Senior Network Engineer NorthWest of Boston

Job Description Job Description

Our well-established Global client, located northwest of Boston, needs an experienced senior network Engineer.

The company wants candidates who live a commutable distance from the Corporate Headquarters/. they will not pay relocation or interview expenses and will not sponsor Visa referrals or resumes

Besides a competitive annual salary, they offer a 10% bonus and RSU

Our customer, a global computer networking company, is searching for a senior network engineer responsible for providing design, implementation, and operational support to the entire company. Responsible for the network infrastructure and delivery of services, the successful candidate will be a self-starting, highly motivated person who has experience working with the latest networking technologies and can manage multiple projects, implementations, and steady-state operations simultaneously.

Supporting over 30 locations worldwide, the Senior Network Engineer is a leadership role for the team, ensuring the stability and integrity of global LANs/WAN, Wireless LAN, Cloud architecture, remote access, Unified Communications, internet services, and general network services. This position covers all Network Engineering & Operations aspects, including capacity planning, service delivery, and support using the latest technologies.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide network technology planning, configuration, implementation, troubleshooting, and operational support for (30+) company site data centers worldwide

• Provide support for public/private multi-cloud architecture (Azure, AWS, VMware VCF/NSX, Equinix)

• Engineering and administration of core foundational infrastructure: LAN/WAN/WLAN, Internet, MPLS, routing, switching, security (firewalls), SDWAN

• Implementation and support of virtual network infrastructure

• Implementation and administration of network monitoring, alerting and capacity planning tools and services

• Support of remote access services (SSL VPN, Citrix, S2S VPNs)

• Automation of network tasks and information gathering using scripts and tools

• Planned lifecycle and incident-driven change management complying with established standards, processes and procedures with no impact to business operations

• Contribute towards continuous service improvement activities related to public cloud platforms and related services

• Ensure all infrastructure components meet established SLAs, performance benchmarks, and capacity standards

• Participate in Change Management Review Boards and Root Cause Analysis meetings as required

• Create and maintain technical documentation, including standard operational procedures, runbooks and training documents

• Draft and maintain accurate topology diagrams for all network infrastructure and services

• Partner with other Infrastructure / IT service delivery teams supporting project planning, implementation and operational support

• Collaborate with and mentor team members

• Support 24x7 service management and operations coverage through an on-call rotation

• Resolve incidents and issues for internal business partners, customer support teams, and external partners

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Cisco/Meraki networking technology is required.

• 10 + years of hands on experience working with Cisco networking technology in a large multi-site enterprise.

• Proven experience and success with LAN (chassis and stackable switches), WAN (routing and routing protocols), WLAN (cloud-managed access points) design and implementation.

• Experience implementing and maintaining firewall policies, both internal and edge policies. (Cisco and Palo Alto experience preferred)

• Experience supporting remote access services (SSL VPN, S2S VPNs).

• Knowledge of telephony and Unified Communications technologies.

• Proven experience with network capacity planning, security principles, and general network management best practices.

• Strong troubleshooting skills.

• Ability to use Visio/Lucid Chart to document network topologies.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

• Must have the ability to self-manage tasks and deliverables on assigned projects.

• Ability to work as part of a global network team.

Desirable Skills and Qualifications

• Cisco CCNA or CCNP or other vendor certifications

• Familiar with Cloud technology (public/private), Azure, AWS, VMware VCF/NSX, co-location)

• Familiar with Cisco FTD/Palo Alto Panorama platforms

• Experience with SD-WAN technology (Silverpeak/Aruba Networks optimization and load balancing)

130K
-143K plus 10% bonus and Company Stock