Network Engineer

Overview

The Network Administrator I operates within the larger Core IT networking team supporting the enterprise and engineering network stacks within LAN/WAN/Cloud platforms. Working with the team, this individual performs a variety of network maintenance, installation, and training tasks to ensure networking services adhere to corporate compliance and user requirements.

• Assist in the configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting of corporate network systems.
• Participate in the maintenance, troubleshooting, and support of cloud, LAN, WAN, and WLAN network infrastructure within complex local and global environments.
• Assist with identifying and expanding corporate private and public cloud services, features, and capabilities.
• Collaborate on detailed network design documentation to ensure strict security compliance, scalable infrastructure, and highly available computing operations on existing and future platforms.
• Responsible for assessing and facilitating network requests, including firewall policies, VPN, carrier services, cabling, physical connectivity, network design/configuration, Layer 2/3 services, cryptography, and overall network architecture (DNS/DHCP/IPAM).
• Learn and work within multivendor environments (Arista, Cisco, etc.).
• Support corporate network monitoring systems and expand functionality for cloud-based operations (Cloud Vision, PRTG, Perle OOBM, etc.).
• Provide shift‑based continuous monitoring of network performance, delivering Tiers 2 & 3 support for a global network infrastructure.
• Communicate effectively with end‑users, support staff, management and other business units on internal, cloud, and hybrid initiatives.
• Assist other teams with the integration, implementation, and troubleshooting of projects involving local, remote, cloud, and hybrid network services.
• Support enterprise cybersecurity efforts during investigations/assessments of all enterprise platforms.
• Implement security‑first network policies and procedures, including ongoing system enhancements (software and hardware updates/patches) in support of SOX, NIST 800‑171, and CMMC compliance regulations.
• Participate in the Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plan and procedures for all locations.
• Participate in Mergers and Acquisition (M&A) and program onboarding activities representing all enterprise networking requirements.
• Liaise with end‑users, management, and other systems departments for resolution of IT support issues.
• Exercise independent judgment in the planning, scheduling, organizing, controlling, and monitoring of IT projects.
• Participate in a 24x7 on‑call rotation as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer‑related curriculum and 2 years networking and operating system design, test, and maintenance experience, OR an AA degree and 3+ years in networking and operating system design, test, and maintenance or equivalent related experience.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in support and maintenance of complex network environment.
• Knowledge of firewalls, routers, Layer 2/3 switches (Cisco/Arista), VPCs, VLANs, Wi‑Fi, cryptography, and wireless technologies.
• Basic understanding of networking concepts including ACLs, VLANs, DNS, IP addressing, and routing fundamentals.
• Basic understanding of WAN/LAN/WLAN and network security fundamentals.
• Knowledge of IT security policies and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) technologies.
• Knowledge of network services such as DNS, IPAM, (S)
  FTP, TFTP, LDAP, SMTP, 802.1x, TLS certificates, and DHCP.
• Knowledge of infrastructure monitoring tools using SNMP, Netflow, and Syslog.
• Familiarity with protocols HSRP, OSPF, EIGRP and other routing, gateway load balancing, SD‑WAN, and VoIP‑related protocols.
• Interest in or basic experience with hybrid cloud networking and compute workloads (on‑premises, Azure GCC‑High).
• Strong analytical, diagnostic, and problem‑solving abilities.
• Must be self‑motivated and able to work in a team environment.
• Well‑refined troubleshooting skills, ability to determine the root cause of a problem and identify and resolve systemic problems.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks while effectively…