Sr. Network Engineer

Ensure highly available movement of data through the networks that comprise the enterprise network system
Design, develop and implement data networks which serve the business needs of the enterprise, its departments, and information systems
Provide highly skilled technical assistance in network planning, design and architecture
Develop technical standards, identify and evaluate new products, and provide resolution for network problems
Identify and diagnose complex problems and factors affecting network performance
Network support and troubleshooting for critical issues
Provide integrated team support of network hardware and software
Provide implementation and technology review with Network Infrastructure team
Study vendor products to determine those which best meet company needs and assists in presentation of information to management result in purchase and installation of hardware, software and modem equipment
May function in a lead capacity within the department and provide guidance and direction for less experienced network analysts and outsourced suppliers / partners
Evaluate new products/technologies to determine impact on existing system configurations
Prepare proposals, cost/benefit analyses, and feasibility studies
Evaluate and identify opportunities for network performance and functionality improvements
Hands-on and remote configuration of network devices including routers, switches, load balancers and firewalls.

Develop network design, documentation, and implementation plans for various network convergence projects
Direct work for the operations team to efficiently deliver services to our customers
Review and document network technology configurations, QoS configurations, and other advanced features
Develop and maintain configuration, performance and capacity management strategies for network infrastructure
Serve as a subject matter expert to help develop monitoring best practices using industry standard network monitoring technologies

What you bring to the role: 

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related Science and Math discipline, or equivalent combination of education and job-related experience.

Cisco certification in multiple disciplines
– CCNP required, CCIE preferred
ITIL V3 Foundation Certification – preferred
7+ Years’ experience in large enterprise network environments with 3 – 5 years in a network management role.

5+ years of experience with Cisco networking technologies in both LAN and WAN environments
Strong communication (i.e., written and verbal) and collaboration skills
Ability to work independently with limited supervision
Experience preparing formal technology evaluations and proposals
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Visio and Project.

OSI knowledge with emphasis on Layers 1-3 including deep packet analysis in a large and complex environment
Experience with LAN design including IP allocation and summarization, network segmentation, and VLAN definition and implementation
Industry routing protocols (EIGRP, BGP) including iWAN implementation and the use of overlay routing across different underlay transport technologies
Knowledge of advanced routing and traffic engineering and filtering practices using route maps, prefix lists and distribute lists
Working Voice over IP and IP Telephony knowledge
Expertise in many of the following protocols and technologies:
STP, RSTP, TCP/IP, IP, 802.1d, 802.1x, 802.1q, DS1/3, PIMv2, 802.11a/b/g/n, IPSec, 3Des, AES, PEAP, LEAP, SNMP, DNS, DHCP, NHRP/DMVPN
Knowledge of the major router and switching platforms: Cisco and FortiNet
Proven experience with physical media technologies and associated equipment
Experience with implementing and troubleshooting SDWAN
Knowledge in datacenter technologies including all Nexus family of switches and line cards; VDC, vPC, FEX, troubleshooting traffic flow within a vPC domain
Network security experience and edge protection, URL filtering using Cisco ASASourceFire and Fortigate UTM
Experience with datacenter grade firewalls which includes Cisco and Fortinet, configuring and troubleshooting B2B VPN and SSL VPN
Wireless data network experience, including voice and QoS across a wireless network
Operational experience in Internet Service Provider (ISP) services.

(DHCP, DNS, FTP, TFTP, Exchange, etc.)
Experience with configuring and troubleshooting load balancers in a high availability environment.

Experience with end-to-end QoS policy implementation across LAN and WAN, including troubleshooting que drops