customer satisfaction is always monitored. We reinforce the sense of connection via monthly team conferences and regular company-wide events.
Most of Progent's consultants are situated throughout California, however we are attracting a rapidly expanding team of consulting professionals throughout America. Our virtual office infrastructure eliminates regional obstacles that restrict the efficiency of traditional company structures. We enhance the deal by offering a full employee care plan to ensure the health and financial security of our employees and their families.
Not only do we have world-class consulting professionals, our marketing and operations groups live up to the high standards that characterizes Progent. These top-notch contributors to Progent’s success are helping us to identify and sign up the 50-60 new clients we are currently acquiring every month. Progent lately marked the providing of support to our 1,000th customer. Just type “Cisco consultants” or “Microsoft consultants” into Google to see for yourself why we are also an effective marketing operation.
Having a commitment to technical excellence is a cornerstone for success with Progent. A career in consulting will push you to learn more than is possible in any other position in information technology. Being confronted by a continual series of network challenges is what makes consulting interesting. Clients rely on a consultant to perform the toughest jobs. Innovative projects, advanced implementations, vexing or chronic problems, and difficult upgrades are the basis for what we do daily. With us, you will not stall or be narrowly defined, as is sadly common for computer professionals in traditional corporate jobs. You will wake up every day enthusiastic about the opportunities to come.
Along the way, you will work with some wonderful folks, both by building strong customer contacts and by working closely with other Progent team members, where you will benefit from and add to their success. Of course, technology is important, but Progent is a relationship-focused company from top to bottom. If you don’t offer excellent people skills or enjoy working with a varied group of personalities, then Progent is in all likelihood a poor match.
If all this sounds right for you, we urge you to contact us about our view of the new paradigm of network consulting.
Get Lifestyle Benefits and Technical Prowess with Progent's Advanced Virtual Office Environment Progent believes that a carefully designed and executed information system can be a crucial piece for enabling a firm's growth, and we apply this philosophy in our corporate network infrastructure. Progent has built a non-stop virtual office network that enables Progent's staff engineers and certified contractors to deliver fast and effective service, cooperate easily on complex jobs, and gain from professional and personal maturity from acting as a member of an exciting business ethos of personal drive and independence.
Progent’s Cisco-qualified technology professionals offer wireless integration support for Cisco wireless access point and wireless bridge technology. Cisco provides access points with either solo 802.11g transceivers for as high as 54 Mbps of throughput or two-radio access points supporting both 802.11g and 802.11a for up to 108 Mbps of bandwidth. Progent’s Cisco wireless professionals can offer help for the whole line of Cisco 802.11g wireless access points and wireless bridges including the Cisco Aironet 350 Access Point, the Cisco Aironet 350 Wireless Bridge, the Cisco Aironet 1130AG Series and 1230AG Series access points, the Cisco Aironet 1300 Series Outdoor Access Point/Bridge, the Cisco Aironet 1400 Wireless Bridge, as well as any Cisco 802.11b Wireless Access Point product. The Cisco Aironet 1130AG Series and 1230AG Series access points are designed to protect present and future system infrastructure investments. The 802.11a transceiver supports data rates of up to 54 Mbps on 12 non-overlapping 5 GHz channels to provide high performance as well as high scalability. The 802.11g radio supports throughput up to 54 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band. When using an 802.11g radio, the access point may be installed to handle only 802.11g users for high-bandwidth scenarios, or, for added economy, it may be set up to handle both 802.11g and legacy 802.11b technology.
Progent's company culture will allow you to become a better professional by improving your technical skills and boosting the loyalty of your customers. Progent delivers this commitment by attracting the top consulting talent for you to work with, providing an advanced network and communications infrastructure, using specialized software tools to enable the maximum quality of support, and by streamlining our business models for attracting and keeping clients.
Progent’s Microsoft certified consultants provide small and midsize businesses experienced consulting services for Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM 2005) and MOM 2000. MOM 2005 delivers extensible and expandable enterprise-class operational management by featuring comprehensive event management, proactive monitoring and alerts, reporting and tendency profiling, and system and program-specific intelligence and routines to improve the control of Windows Server System networks. Through built-in application intelligence, Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 helps you isolate your system health problems before they become disasters, improve the payback of your IT operations through actionable best practices, and support your IT operations and senior administrative staff by sharing critical service level and performance data. Progent’s MOM consulting experts have extensive field-proven experience with MOM 2000 and MOM 2005 and can help your company deploy and customize MOM in order to maximize the availability and productivity of your information system.
For organizations with a mix of Mac and Microsoft Windows desktops, Microsoft has two products for using Windows programs on Mac computers: VirtualPC for Mac and Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac. Progent's Apple-certified Mac experts can help you set up Virtual PC or Remote Desktop Connection Client so you can operate Windows-based software on Macintosh workstations.
Microsoft Live Communications Server delivers IM and presence as part of an extensible, world-class package featuring advanced security, transparent compatibility with popular Microsoft software, an extendable, industry-standard development environment, and compliance with regulatory requirements such as HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley, and GLB. Your organization can realize lower costs and elevated operational efficiencies, increased worker productivity, and stronger intellectual property security with this simple-to-administer, highly available solution. Effective deployments of LCS require extensive planning and thought before roll out. Progent's Microsoft-authorized professionals can provide the skill needed to realize all the advantages of LCS throughout your whole organization.
Progent's background providing Microsoft .NET services and SQL Server consulting, and Progent's application development experience with Microsoft VBasic, XML, and additional developer tools make it possible to create custom mission-critical programs and eCommerce solutions that operate seamlessly with Microsoft Dynamics GP Software. Progent's Microsoft Great Plains reporting services can show you how to create reports that allow you to track your business more thoroughly, transforming uncooked information into valuable insights into your business.
Microsoft Operations Manager is a potent server management solution that enables IT administrators to be more responsive to key IT trouble spots by alerting them when potential problems require attention according to an extensive database of known problems. MOM saves administration time by filtering out spurious event data that is unrelated to critical issues. Progent's trained Microsoft Operations Manager experts can help you to select appropriate Microsoft Operations Manager components, deploy and configure MOM, and write specialized rules, VBasic scripts, reports, and alerts for your company.
Progent's Microsoft authorized experts offer three ways to help medium-size and large companies create an efficient and successful in-house Computer Support Help Desk. Progent's help desk consulting services include Return on Investment evaluation, process study and enhancement, executive reporting, education of in-house staff, and documentation of procedures. Progent's Software Evaluation and Integration Support Services help businesses sift through the numerous high-quality Help Desk software packages available and determine what products may be too costly, miss key functions, or align poorly with your company's corporate culture. Progent also offers short-term staffing for businesses who need to reinforce their internal Help Desk staff for occasional projects or to substitute for absent or incapacitated personnel.
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is a major advance in making information systems more protected and fault tolerant, easier to virtualize and administer, higher performing, and able to provide an improved platform for web publishing. Progent can assist your company get the most from the improvements built into Microsoft Windows Server 2008 by delivering certified consulting, technical support, training, staffing, monitoring, and security expertise.
Small Business Network Consulting for Louisiana Network Setup
Progent’s National Support Center provides nationwide remote assistance for Windows and Cisco-based small business IT networks. Progent's Microsoft and Cisco-certified service engineers provide telephone help and online direct computer connection to isolate and repair technical problems quickly and affordably. The breadth of technical experience available from Progent's team of country-wide service professionals allows Progent to escalate even the toughest network issues to appropriate specialists as required.
Progent’s Microsoft certified experts provide a range of consulting services for Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0. Microsoft Dynamics GP is a Microsoft financial package and business management solution based, like all Microsoft financial tools, on the expandable and familiar foundation of Windows technology. Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0, the latest edition of Microsoft accounting products in the Microsoft Great Plains Accounting line, provides an affordable solution for controlling and combining accounting, e-commerce, supply chain, manufacturing, project accounting, on-site support, CRM, and HR. Microsoft Great Plains is easy to deploy and configure, and with its modular design you are able to license only the functions you currently need, with the ability to expand users and enlarge capabilities when necessary. Progent’s Microsoft Great Plains Software consulting engineers can help you deploy, customize and administer Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 as well as older editions of Great Plains such as Microsoft Great Plains 8.0 and Microsoft Great Plains 7.5.
