Full-time and Freelance Opportunities with Progent Work for Senior Network Professionals, Desktop Support Technicians, Security Experts, and Application Developers
Among the top computer consulting firms for small business networks, Progent maintains a full-time staff of talented service professionals who focus on mainstream technologies including:
Microsoft Windows technology
Cisco routers, switches, firewalls, plus VoIP and Virtual Private Network products
System security consulting
Sophisticated system infrastructures
Remote troubleshooting and network administration
Our Experts Group, which contracts independent experts qualified and managed by Progent, provides highly refined skills in a wide variety of critical software applications and network technologies that include:
Macintosh integration and applications
Support for Linux, UNIX-based, and Sun Solaris systems
CIO, management information analyst, and project management outsourcing
Custom applications development and deployment
Web, eCommerce, Electronic Data Interchange, and customer portal design and integration
DBM support and performance consulting
Business information expertise
Telecommunications architecture support
Innovative models for finding customers, delivering support, nurturing a dynamic working environment, and offering generous profit sharing have allowed us to become among the most rapidly expanding and best respected Microsoft Gold Partners consultant organizations in the U.S. and to build an international organization for delivering remote network support. If you are an accredited computer support professional or network consultant with a drive for a client service and excellent communication skills, consulting professionals will discover Progent a chance for enhancing your technical skills, developing a more independent lifestyle, and achieving financial security.
Find Out Additional Information Concerning Jobs with Progent
Follow these links to learn more details concerning our job openings, company culture, operational environment, compensation model, and benefits:
Consulting Jobs at Progent
We are seeking a variety of full-time employees including motivated Microsoft MCSE and MCP computer consultants; network consultants who have CCIE certification; and specialists in advanced system design with experience in mobile access, wireless integration, non-stop environments, business continuity solutions, data protection, and server virtualization. We are also looking for desktop support experts, remote troubleshooting specialists, and CISM accredited security consultants. Progent is also hiring experienced managers and administrators who can operate effectively in Progent's high-growth, virtual office model. Learn additional information about staff consulting work at Progent by visiting Consulting Positions at Progent.
Contract Opportunities with Progent
Progent contracts independent professionals with specialized expertise and field experience in crucial IT topics beyond Progent's main technical concentration. Our Experts Group employs independent consultants who can provide advice and development services for strategic applications that include MRP, Enterprise Resource Planning, or Customer Relationship Management; have deep knowledge of non-Microsoft platforms such as Linux derivatives, Apple OS, or Sun, or can provide world-class help in technologies like telecom, web site development, Electronic Data Interchange, web commerce, or database management. Freelance consultants qualified by Progent coordinate with Progent's staff professionals to provide comprehensive IT services for small and midsize company networks. If you want to learn more information about contracting work with Progent's Experts Team, go to Freelance Work at Progent.
How We Are Unique
Progent has managed to recruit the top professional experts by being unique. With an innovative blend of enterprising drive, insistence on customer satisfaction, utilization of advanced technology, plus a flexible business model that allows for quality-of-life options for Progent's team members, Progent offers a stimulating setting for select individuals who posses a drive for rapidly improving their technical skills to deliver concrete solutions for a variety of businesses and technical environments. Find out more details concerning ways that Progent is exceptional by going to How Progent Is Exceptional.
Progent's Virtual Office Network
Our virtual office model incorporates sophisticated technologies that allow off-site access, wireless communication, convenient availability of our support databases, and close cooperation with mobile team members to allow you to resolve business-critical IT problems. Our virtual office structure allows you to focus on delivering service rather than fighting traffic and helps you establish lasting client relationships by permitting you to come up with fast, viable, and cost-effective solutions. If you want to find out more details about Progent's virtual office work environment, go to Progent virtual Office Work Environment.
Compensation and Benefit Packages
Our compensation model is based on revenue sharing. The money you earn is entirely determined by what you generate. Consultants have the choice 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 considerable money by hard effort and long hours. Progent also provides comprehensive family health care coverage plus many additional benefits. Learn more information concerning Progent's compensation and benefits by referring to Our Compensation and Benefit Packages.
Employment at Progent Frequently Asked Questions
For answers to popular questions concerning being a consultant at Progent, see Jobs at Progent Q&A.
This is a list of some present job opportunities:
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Operations Administrator Job
Progent is seeking a talented individual 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 handling A/P and asset management responsibilities for a small, rapidly growing company.
Information Technology Hiring Manager Position
Progent is seeking a senior administrative executive tasked with hiring technical personnel to join Progent's team of support engineers who offer IT outsourcing and engineering consulting services to customers globally.
Market Development Manager Jobs
The Business Development Representative is a top level sales executive charged with selling Progent's broad range of IT outsourcing and consulting offerings and acting as the front-line client liaison. The Business Development Representative is a key part of the executive team, working closely with the President and Directors and Managers to ensure that business targets are accomplished and that top notch services are provided to our clients.
Senior IT Consulting Expert, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Jobs
Progent is looking for a proven, Microsoft-certified support professional to become part of Progent's internal staff of consulting professionals. Applicant must have people skills as well as network expertise and must be success oriented.
Desktop Support Expert Job
Progent is seeking a Desktop Engineer to help Progent clients to maintain all workers using desktop and laptop PCs based on MS Windows 2K, Windows Vista, and Windows XP technology. Work cooperatively with client's management or IT organization or under the supervision of a Progent Senior Consultant to help the client’s end users.
Senior Remote Support Engineer Job
Progent is seeking a Senior Remote Support Expert to help a variety of small business clients to manage and service information systems on-line, utilizing advanced technology including Microsoft Windows 2000/2003 and the MS .NET platform.
Senior Remote Network Support Expert Positions in Australia
Progent is seeking a Senior Online Support Engineer in Australia to assist a variety of worldwide customers to manage and service computer networks via telephone or remote access.
Senior Cisco Consultant Positions
Progent is looking for a Senior Cisco Engineer with Cisco CCIE, CCNP, or CCNA credentials to work with Progent's staff of professionals to help customers to design, install, manage, and repair small business networks that incorporate Cisco products.
Certified Security Consultant Positions
Progent is looking for a Senior Security Engineer with CISSP or equivalent security credentials to join Progent's team of experts to offer customers comprehensive security consulting including system security evaluation, security testing, security strategy, remote monitoring, security architecture, access management systems consulting, business processes security, and business continuity planning.
If you want to ask about any position listed above, you should send your resume to jobs@progent.com. Please include the job codes of the jobs that interest you.
Details Concerning Opportunities with Us
Career Work for Network Consultants, Computer Support Specialists, Security Experts, and Online Help Technicians Progent wants to find fulltime, results-oriented Microsoft accredited consultants with Microsoft MCSE, MCSA, or MCP credentials; Cisco accredited network engineers with CCIE certification; security professionals with CISSP, CISM, or CISA or equivalent security credentials; and advanced system architecture consultants with experience in mobile access, wireless networking, fault tolerance, business continuity, information preservation, and virtual servers. Progent also is looking for employees to work on Progent's staff of help desk support specialists and off-site troubleshooting experts. Also, We are seeking talented managers able to perform productively in Progent's fast-paced, virtual office culture.
By supporting a staff of skilled and motivated consultants, delivering attentive customer care, and offering a strong results-based fee model, Progent has been able to expand our client base rapidly while providing professional support to hundreds of businesses in Northern California and across the U.S. An advanced virtual office environment, a common information database, and a team approach to problem solving have allowed Progent to retain a skilled consulting team and a satisfied client list.
If you are a network professional with technical support experience, teaming with Progent or helping our customers will expand your knowledge via interaction with our staff of mutually supportive, expert engineers. Our commitment to delivering information technology expertise and computer support to small organizations will give you the opportunity to work closely with key players and contribute appreciably to the growth of exciting companies.
We are hiring consultants who have recognized certification in their special focus. So, if you are a Microsoft expert, you must have your MCSE credential. In the case of Cisco professionals, show us your Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert or CCNP credential. For security, you should show you Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Certified Information Systems Auditor, CISM, or one of the other top security certifications. Naturally, we are aware of “paper MCSEs.” Notwithstanding, the fact that a credential can not guarantee expertise is no excuse for not owning one. If you have mastered your field, then the majority of these certifications should be no challenge. The bottom line is that if you represent yourself to be an expert, then clients deserve to see certifications. We can broadcast your skills, but you need to have a baseline of credentials for Progent to market. If you happen to be strongly opposed to the concept of credentials, Progent can understand and respect your position, but you are likely not an appropriate fit.
Freelance Work for Qualified Experts for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Sun Technology For more than two decades, Progent's consulting professionals have offered low-cost and successful computer consulting expertise for companies in Northern California and across the United States. An advanced virtual office network, a common support database, and a team philosophy for problem resolution have helped Progent to retain a strong in-house team and quickly grow a loyal customer base.
The Experts Group is our way to provide clients the help of expert computer support professionals who have advanced knowledge and work background in important areas beyond Progent's core focus in system infrastructure and security. Experts Team members are typically independent contractors and sometimes "moonlighters" who have been carefully certified by us to work closely with our staff consultants to deliver comprehensive, enterprise-class network services to small and midsize companies. We are always expanding our Experts Group to meet the particular needs of our clients.
Our Experts Team now provides support in these areas:
Apple OS integration and programs
Consulting for Linux, UNIX-based, and Sun systems
MRP, Enterprise Resource Planning, or Customer Relationship Management expertise
Mission-critical and specialized application help
CIO, management information analyst, and project management outsourcing
Custom program development and integration
Web, electronic business, Electronic Data Interchange, and client portal development and deployment
Database support and performance help
Business information consulting
Telecommunications architecture consulting
Advantages of becoming part of Progent's Experts Team include:
By associating with Progent, you get to benefit from the impact of our explosive expansion and top-notch recognition in the marketplace. By having a team of skilled and committed consultants, offering attentive client care, and following a strong, ROI-oriented billing model, we have multiplied our customer base during the past few years and Progent now delivers consulting support to hundreds of businesses in Northern California and across the U.S.
Progent's veteran marketing staff handles all aspects of marketing your skills and technical knowledge into our quickly growing customer base, so you expend less effort signing up clients and extra time making revenue.
Progent will assist in communications between you and our key team of experienced Microsoft and Cisco qualified consultants who act as the conduit to the influential managers among Progent's clients.
Progent's selling and administration groups will take care of the complete sales and contracting process, from lead identification, job qualification, client needs description, skills matching, job analysis proposal writing, contract negotiation and execution. Your entire responsibility is on delivering high-level consulting service.
We will gives you access to our sophisticated virtual office infrastructure, offering convenient conference sites throughout the San Francisco area, as well as data and voice connectivity anywhere in the U.S.
You will have access to Progent's vast database, best practices processes, library of professional publications, and the aggregate experience from one of the country's largest pool of experienced information technology professionals.
We will pass on partner-only benefits from top vendors such as Microsoft and Cisco, including free ordiscounted training classes, on-line connections to restricted vendor support utilities and product support resources, and on-line internal use programs for training and/or demonstration purposes.
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 no charge to be a member of Progent's Experts Group, but Progent has these requirements for membership:
You need to have a proven track record as a consultant working independently in your field of expertise, including at least a two year history of completed contracting jobs or you must have an active client base for which you now deliver ongoing consulting activity.
You need to demonstrate that you have expertise in your field of specialization, which includes having an extensive work-related history and strong referrals, and have up-to-date vendor or institutional professional certifications.
You need to be able to carry yourself in a professional manner and be self motivated and assured in your skills. You need to have strong communications skills and be able to work effectively by yourself or as a member of a group.
You need to be able to explain proper expectations to clients and other Progent team members and you have to know how evaluate projects, create project plans, and define reasonable work schedules.
Improve Your Abilities with the Best Technology and Joining a Great Team of Computer Engineers Progent's work environment will allow you to become a more capable professional by improving your information technology skills and boosting the loyalty of your customers. Progent delivers on this commitment by recruiting the best consulting experts for you to work with, offering a state-of-the-art system architecture, running proprietary software utilities to enable the maximum level of support, and by optimizing our operational structures for attracting and retaining customers.
The main factor that distinguishes Progent from typical network support companies is the high caliber of our consulting team. Out of the scores of consulting experts who have teamed with Progent, we have assembled the best expertise covering a wide range of technical areas. Be it Microsoft Windows, Cisco firewalls, corporate security, Mac, Linux/UNIX, server virtualization, or other crucial areas, we deploy experts who can enable you to be successful on major projects by leveraging the collective skills of our group of experts.
To promote the productivity of Progent's team, we invest significantly in providing the best technology to do the job efficiently. Progent will exploit technology to an extraordinary extent and our state-of-the-art virtual office infrastructure allows effortless connectivity, collaboration, and information exchange with fellow Progent consultants — all from at-home or on-the-road offices. Consultants don’t throw away time or lose revenue with regular drives to a conventional office, and all travel you do for in-person customer jobs is based on your time table, not Progent's. The most attractive benefit is that much of our consulting work can be performed remotely, representing maximum productivity for billable time. In practice, some Progent team members do remote support only.
Progent's business structure is geared towards responding quickly and efficiently to customer needs via information exchange and cooperative problem resolution. Although Progent's engineers operate with a great deal of independence, resource allocation is unified, customer issues and resolutions are carefully monitored, recorded, and organized for convenient reference, current engineer availability is published to facilitate team projects and simplify trouble escalation, and client satisfaction is always monitored. We strengthen the sense of cooperation through monthly workgroup meetings and regular company-wide events.
Most of our consultants are situated throughout California, however we are attracting a rapidly growing team of consulting experts from across the United States. Progent's virtual office environment eliminates regional boundaries that restrict the productivity of conventional business models. We enhance the package by offering a full benefit program to promote the physical health and financial security of our employees and their families.
Just as we have world-class consulting professionals, our sales and administration teams live up to the high standards that characterizes Progent. These high-performance contributors to our growth are helping us to identify and land the 50-60 new customers we are currently acquiring every month. We recently marked the delivery of services to our 1,000th customer. Try typing “Cisco consultants” or “Microsoft consultants” into Google to see for yourself why Progent is also an effective marketing organization.
Having a commitment to technical proficiency is a key for success with us. A job in consulting will push you to learn more than is possible in any other job in network technology. Being exposed to a continual stream of network challenges is what keeps professional support exciting. Customers rely on a consultant to perform the toughest jobs. Creative projects, leading-edge implementations, puzzling or entrenched problems, and difficult migrations are the basis for our services daily. With us, you will not stall or be narrowly defined, as is all too typical for computer engineers in ordinary corporate jobs. You will wake up every morning enthusiastic about the challenges ahead.
Along the way, you will meet some wonderful folks, both by building close client contacts and by operating in conjunction with other Progent team members, where you will learn from and contribute to their growth. Of course, technology is important, but Progent is a relationship-oriented organization heart and soul. If you do not have excellent people skills or like working with a varied assortment of people, then we are probably a poor fit.
If this seems good to you, we urge you to talk to Progent about our vision of the new paradigm of network consulting.
Get Lifestyle Improvements and Technical Success with Our Advanced Virtual Office Infrastructure Progent is convinced that a carefully designed and executed network is a pivotal piece for accelerating any company's success, and Progent applies this credo in our own network infrastructure. Progent has built a non-stop virtual office infrastructure that allows Progent's staff engineers and authorized contractors to deliver fast and effective support, cooperate easily on complex projects, and gain from professional and personal maturity by being a member of a dynamic business culture of personal drive and freedom.
Progent's Mac support consultants can assist you with a broad array of network foundation areas including system architecture, off-site and mobile access, internetwork communication, security, and emerging technologies including Voice over IP and fast wireless networking. For company networks based solely on Mac OS X or for environments incorporating a combination of Mac, Linux/UNIX and Windows powered servers and workstations, Progent has the knowledge and size to deal with the challenge of designing, integrating, and maintaining a network architecture that is reliable, safe, productive and supportive of your business goals. Progent can show you how to configure Apple’s Xserve enterprise servers, Apple's Xserve RAID fault-tolerant storage products, and Xsan storage area network systems. Progent can also give you access to certified experts to support Cisco routers and switches.
Progent’s non-stop interoffice connectivity and 24x7 network connection engineers can help small organizations achieve fault tolerant Interoffice connectivity via fully redundant networks with automatic failover. Progent’s Cisco Certified Internetwork Experts can design and deploy ultra-reliable Inter-office networks based on fault tolerant EIGRP routers or non-stop OSPF deployment of Cisco routers. Progent can demonstrate how redundant connections and automatic fail-over offers economical 24x7 interoffice connectivity.
Progent’s Microsoft-certified consultants can provide small and midsize businesses computer consulting, support, and repair services for Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003. Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server is an advanced portal platform for intelligently connecting people, groups and data. SharePoint Portal Server provides a central location for your workers or clients to access, manage, distribute and interact with useful data, files, and software and to interact with other people. It enables faster and better decisions, more efficient sharing across groups and more streamlined business processes. The primary objective of SharePoint Server is to bring together, in a productive way, all of the many sources of information available inside and outside a business network. Windows SharePoint Services join workers, customers, workgroups and projects with the data they’ve created in a manner that makes data easy to find, download and apply.
Progent's E-Mail Guard is based on Postini's managed services, which use proprietary pass-through technology versus the store-and-forward approach for blocking spam, email viruses, Directory Harvesting Attacks, and DoA threats. Under Postini's system, e-mail bound for your email server is evaluated in real-time through Postini's secure Email Processing Center. Postini’s Connection Manager utilizes heuristic rules analysis to identify behavior profiles associated with Directory Harvest Attacks and instantly rejects DHA messages. Postini's Content Filter then isolates spam and viruses from acceptable e-mail via a memory-resident operation that requires mere milliseconds.
Mid-sized companies can get all the advantages of Microsoft's MOM and have fast access to Progent’s Microsoft and Cisco qualified network consulting professionals. With Progent's affordably priced network service packages, mid-size organizations can choose a basic MOM-based co-sourcing package with network monitoring, automated alerts, in-depth system analysis, Help Desk support, and online service. For businesses with mission-critical applications who need non-stop networking, Progent can provide a complete round-the-clock outsourcing package. Progent offers expertise in MOM 2005 and MOM 2000 to offer mid-size company information systems enterprise-class reliability, protection and productivity.
Progent’s IT outsourcing packages offer affordable network consulting for medium-size organizations. Whether it involves planning system architecture, setting up an in-house Help Desk or outsourcing a one, rolling out a new email system, monitoring your network, or developing an on-line business solution, outsourcing your IT technical services can reduce costs and eliminate uncertainties, permitting network service budgets to grow in a more moderate and manageable manner than is feasible by assembling a bulky, knowledgeable in-house network support organization. Progent’s Outsourcing White Paper and flyers show how Progent can enable you to build a secure and robust system foundation for your vital Windows-based business software including Office XP, Office 2003, and Office 2000.
Progent wants to find full-time, results-driven Microsoft certified engineers with Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer credentials; Cisco certified network engineers with Cisco CCDP or CCIE certification; security consultants who have CISSP or CISM or comparable security certification; and advanced network design consultants with a background in mobile access, wireless networking, high availability, disaster recovery, data preservation, and server virtualization. Progent also is hiring employees who can join Progent's team of help desk service technicians and remote troubleshooting professionals. Also, Progent is looking for talented managers able to perform effectively in Progent's high-growth, virtual office culture.
Progent’s Wireless Consulting Services provide a fast, affordable option for small business IT systems to integrate the cutting edge wireless network technology. Few small companies have in-house computer groups with the resources to keep up to date on the fast-changing world of wireless technology and services, and even fewer have the hands-on background to cut through the hype and select and configure the best products for Wi-Fi wireless LAN (WLAN), mobile access, and small business wireless security. For 802.11 WiFi networks, Progent can help you plan and deploy 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g compatible wireless connectivity hardware such as the Cisco Aironet wireless access point. Progent can also show you how to configure an acceptable degree of 802.11x security. For wireless messaging and wireless web applications for mobile workers, Progent supports devices such as the Research In Motion Blackberry (RIM Blackberry) for mobile email, as well as wireless PDAs, smartphones, and Pocket PCs powered by Microsoft Mobile operating systems with Activesync. Progent’s expertise with the Proxim Tsunami wireless bridge can help you to evaluate and implement building-to-building wireless access.
Progent's Experts Group provides consulting in key fields including Apple OS networking and programs; Consulting for Linux-powered, UNIX-based, and Sun environments; MRP, Enterprise Resource Planning, or Customer Relationship Management customization; Line-of-business and vertical program help; Chief Information Officer, business analyst, and project management services; Special applications design and deployment; Web site, eCommerce, EDI, and client portal design and deployment; Database management and performance help; Management intelligence consulting; and Telecommunications systems consulting.
