Network Operations Engineer

Network Operations Engineer (JN - La Mirada, California

Salary: USD 70,000 - USD 108,000 per year

We are hiring a Network Operations Engineer and a Senior Network Operations Engineer to start immediately for a leading IT Company in La Mirada, CA.

• These two are Direct Hire position, salary range from 70k to 108k/year depending on the level of relevant experience.
• During the initial training stage, you will be working 5 days 8 hours per day, this phase can last from 3 months up to 1 year depending on how soon you pick up the skills; after the onboarding training stage, you will transition to 4 days a week, 10 hours per day.
• You need to be open to all shifts - day shift (typically starts at 6 AM), Swing Shift (typically starts at 12 PM), graveyard shift (8 PM).
• This is a hybrid on-site position: every first 2 weeks of the month you will be working in the La Mirada office, 100%, the rest of the month will be working at home.
• Need someone who is go-getter, strives to learn, has solid network fundamental knowledge.
• Majority of the networking equipment is Juniper, and mixed with Cisco, so either experience will be fine.

• Communicate effectively with team members through ticket entries, daily check-in calls, and Slack channels.
• Communicate effectively via phone and email with network contacts and vendors.
• Prioritize multiple demanding events along with daily tasks.
• Exercise sound judgment when handling issues and responding to associates.
• Willingness to work any shift (including weekends), as assigned, and to rotate shifts and schedules as assigned.
• Work independently to develop solutions adhering to policies and procedures.
• Perform risk assessment and mitigation to avoid negative impacts.
• Continuous open collaboration with teammates and other members in the organization.
• Uphold the mission and values of Network Operations and the Company.
• Consider, understand and prioritize security (and privacy, where applicable) principles, practices, and procedures in all aspects of your role with the Company.

• 2 years in a network operations environment in support of customer networks, OR
• 2 years in a technical support role interacting with contacts via phone and ticketing system AND
• Hands-on experience with live production Cisco and Juniper network devices.
• Administer and configure Cisco and Juniper routers/switches, implement firmware changes, OS releases and other software upgrades.
• Troubleshoot router/network performance problems on a live production network.
• Troubleshoot circuit problems for commercially lit services and self-lit dark fiber services.
• Prepare announcements for maintenance activities or network outages.
• Understanding of network security, secure configuration of network devices, and the use of network devices to secure networks of computing systems, including configuring and maintaining ACLs, knowledge of firewalls, and intrusion detection systems.
• Experience with installing, upgrading, and securing network equipment and services.

• Cisco CCNP certification.
• Direct experience in network configuration, management, and operations.
• Experience with optical transmission systems such as DWDM.
• Experience working with advanced routing protocols such as BGP.
• Working knowledge of MPLS-SR and L2
  
  VPNs.
• Experience in a university and/or research environment.