Senior Network Engineer

Job Description

Job Summary for Senior Network Engineer

The Senior Network Engineer will be part of a global team responsible for delivering LAN/WAN network services in a 24x7, mission-critical environment. The Senior Network Engineer’s primary duties will include maintenance of computer networks, hardware, software, and other related systems. He/She may be asked to perform disaster recovery operations, protecting data, upgrading software and hardware equipment, or replacing faulty network hardware components when necessary.

Job Requirements

Job Responsibilities:

• Advanced understanding of the following technologies (hardware and ancillary tasks):
• Firewalls & Routers (Cisco/Palo Alto): VPN, IPSec tunnels, ACLs, BGP, OSPF, LAN/WAN, MPLS
• SD-WAN: Palo Alto Prisma SDWAN and Prisma Access
• Switching: Cisco Catalyst, Arista, port configurations, STP, LACP, LAGP
• Wireless: Aerohive, Extreme Networks, Arista, Aruba
• Network Monitoring Tools: Solarwinds or similar tool
• Cloud: Azure and AWS networking
• Load Balancers: F5
• Other: OpenDNS, Hybrid Environment, Automation / Ansible
• Basic understanding of the following technologies (hardware and ancillary tasks):
• Microsoft: Azure AD, DNS, DHCP, Office 365 Suite
• VMware, VSphere, VDI
• Establish networking environment by designing and implementing network/system, configurations; directing installations; defining, documenting, and enforcing system standards
• Maximize network performance by monitoring performance; troubleshooting network problems and outages; scheduling upgrades; collaborating with the infrastructure team on network impacts to the environment
• Report network operational status by gathering, prioritizing information; and managing projects
• Analyze network problems, perform troubleshooting and incident response on the system and communicate with the appropriate personnel, track problems through to resolution
• Follow IT change control policy for predictable results
• Continuously update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; and participating in professional organizations
• Experience supporting on premise and/or co-located data center environment
• Work in a team environment to accomplish departmental and business-related goals
• Participate in an on-call rotation
• Provide mentorship to junior members of the team
  
  

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree plus 5 years’ experience, or 7 years’ experience that is directly related to the job responsibilities
• Certifications are a plus, but not required (CCNA, Network , etc.)
• Ability to demonstrate troubleshooting skills, think analytically while working in a fast-paced environment and the flexibility to work with a wide range of technologies.
• Must be able to multi-task and juggle multiple priorities while ensuring successful completion of all items.
• Forward thinker who designs for current business needs as well as plans for scalability and longer-term solutions.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Ability to travel globally