Senior Network Engineer

** Senior Network Engineer
** At Wolfspeed, we do amazing things in a human way.

We know that the achievements of our organization are due to the passion, hard work and creativity of our employees. We celebrate different perspectives to foster excellence across our organization, and our goal is to make diversity a foundation of what we do. We are proudly building an environment where you can bring your authentic self to work.  
* Enjoy doing things that people say can’t be done? Innovation is at the center of everything we do.
* Hate red tape? We remove roadblocks instead of creating them.
* Working parent? We provide childcare assistance and paid parental leave.
* Student? We offer continuing education assistance.
* Looking for community? There are many ways to get involved, from Employee Resource Groups to local outreach.  
*** Here’s the Gist*****:
** IT is looking for an energetic professional to join the IT Network Solutions team. This role will ensure operational performance and service levels are met or exceeded across IT network infrastructure. An ability to think ahead of the curve and understanding of how to manage and prioritize risk (probability vs impact) is critical to the success of Wolfspeed IT Infrastructure and key for this engineer.

*** The Day-to-Day:
**** Design, implementation and effective evolution of network infrastructure and security policies, practices, and standards that ensure effective and consistent network operations.
* Engineer operations and monitoring capabilities, development, design, and implement proactive solutions that reduce time to repair (TTR)
* Responsible for monitoring of network devices, Firewalls, Routers, Switches, Controllers, along IP Services, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, IP Management, Server Load Balancing, network elements, etc
* Serving as a voice for network architecture, design & planning in support of business continuity and disaster recovery
* Responsible for performance, capacity planning and monitoring of key network service delivery channels, to include network, voice, wireless, internet, extranet, circuit, etc.
* Collaborates with the organization's executive leadership to develop and meet company goals while supplying expertise and guidance on Network processes, systems and security
* Manage Palo Alto Firewall, wireless, SDWAN, other network technologies
*** This Job is Right for You if You Have (Minimum Requirements):
**** Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field experience.
* 7+ years of Network experience with a minimum of 5 years at an engineering level.
* Expertise in driving a culture of automation to optimize operations with a focus on how to improve operational performance, resource utilization, productivity, and reliability along with scalability.  
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* Preferred Qualifications:

*** Experience and success in designing, implementing and managing secure networks that employs all modern defenses and capabilities
* Experience in Software Defined WAN solutions, Hierarchical Enterprise LAN, Low Latency Data Center networks, 802.11 Enterprise Wireless, Cloud Networking, Voice-Over-IP, Network security concepts including Network Access Control, IPsec Tunnels, Client VPN solutions, and Next Generation Firewalls.
* Expertise in establishing strong governance with effective processes, procedures, utilizing key IT service management (ITSM) techniques, policies, along with establishing SLA's, KPIs and other key operational metrics.
* CCNA, CCNP or CCIE certification(s) - a plus
* PCNSA , PCNSE certifications – a plus
* Experience developing and maintaining both Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity strategies
* Experience establishing proactive operations, standardization efforts, and appropriate toolsets with automation…