Sr. IT Analyst - Network Routing Expert

Sr. IT Analyst - Network Routing Expert

Country/Region: US

Location:

Northville, MI, US

ZF North America Inc. has openings for the position of Sr. IT Analyst – Network Routing Expert based out of Northville, MI.

Job Duties:

• Evaluate, propose, architect, and implement solutions in the area of globally interconnected Data Center Networks.
• Provide day‑to‑day technical expert guidance regarding existing solutions and critical escalations.
• Assist Network Platform management with project planning and development of a rollout/implementation strategy for the global High Performance Network.
• Serve as a technical escalation point for third‑level support for services provided by the global Network team, including the final escalation point within ZF for the regional Data Center LAN and routing through the global High Performance Network Backbone.
• Analyze the global routing infrastructure for optimal project rollout/implementation.
• Communicate technical concepts, information, and service‑related topics to all levels of the organization.
• Adhere to global IT standards and coordinate related activities with global IT teams.
• Develop working relationships with internal and external business partners.
• Adhere to and ensure compliance with ZF standard processes, procedures, and systems.
• Participate in continuous improvement programs and provide support to team efforts.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, formal training, reviewing professional publications, establishing, and expanding professional networks, and participating in professional societies.
• Work in a hybrid (in‑office and telecommute) schedule with up to 10% travel to domestic and international locations to attend team meetings and perform critical network installations.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or closely related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Senior Network Engineer, Network Architect, Principal Network Engineer, or comparable role.
• Extensive experience with static and dynamic IP routing, L2/L3 routing, TCP/IP architecture, and designing large‑scale networks.
• Proficiency in architectural design standards for EVPN/VXLAN overlay and BGP/IP‑Fabric underlay networks.
• Experience with routing protocols, subnetting, supernetting, and TCP/IP protocol configuration and administration.
• Ability to analyze packet captures, troubleshoot latency issues, and resolve network loops and port flapping.
• Hands‑on experience with BGP/MPLS, L2
  
  VPN, L3
  
  VPN, EVPN, and VXLAN implementations at a global scale.
• Expertise in configuring BGP peering, managing AS numbers, neighbor IP addresses, and interface reachability.
• Knowledge of routing table decision making based on longest prefix match, administrative distance, and routing protocol preference.
• Alternate:
  Bachelor’s degree and equivalent education and experience combination accepted.

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