Network Engineer II

WFH - CA Huntington Beach
7711 Center Ave
Ste 200
Huntington Beach, CA 92646, USA

• Generous PTO plans, sick pay and health benefits
• Annual bonus based on employment standing*
• Work from home and hybrid model employment
• Corporate Social Responsibility Program
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives
• Confie Hub and Discount Programs (Gym Membership)

Responsible for maintaining reliable, secure, and efficient network communication throughout a complex network system. Must have extensive knowledge and hands‑on experience with Cisco networks - routing and switching standards and technologies, wireless technology, SDWAN, Firepower, and Load Balancing skills.

Assist with day‑to‑day operations and handle several priorities, network‑related incidents, troubleshoot, resolve issues, and communicate with users. Participate in network design, peer review, and configuration of Cisco devices from scratch to fulfill network infrastructure requirements. Monitor and maintain network performance, capacity management, and bandwidth utilization across the entire production networks.

Responsible for maintaining the stability and integrity of complex network infrastructure data, voice, and wireless connectivity by regularly evaluating in‑place network infrastructure throughout the company’s production network.

Responsible for maintaining efficient and reliable in‑place network connectivity for remote sites, corporate offices, and data centers through various centralized management tools – not limited to SDWAN Orchestrator, firewall management central, GUI interfaces, Secure

CRT to resolve complex networking‑related issues & outages.

Responsible for administering the Service Now ticketing system, handling several network incidents, troubleshooting, identifying, resolving issues, and communicating resolution efficiently while maintaining SLA standards.

Provide prompt network support to corporate users, remote users, resolving their issues via Service Now, and proactively verifying efficient corporate network connectivity and managing WAN/LAN deployment.

Regularly review and maintain firewall rules as directed, and exercise extreme caution when implementing any new rules on the firewall in the data center and corporate offices. As a part of the security requirement, follow the rules and specific procedures provided to implement any add, delete, and modify firewall rules, when required.

Responsible for managing and delivering multiple projects with expected due dates, ensuring to keep all parties involved informed of progress/obstacle. As per the project requirement, configure the Cisco device (routers, switches, firepower) from scratch, perform tests and deploy, and monitor network performance for remote, corporate sites.

Require to follow the in‑place procedure for change management while implementing any changes to the production environment by obtaining proper approvals from the involved team.

Responsible to execute after‑hour network maintenance for remote sites, corporate offices, not limited to LAN/WAN router switches, SDWAN, wireless technology, after the change process has been fully approved.

Work with company vendors for communication related to circuit delivery, installation, and cutovers.

Responsible for creating and maintaining comprehensive documentation for all implemented network systems and updates for each system change.

Responsible for participating in a week‑on‑call rotation among the team.

5+ years of experience in a LAN/WAN engineering role performing duties at all levels of the network services with a BS in Computer Information Systems or related field.

5+ years of hands‑on experience in network design, deployment, managing/maintaining, and troubleshooting networking protocols and technologies such as:
Wide Area Networks, Local Area Networks, MPLS, DMVPN, and SDWAN technology, routing, switching, and other protocols such as BGP, EIGRP, TCP/IP, SMTP, HSRP, etc., security appliances, wireless technology, data center experience, and other related technologies or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience with IP addressing, VLSM, and IP routing…