Network Engineer

DescriptionYETI is looking for a Network Engineer to support their IT infrastructure and corporate expansion based on the tremendous growth they're experiencing. This involves scalability, performance and security concerns. The Network Engineer plans, designs, and evaluates new and existing computer network systems and services, including local area networks, wide area networks, intranets, and the Internet, providing analytical, technical, and administrative support.

They are a part of a small team (3 total including them), and will need to be able to self manage often. They will be responsible for a diverse range of tasks and need to be the type of person that is always looking for the next thing they can do to help the team.

Candidates need to have experience managing, deploying, and troubleshooting Cisco devices. They heavily use Cisco Catalyst and Cisco Meraki, so candidates either need experience with these tools or similar Cisco devices that will allow them to get up to speed quickly. They also need to have experience managing and configuring Palo Alto Firewalls or similar devices. YETI is a heavy Azure shop with a little bit of GCP in the mix.

Candidates must have experience working with Microsoft Azure. They should be comfortable setting up VNets, Subnets, integrating with other platforms like Palo Alto, troubleshooting Azure networks, and have an overall comfortability with the platform itself. They will also be working with cross functional teams and need to be able to effectively communicate with vendors and executives.

It is not uncommon for this person to have to assist with escalations from other support teams, so they should be comfortable handling tasks that may be done by another team at a larger organization. This could include getting up on a ladder and changing out WAP's, it could include cabling, rack and stack, etc. This person will be the boots on the ground in the HQ and is responsible for maintaining connectivity and troubleshooting any outages that may occur.

Previous Engineers in this role have needed to get up to speed on a lot of the technology that they use, and have required extensive coaching to be effective in the role. They need someone that wont require much hand holding and who can hit the ground running as the two leads on the team are often double booked. YETI also looks for candidates that want to go above and beyond and value an ownership mentality.

Candidates should be excited about the opportunity to make an impact to the overall business and regularly looking for areas they can act as a SME, own something, or make overall improvements. There is always work to be done, so nobody should ever find themselves bored in this role. There is always someone that can be helped or something that can be learned to better master the environment.

Responsibilities:

Evaluate and assess "current state" of LAN/WAN environment and propose roadmap to handle future growth

Identify and implement networking 'best practices' to ensure optimal network performance, availability and scalability

Configure and troubleshoot existing network devices including Palo Alto firewalls, Cisco Meraki, Cisco Catalyst, VPN, and MPLS (Level
3)
Assess current network security posture and implement hardening solutions including firewalls, IDS/IPS, Identity and Access management.

Implements, maintains and troubleshoots the LAN/WAN Infrastructure including; physical cabling, switches, routers, firewalls, and Wi-Fi systems

Deploys and supports new software releases, system upgrades, and patches for the network infrastructure environment

Maintain knowledge of vendor products (Cisco, Meraki, Aruba, Palo Alto) and solutions that can enable the Network Engineering team to diagnose complex issues, build redundancy and resiliency along with assisting them with planning for the future capacity and technology growth of the network

Develops and maintains technical procedure documentation and network infrastructure diagrams and reviews projects / systems designs and plans for compliance with standards

Proactively work to reduce costs and improve productivity (continuous improvement) for Network Engineering and Support platforms

Perform troubleshooting and problem-solving efforts often involving outside vendors and other support personnel and/or organizations

Ensure the network architecture addresses high availability and performance of mission critical platforms and network resources with the guidance of Sr. Network Engineers Identify…