Full-time and Contract Opportunities at Progent
Freelance Work for certified Application Specialists for
Windows, Apple OS, Linux/UNIX, and Sun Solaris Technology
Our Experts Team
For over two decades, Progent's information technology professionals have offered affordable and effective computer support services for small businesses in the and throughout the U.S. An advanced virtual office environment, a shared support database, and a team philosophy for problem solving have enabled Progent to retain a strong staff and dramatically expand a loyal clientele.
The Experts Group is Progent's way to provide clients the services of specialized computer support engineers who have in-depth knowledge and work background in key areas beyond Progent's primary concentration in network support and security. Experts Group consultants are typically independent engineers and sometimes "moonlighters" who have been thoroughly premier by us to work closely with Progent's staff consultants to provide end-to-end, enterprise-class network services to small and midsize companies. We are always expanding the Experts Team in order to address the particular requirements of our clients.
Progent's Experts Group currently provides consulting in these technologies:
- Macintosh networking and programs
- Support for Linux-powered, UNIX-powered, and Sun Solaris environments
- MRP, Enterprise Resource Planning, or CRM consulting
- Mission-critical and vertical program support
- CIO, management information analyst, and project logistics outsourcing
- Special applications development and deployment
- Web, electronic business, EDI, and client information portal development and deployment
- DBM support and performance help
- Business intelligence consulting
- Telecom architecture support
Advantages of becoming a member of Our Experts Group include:
- By working with Progent, you can take advantage of the impact of Progent's explosive expansion and excellent recognition in the industry. By maintaining a group of talented and dedicated professionals, offering attentive customer support, and practicing a strong, ROI-focused pricing structure, Progent has quadrupled our clientele during the past few years and Progent currently delivers professoinal support to hundreds of companies in and throughout the United States.
- Our veteran marketing team handles all aspects of promoting your skills and areas of expertise into our quickly growing client base, so you expend less time signing up clients and more time generating money.
- Progent will facilitate relationship building between you and Progent's key team of expert Microsoft and Cisco Premier engineers who are the gateway to the decision makers among Progent's customers.
- Our selling and operations teams will manage the complete selling and engagement cycle, from opportunity identification, project qualification, customer needs definition, capabilities matching, job scoping proposal generation, agreement negotiation and generation. Your entire responsibility is on delivering top-quality consulting expertise.
- Progent will provide you connections to Progent's advanced virtual office environment, including professional meeting/work sites in the San Francisco area, as well as data and voice connectivity throughout the United States.
- You will have the benefit of our vast knowledge base, procedures based on industry best practices, abundance of professional publications, and the shared experience from one of 's largest pool of experienced network engineers.
- Progent will share special benefits from top technology companies including Microsoft and Cisco, including no-cost ordiscounted training classes, on-line access to special vendor troubleshooting utilities and technical support 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 charge to become a member of our Experts Team, but we do have the following qualifications for membership:
- You should have a proven background as a consulting professional working independently in your field of expertise, including at least a two year history of completed contracting projects or you must have an active client base for whom you now provide ongoing consulting activity.
- You need to demonstrate that you have expertise in your area of concentration, including having a long task-relevant record and strong references, and have current manufacturer or institutional professional qualifications.
- You must be able to present yourself in a professional way and be self driven and confident in your skills. You need to have strong communications skills and understand how to operate efficiently by yourself or as a member of a group.
- You should be able to articulate realistic expectations to clients and fellow Progent team members and you should be able analyze tasks, produce project plans, and define realistic time lines.
If you are a talented professional with demonstrated ability in one of the areas currently promoted by the Experts Team, you can find out about how to join this popular contracting program by contacting Progent at
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- Our Compensation Model and Benefit Programs
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The following is a list of Progent's current job openings:
Job Code P014
Sr. Microsoft Information Technology Consulting Expert
Progent is looking for proven Senior Microsoft information technology consulting experts in the to help a variety of small businesses to maintain IT environments powered by Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2016, 2012, 2008, and Exchange 2007 to 2016. Key fields of expertise include network architecture, AD design and troubleshooting, Exchange-based messaging, security, and server monitoring.
Details about Senior Microsoft Computer Consulting Expert Jobs
Job Code P016
Desktop Engineer
Progent is looking for Desktop Support Experts to assist our customers with maintenance, break/fix and project work. This is a 1099 consulting role that will be performed at Progent's client sites in the . Daytime availability is needed, Monday through Friday. Our consultant will maintain and support clients of all desktop and laptop computers based on current Microsoft technologies. Also, work extensively with client's executives, management, IT staff or under the direction or guidance of Progent's senior consultant to support the client's end users.
Details on Desktop Support Expert Jobs
Job Code P018
Senior Microsoft Computer Consulting Expert - New York Metro, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles Areas
Progent is looking for proven Senior Microsoft information technology consultants in the New York metro, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles areas to help a variety of small and midsize organizations manage networks based on Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2016, 2012, 2008, and Microsoft Exchange 2007 through 2016. Important fields of knowledge include system infrastructure, Active Directory design and troubleshooting, Exchange-based messaging, security, and server monitoring.
More information on Sr. Microsoft IT Consulting Expert Job
Sr. Microsoft Exchange Expert - Online
Progent is seeking a Sr. Exchange consultant to lead large-scale Exchange design and implementation projects. The ideal applicant should be a technical consultant with expertise in Microsoft Exchange 2007 to 2019 and Office 365 and with a thorough understanding of Microsoft AD. This role demands a background in the consulting, architectural design, implementation and maintenance of these platforms.
Specifics about Senior Exchange Expert Jobs
Job Code S25
Business Development Representative (BDR) - Los Angeles and New York Metro Areas
Progent is looking for a Business Development Representative to work as a senior-level sales executive responsible for selling the company's comprehensive selection of information technology outsourcing and network consulting, and application development services. Activities of the BDR include:
- Producing and articulating key components of service proposals which align our services with a customer's unique competitive requirements
- Maintaining strong relationships with Progent's clients
- Providing continuing client management and generating follow-on engagements
- Explaining rapidly changing technology
If you want to apply for any opening shown above, please send your background information to jobs@progent.com. Be sure to copy the job codes of the positions of interest.
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Network Skills Transfer
Operating System One-On-One Training
Progent practices information transfer from Progent's consultants to clients. By educating clients to handle problems that are within their comfort zone, Progent can focus on delivering hard-to-find services where Progent faces little competition. Medium-size companies who work with trusted freelance service providers or who maintain in-house support staffs benefit when Progent transfers knowledge about critical technology and tested methodologies to make their networks more reliable, secure, and productive.
Power BI and Oracle Contract Programming Firm
Power BI On Premises Outsourced Programming
Progent's Power BI experts can assist you to design, deploy, manage, update or debug your Power BI solution. Progent's database experts can assist you to prepare your source data for Power BI reports and dashboards. Progent can show you how to implement and manage an onsite, cloud based, or hybrid network model to run Power BI.
Engineers QTS/Herakles Internet Data Center
QTS Internet Data Center Consulting Services
The QTS Internet Data Center is located in the seismically-stable Natomas area of Sacramento, CA. If you are currently utilizing the QTS Sacramento data center as a colocation facility or if you are planning on migrating your primary or disaster recovery system to the Herakles data center, Progent can provide a range of cost-effective consulting services such as data center migration, system deployment and updates, network improvements, project management services, virtualization expertise, offsite monitoring, automated network management, application programming, disaster recovery planning and testing, data security evaluation, and the use of the Progent Test Lab.
Skype for Business and Cisco UC Specialists
24x7 Skype for Business and iPhone Consult
Progent's consultants can provide online and onsite consulting services for organizations of any size to assess the costs/benefits of upgrading to Skype for Business from any release of Lync Server or Microsoft Office Communications Server. Progent can help your business to plan a local, cloud-based or hybrid deployment; interface Skype for Business with SQL Server,Exchange, SharePoint Server and Office or Office 365; configure high-availability solutions; interface Skype for Business with your PSTN gateway; and interface with other collaboration platforms such as Cisco UC and Cisco Video Interop Server (VIS). Progent's certified data security experts can help you create and validate a security environment for your Skype for Business deployment that is compliant with government and industry requirements.
CISSP Certified Security Engineers
CISSP Certified Security Systems Engineer Consultant
Progent's CISSP-premier cybersecurity experts can help organizations of any size with any facet of information system security. Progent can help create cost-effective cybersecurity solutions that protect a small office against modern malware attacks or Progent can design, configure, and manage a comprehensive security environment for hybrid enterprise networks that support onsite, online, and mobile clients sharing IT resources distributed across a mix of physical datacenters and various clouds.
Online Consulting Services Documentation
24x7x365 Troubleshooting Tracking Service Costs
Progent uses a sophisticated service reporting system that stores and organizes complete documentation for all delivered support activities. Unlike many independent consultants or small support firms who offer scant documentation or specifics of services done, each service provided by Progent is tracked by full documentation. Each Progent staff member has use of the service documentation transmitted by each staff member to every customer. The practice of documenting and archiving service records allows more efficient service and avoids a slew of common problems such as when a support client is virtually held captive to a consultant who refuses to release the keys to the kingdom.
CRM Integration Support
Remote Troubleshooting Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Microsoft Dynamics Customer Relationship Management helps mid-market companies build profitable client interactions. Built-in Sales and Customer Service modules enable in-house staff to share data to help improve sales success and deliver steady, effective customer service. Progent can configure the most sensible server and communications environment, including mobile wireless connectivity, to back Microsoft CRM, and Progent's Experts Team can supply your small business with a certified MSCRM consultant who can show you how to combine Microsoft CRM with your marketing or customer support databases.
VMware vSphere Hypervisor Specialist
VMware vCloud Director vCD Services
Progent can provide the assistance of a certified VMware VCDX consultant to help you plan, configure, administer and repair VMware vSphere-based virtualization solution for on-premises datacenters, private and public clouds, or hybrid deployments. Progent offers advanced knowledge for installing and configuring VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) and VMware's NSX virtual network platform for disaster recovery and application continuity. Progent offers extensive experience of VMware vCloud Director (vCD), VMware vRealize Automation (vRA), vRealize Orchestrator and vCloud tools for managing private and public cloud and hybrid cloud solutions that deliver high uptime, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery.
Emergency Specialist BlackBerry Enterprise Server
Expert Microsoft Certified BlackBerry Desktop Manager Consultant
Progent offers the services of RIM BlackBerry-certified professionals who can assist small businesses to design, manage, and repair BlackBerry solutions economically and effectively, eliminating the need for an in-house BlackBerry expert and minimizing the cost and hassle of maintaining a mobile workforce. Progent's BlackBerry engineers offer in-depth experience cooperating with Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants, Cisco CCIE-certified engineers, and CISSP and CISM-certified security engineers. This wide range of expertise, combined with Progent's efficient online support model, offers small and mid-size companies a cost-effective solution for incorporating BlackBerry technology productively into their IT network.
Microsoft Skype for Business Instant Messaging Integration Support
Specialists Microsoft Skype for Business Presence
Microsoft Lync Server 2010 supports IM, Presence, audio and video conferencing, desktop collaboration, and both VoIP and traditional public switched telephone network (PSTN) telephony. Lync Server 2010 can enhance the functionality of Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint Server and Office or Office 365 and streamlines management via integration with Active Directory. Lync 2010 can also reduce capital and operational costs by doing away with Voice-over-IP hardware and subscription fees, PBX gear, or conventional teleconferencing technology. Progent's Microsoft-certified IM and Presence consultants can provide online and on-premises support to assist you to manage and repair your current Lync 2010 deployment or assess the benefits of migrating from Lync Server 2010 to Skype for Business, which is Microsoft's renamed and revamped release of the product. Progent can also assist your organization to plan and carry out a smooth Skype for Business migration.
Check Point Series 80 Security Consultant
Security Firm Check Point Firewalls
Progent's Check Point Software experts can show you how to select and deploy Check Point Firewall/VPN utilities and hardware powered by Check Point's technology to provide an affordable and effective security solution for your business network. Progent can also help you integrate other Check Point products including Check Point ZoneAlarm and Check Point Power-1 appliances with security solutions from other vendors and provide a single source for on-going technical support, administration, training, and design expertise.
Meraki Switch and AP IT Consultant
24/7 Meraki Switch Support
Cisco's Meraki MS line of switches are intended for sites ranging from small branches to campuses. Progent's Cisco-certified CCIE consultants offer affordable online consulting to help you to plan and deploy an efficient network solution that incorporates Meraki MS switches, simplify network administration with Meraki's cloud-based management architecture, set up policies to maintain security and compliance, develop and test a disaster preparedness strategy, and resolve issues associated with any facet of your Meraki deployment. Progent can also assist your company to integrate Meraki switches with Cisco's Nexus or Catalyst data center switches and with Meraki Wi-Fi access points to create a unified networking solution.
Online Support Services Aironet 1800 Access Point
Aironet Outdoor APs IT Consultant
Progent's Cisco CCIE-certified wireless infrastructure consultants offer online or on-premises configuration and debugging support to help you to plan, implement, update, optimize, manage and troubleshoot Aironet wireless access point deployments of any scale or topology. Progent's Cisco Wi-Fi controller consultants can also help you to integrate your wireless ecosystem with your wired network infrastructure and cloud-hosted resources to create an enterprise-wide connectivity foundation that is easy to manage and expand. Progent also offers affordable wireless site surveys to assist you to determine the most efficient selection, location and configuration of Aironet Wi-Fi APs to accommodate your specific office design, building structure, and anticipated network traffic.
SonicWall TZ350 Firewall Firewall Network Install
Consulting SonicWall TZ300 Firewall
Progent's certified SonicWall firewall experts can show you how to configure, maintain, and tune SonicWall firewall/VPN appliances including the current SonicWall TZ and NSa families of firewalls and the legacy SonicWall PRO 1260 Secure Switch products. Progent's CISSP and GIAC-certified network security experts can show you how to incorporate SonicWall security gateways into a complete network protection solution and design protection into your corporate operations.
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