Career and Subcontract Positions at Progent Work for Talented Network Professionals, Computer Service Specialists, CISSP Certified Experts, and Application Specialists
One of the premiere computer consultant firms for small and midsize business systems, Progent maintains a large team of certified support professionals who concentrate on mainstream IT areas such as:
Microsoft technology
Cisco Integrated Services Routers, Catalyst switches, PIX firewalls, plus VoIP and Virtual Private Network solutions
System security consulting
Advanced connectivity infrastructures
Remote IT support and system management
Progent's Experts Group, which contracts independent consultants certified and coordinated by Progent, offers highly specialized skills covering a wide variety of key software applications and network solutions such as:
Apple OS networking and programs
Support for Linux-powered, UNIX, and Sun Solaris environments
Manufacturing Resource Planning, Enterprise Resource Planning, or CRM expertise
Line-of-business and vertical application support
Chief Information Officer, business analyst, and project logistics outsourcing
Special program development and deployment
Web, eCommerce, EDI, and client portal development and integration
Database support and performance consulting
Business information consulting
Telecommunications architecture support
Innovative models for attracting customers, providing support, establishing a dynamic working environment, and providing generous compensation and benefits have enabled Progent to be one of the fastest growing and best respected Microsoft Gold Partners consultant organizations in the United States and to build a worldwide organization for providing remote IT service. If you are an accredited IT technician or network expert with a focus on a customer service and strong communication skills, consulting professionals should consider Progent an opportunity for increasing your professional skills, developing a more rewarding career, and attaining economic security.
Find Out More Information About Jobs with Progent
Check out these pages to find out additional details about our job openings, business philosophy, work conditions, profit sharing model, and benefits:
Consulting Jobs at Progent
We are looking for a variety of full-time employees including solutions-driven Microsoft MCSE and MCSA network engineers; system experts who have Cisco CCIE or CCNP credentials; and consultants for advanced system design with backgrounds in mobile access, wireless integration, high-availability systems, business continuity planning, data protection, and virtual servers. We are also seeking desktop support technicians, off-site troubleshooting professionals, and CISSP certified security consultants. Progent is also looking for veteran managers who can perform efficiently in our dynamic, virtual office environment. Learn additional information concerning staff consulting jobs at Progent by going to Consulting Positions at Progent.
Contract Work with Progent
Progent contracts independent consultants who have proven expertise and hands-on experience in crucial information technology topics beyond Progent's main technical concentration. Our Experts Team hires freelance consultants who can provide consulting and programming support for line-of-business solutions that include MRP, Enterprise Resource Planning, or Customer Relationship Management; have specialized knowledge of non-Microsoft operating systems such as Linux, Apple OS, or Solaris, or can provide world-class help in technologies like telecom, web site design, EDI, web commerce, or dbm programming. Independent contractors qualified by us coordinate with Progent's in-house engineers to provide end-to-end solutions for small and midsize company networks. To find out additional information concerning contracting jobs with Progent's Experts Team, refer to Freelance Opportunities with Progent.
How We Are Different
We have managed to recruit the best consulting talent by being different. With a powerful blend of enterprising drive, dedication to customer success, utilization of state-of-the-art technical tools, and a flexible work model that allows for life-style options for Progent's consulting team, Progent creates a stimulating environment for select individuals who have a drive for quickly improving their professional abilities to create concrete solutions for a range of organizations and technical environments. Learn more information concerning how we are unique by referring to Reasons That Progent Is Different.
Progent's Virtual Office Work Environment
Progent's virtual office environment uses sophisticated technical tools that allow off-site support, wireless connectivity, easy access to our support databases, and instant cooperation with mobile team members to allow you to solve challenging IT issues. Our virtual office network enables consultants to focus on delivering IT solutions rather than fighting commutes and lets consultants build lasting client relationships by permitting you to come up with quick, viable, and affordable solutions. If you want to find out additional information about Progent's virtual office infrastructure, visit Progent virtual Office Business Model.
Compensation Model and Benefit Packages
Our compensation is based on revenue sharing. The money you make is directly based on the revenue you contribute. Consultants have the option of concentrating on life style and choosing to work at an easy pace, using Progent's versatile structure to follow individual enthusiasms, or you can take advantage of the chance to earn considerable income by persistent effort and long hours. Progent also offers full family health insurance plus many additional benefits. Learn additional details concerning our compensation model and benefit programs by going to Our Compensation Model and Benefits.
Jobs at Progent Frequently Asked Questions
To see replies to common questions concerning being a consultant at Progent, see Employment at Progent FAQs.
The following is a description of some current job openings:
Job Code
Job Description
A09
Operations Administrator Position
Progent is looking for a talented individual for the work-at-home 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 expanding business.
Information Technology Hiring Manager Job
Progent has an opening for an experienced administrator for recruiting IT experts to join Progent's team of computer support specialists who offer IT outsourcing and technical support assistance to clients globally.
Market Development Manager Positions
The Business Development Representative is a top level sales manager responsible for selling Progent's broad range of IT outsourcing and support offerings and functioning as the primary client liaison. The Business Development Representative is a key part of the executive team, operating in sync with the CEO and Directors and Managers to make sure that business targets are accomplished and that top notch services are delivered to Progent's customers.
Desktop Engineer Jobs
Progent is looking for a Desktop Support Expert to help Progent customers to provide service to all workers using desktop and laptop computers powered by MS Windows 2K, Windows Vista, and XP platforms. Work cooperatively with customer's management or IT organization or under the direction of a Progent Senior Engineer to support the customer's end users.
Senior Remote Support Expert Positions
Progent is seeking a Senior Remote Support Expert to work with a range of small business clients to maintain and service IT networks on-line, using state-of-the-art technology including Microsoft Windows 2000/2003 and the MS .NET product family.
Senior Online Technical Support Expert Jobs in Australia
Progent is seeking a Senior Remote Network Support Engineer in Australia to assist a range of international customers to manage and support information networks via phone or remote connections.
Senior Cisco Consultant Job
Progent is looking for a Certified Cisco Consultant with CCIE or CCNA certification to work with Progent's staff of experts to assist clients to design, implement, manage, and repair IT networks based on Cisco technology.
Certified Security Engineer Job
Progent is looking for a Certified Security Consultant with CISSP, CISM, or CISA or similar security credentials to work with Progent's staff of experts to provide small businesses a full range of security services including system security evaluation, security testing, security strategy, remote monitoring, security modeling, access control solutions consulting, operations security, and disaster recovery planning.
If you wish to enquire about any job shown above, please e-mail your background information to jobs@progent.com. Please copy the job codes of the positions that interest you.
Additional Facts About Work with Us
Fulltime Work for Network Engineers, Desktop Service Technicians, Security Consultants, and Online Support Technicians Progent wants to find staff-level, results-driven Microsoft certified consultants with MCSE or MCP certification; Cisco certified network engineers who have Cisco CCIE credentials; security professionals with CISSP, CISM, or CISA or comparable security certification; and high-end network architecture experts with a background in mobile solutions, wireless connectivity, fault tolerance, business continuity, data preservation, and server virtualization. Progent also is looking for employees to join our team of desktop support technicians and off-site support professionals. Also, Progent is hiring talented administrators able to operate productively in our fast-paced, virtual office environment.
By supporting a team of skilled and dedicated consultants, delivering world-class customer care, and offering a strong value-focused fee model, We have been able to increase our client base rapidly while providing professional support to numerous businesses in Northern California and throughout the U.S.. A sophisticated virtual office environment, a shared knowledge database, and a group strategy for problem resolution have helped Progent to maintain a talented consulting team and a loyal customer base.
If you are an information technology professional with technical support expertise, joining Progent or helping our clients can expand your knowledge through interaction with Progent's group of mutually supportive, expert engineers. Progent's focus on delivering information technology expertise and technical help to small and midsize companies will offer you the opportunity to collaborate intimately with decision makers and contribute significantly to the growth of dynamic businesses.
We are looking for technical professionals who have recognized certification related to their special focus. For example, if you are a Microsoft consultant, you must have your MCSE certificate. In the case of Cisco experts, have your CCIE or Cisco Certified Network Professional certificate. For network security, you should show you CISSP, CISA, Certified Information Security Manager, or other leading security certifications. Naturally, Progent is familiar with “paper MCSEs.” Nevertheless, the fact that a certificate does not guarantee excellence is no reason for not earning one. If you have mastered your stuff, then most of these tests should pose no challenge. The bottom line is that if you call yourself an expert, then clients expect credentials. We will market your talents, but you must have standard certifications for us to work with. If you stand adamantly against the idea of certifications, we can understand and honor your opinion, but you are probably not a good fit.
Contract Work for Qualified Experts for Windows, Apple OS, Linux/UNIX, and Sun Technology For more than 20 years, Progent's computer engineers have offered low-cost and successful computer support expertise for companies in Northern California and throughout the U.S.. An advanced virtual office environment, a common technical knowledge base, and a collaborative philosophy for problem resolution have helped us to retain a strong consulting group and quickly expand a loyal customer base.
The Experts Team is Progent's way to offer customers the help of expert information technology consulting professionals who have advanced skills and field background in important areas beyond our primary focus in network support and security. Experts Team consultants are often independent engineers and occasionally "moonlighters" who are thoroughly certified by Progent to work closely with Progent's in-house consultants to deliver end-to-end, enterprise-class network solutions to small and midsize companies. Progent is always enhancing the Experts Team in order to meet the particular needs of our clients.
Our Experts Group now provides support in these areas:
Apple OS integration and programs
Expertise for Linux, UNIX-powered, and Sun Solaris environments
Manufacturing Resource Planning, Enterprise Resource Planning, or CRM consulting
Strategic and specialized program help
CIO, management information analyst, and project management services
Custom program design and deployment
Web site, eCommerce, EDI, and client information portal development and deployment
Database management and performance help
Business information expertise
Telecom systems support
Benefits of being part of Our Experts Group include:
By working with us, you can leverage the impact of Progent's dramatic expansion and excellent recognition in the market. By maintaining a group of skilled and dedicated professionals, offering attentive client support, and practicing a proven, ROI-focused billing model, we have quadrupled our clientele during the past several years and Progent currently provides professoinal services to hundreds of companies in Northern California and throughout the U.S.
Progent's experienced marketing team takes care of all facets of marketing your skills and areas of expertise into our rapidly growing client base, so you expend less effort signing up customers and extra time generating money.
We will facilitate communications between you and Progent's core team of expert Microsoft and Cisco certified engineers who are the conduit to the influential managers among our customers.
Our sales and operations staffs will manage the entire sales and engagement process, from lead generation, job qualification, customer needs description, skills matching, project scoping proposal writing, agreement negotiation and execution. Your entire responsibility stays with delivering top-quality consulting expertise.
Progent will gives you access to Progent's sophisticated virtual office environment, offering professional meeting/work locations throughout the San Francisco area, as well as data and voice access anywhere in the United States.
You will have the benefit of Progent's extensive database, best practices processes, library of professional publications, and the aggregate experience from one of Northern California's largest independent groups of expert consulting engineers.
Progent will pass on partner-only benefits from top vendors including Microsoft and Cisco, including no-cost ordiscounted training classes, web connections to restricted vendor support utilities and technical maintenance resources, and on-line internal use software for education 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 not any charge to become a member of our Experts Team, but we do have strict requirements for membership:
You need to show a strong track record as a consultant working independently in your area of expertise, including a minimum two year record of successful contracting jobs and/or have an active client base to which you now deliver continuing consulting services.
You have to show that you are an expert in your area of specialization, including having an extensive task-relevant history and strong references, and possess current vendor and/or industry professional certifications.
You have to know how to carry yourself in a professional way and be self motivated and confident in your abilities. You need to have strong communications skills and understand how to work successfully alone or as part of a group.
You need to know how to communicate proper goals to clients and other Progent consultants and you should know how evaluate projects, create task plans, and define reasonable work schedules.
Improve Your Skills with Advanced Technology and Working with a Great Team of Network Consultants Progent's company culture will make you a more capable professional by improving your technical skills and increasing the loyalty of your customers. Progent delivers on this commitment by attracting the best consulting experts for you to operate with, providing an advanced network and communications architecture, running specialized software tools to enable the maximum level of service, and by optimizing proven operational models for attracting and maintaining clients.
The main factor that distinguishes us from most network support firms is the quality of our consulting team. Out of the 50 or so consultants who have joined Progent, we have assembled top talent covering a wide range of technologies. Whether it’s Microsoft servers, Cisco firewalls, network security, Macintosh, Linux, virtual servers, or other crucial application, we engage experts who can help you to be effective on larger projects by combining the aggregate experience of Progent's group of professionals.
To ensure the productivity of our consultants, we invest significantly in providing the best tools to do the job properly. Progent will leverage technology to an extraordinary extent and our advanced virtual office infrastructure allows seamless communications, collaboration, and knowledge exchange with other Progent consultants — entirely from home-based or on-the-road offices. You don’t waste time or forfeit income because of regular commutes to a conventional office, and any travel you do for in-person client jobs is determined by your own time table, not Progent's. The best part is that much of our consulting services can be performed remotely, offering maximum productivity for billable hours. In practice, some Progent staff do off-site consulting only.
Progent's operations are set up for reacting rapidly and efficiently to customer needs through knowledge exchange and collaborative problem resolution. Even though Progent's engineers work with a great deal of freedom, dispatching is centralized, customer issues and solutions are carefully tracked, recorded, and organized for easy reference, current engineer availability is broadcast to facilitate team projects and enable problem escalation, and customer satisfaction is continually monitored. We strengthen the sense of connection via periodic workgroup meetings and regular corporate events.
The majority of Progent's team is located throughout California, but we are attracting a quickly expanding team of consulting professionals throughout the U.S. Progent's virtual office environment eliminates regional obstacles that restrict the productivity of traditional company models. We enhance the deal by providing a comprehensive employee care program to ensure the health and financial security of our employees and their families.
Just as we have awesome consulting professionals, Progent's sales and administration teams live up to the excellence that characterizes Progent. These top-notch contributors to our growth are enabling us to target and land the 50-60 new customers we are now acquiring each month. We lately marked the delivery of services to our 1,000th customer. Try typing “Cisco consultants” or “Microsoft consultants” into Google to see for yourself why we are also an effective marketing organization.
Having a passion for technical proficiency is a cornerstone for growth with us. A job in consulting will push you to learn more than you would in any other position in network technology. Being exposed to a continual stream of technical challenges is what keeps professional support interesting. Customers choose consultants to do the toughest jobs. Creative tasks, leading-edge deployments, puzzling or chronic problems, and difficult migrations are the basis for our services daily. At Progent, you will not stagnate or be pigeonholed, as is all too common for computer engineers in ordinary corporate jobs. You will awake every day enthusiastic about the opportunities ahead.
On the way, you will work with some wonderful people, both by establishing close customer contacts and by operating in conjunction with other Progent consultants, where you will learn from and contribute to their success. Of course, technology is important, but we are a relationship-focused organization from top to bottom. If you do not offer strong communications skills or enjoy cooperating with a diverse group of personalities, then Progent is probably a poor match.
If this seems right for you, we invite you to contact us about our vision of the new paradigm of network consulting.
Get Lifestyle Benefits and Technical Success with Our Advanced Virtual Office Infrastructure Progent believes that a well architected and executed information system can be a crucial piece for accelerating a company's success, and Progent follows this philosophy in our own system infrastructure. We have built a non-stop virtual office network that enables our in-house engineers and authorized contractors to deliver fast and effective service, cooperate easily on complex projects, and gain from professional and personal maturity from being part of a dynamic business ethos of self motivation and freedom.
Progent's Juniper Networks experts can show you how to configure and support Juniper NetScreen Firewalls and Juniper VPN products and Juniper Security Manager software for Netscreen Firewalls. In addition to offering configuration services for
Juniper Networks Firewalls and VPN products, Progent's CISSP qualified security experts and CISM certified consultants can help you create a comprehensive security strategy and design security into your business processes.
Nagios and MRTG are useful, license-free monitoring tools that run under Linux and can be deployed to analyze UNIX/Linux networks, Microsoft Windows systems, or mixed-platform systems where Linux and Windows coexist. Nagios allows network managers to monitor network services such as POP3, HTTP, SSH, and NNTP. MRTG allows you to track the bandwidth through SNMP network devices including processors, routers, and switches. Progent's network monitoring consultants can show you how to utilize both these programs to streamline and repair your network.
The inter-connectivity requirements of the Microsoft .NET components included with Small Business Server 2003 requires a network consultant with real-world background and broad experience in designing and building effective and comprehensive information technology systems. Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants have broad experience with the technologies built into Microsoft SBS 2003 and SBS 2000. This experience assures you success in deploying, administering, and servicing IT environments based on the SBS suite of servers and programs.
If your company is producing Linux-based software on a network that includes Windows-based processors, desktops, and office applications, Progent offers comprehensive network support outsourcing that frees you to focus on your area of high-value expertise while avoiding the continual distraction of managing your business network. Through the use of smart server monitoring and by providing remote and on-site support as your business needs it, Progent offers an economical solution for maintaining an IT system that features excellent dependability, security, and efficiency. Progent's UNIX/Linux developer support offerings include full-service it outsourcing, virtual infrastructure, online and in-personsupport and repair, proactive network monitoring, and help desk services.
When conducting IT projects for corporate customers, Progent follows a structured methodology based on specified milestones in order to achieve financial, scheduling and engineering targets while reducing business disruption. Progent's Enterprise Services Project Methodology follows accepted project management standards based on the best practices defined by the Microsoft MSF methodology which specifies requirements definition, design recommendations, pilots, design adjustments, and professional deployment. All facets are documented to make available a comprehensive description of technical services delivered and to help in ongoing system maintenance.
The Cisco Unified Wireless Network infrastructure delivers cost-effective wireless solutions for productive mobility. Cisco's solution supports the same level of protection, scalability, and maintainability for wireless LANs that organizations expect in their tethered infrastructure. This includes built-in world-class security that identifies, prevents, and self-corrects in reaction to familiar and new security attacks. It includes unified mobility features like voice services, position services, visitor access, and enhanced security. Cisco technology has the versatility and expandability to meet the requirements of IT systems of all sizes, from small businesses to global enterprises, for wireless campus environments or branch offices. Cisco's Unified Wireless Network enables companies to exploit the wireless infrastructure to improve operations and enhance efficiency through a mobile workforce. Cisco's wireless product families reduce across-the-board IT expenses and simplifies LAN deployment, operations, and administration. Cisco wireless products that Progent provides expertise for include Cisco's Aironet 1240AG Series access points, Cisco Aironet 1500 Series mesh access points, Cisco Aironet 1400 Series access points/bridges, the Cisco WLCM-E Routers, and Cisco's 4400 Series Wireless Network Controller.
Progent’s wireless professionals can help small businesses plan, select, pilot, install and maintain protected building-to-building wireless bridging products that integrate seamlessly into your IT network while offering a degree of security that equals or exceeds wireline interfaces. Progent provides expertise in wireless network technology from Cisco Aironet, Proxim, and additional small business wireless providers and can help you identify and deploy the wireless connectivity solutions that fit best with your company needs.
Progent can provide you with experts who can customize your Microsoft Dynamics ERP, MRP, and financial system applications to match your unique business requirements. Progent’s Microsoft consultants provide experience in Microsoft Dynamics Microsoft Axapta, Microsoft Dynamics NAV Business Management Software, Microsoft Dynamics SL 6.5 Accounting Software, and Microsoft Retail Management Software. Progent also provides expert e-Commerce integration services for secure, corporate-wide information sharing as well as interfacing with Customer Relationship Management products.
Progent is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with accredited competencies such as Advanced Infrastructure Solutions and Information Worker Solutions. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners represent the most successful Microsoft Business Partners who earn the top customer satisfaction and enjoy the tightest working relationship with Microsoft. The knowledge, capabilities, and dedication required to achieve the status of Microsoft Gold Partner benefits Progent's clients by allowing Progent to provide your business more complete solutions for your information network.
If you are developing UNIX-based applications in an environment that includes Microsoft Windows-based processors, PCs, and office productivity products, Progent can provide comprehensive information technology outsourcing that frees you to concentrate on your field of high-value expertise without the continual distraction of maintaining your business network. By using smart server monitoring and by providing online and in-person assistance when your business needs it, Progent offers an affordable way for managing an IT system that provides excellent dependability, protection, and efficiency. Progent's developer assistance services include comprehensive it outsourcing, virtual infrastructure, online and in-personservice and repair, 24x7 monitoring, and help desk call center support.
The open structure of Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains makes it possible to design custom programs that offer all of the basic capability of proven Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains solutions but also meet the particular requirements of your business. With access to the Modifier included with MS Visual Basic for Applications, program designers can work with the most widely used programming environment in the industry to adapt Microsoft Dynamics GP information views, add or edit business logic, customize forms and reports, or expand interaction with Microsoft Office applications. Progent's background with Microsoft .NET tools, Microsoft SQL Server support, and programming experience with VBasic, XML and other software platforms make it possible to create custom business software and eCommerce programs that work transparently with Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains.
