Advisor Network Engineer

Puget Sound Energy is looking to grow our community with top talented individuals like you! With our rapidly growing, award winning energy efficiency programs, our pathway to an exciting and innovative future is now.

PSE's IT Infrastructure team is looking for qualified candidates to fill an open Advisor Network Engineer position!

Specific details regarding the work arrangements for this position will be discussed in further detail during the interview process.

Seeking an experienced Advisor Network Engineer to serve as one of our principal technical leads and subject matter experts for our Enterprise Network Team, specializing in Cisco Datacenter technologies, ACI, SDA LAN and automation.

Provides planning, design, acquisition, and implementation support for the company's network and voice services. Evaluates business requirements to develop and implement effective solutions. Conducts project planning, cost analysis, vendor comparisons, and traffic studies to determine the best system configurations. Manages data center network infrastructure and related hardware and software throughout their lifecycle to ensure availability, recoverability, performance, and security vulnerability mitigation.

Provides production support and maintenance for existing networks while developing and implementing enhancements that improve network capability and reliability.

• Design and implement Cisco ACI solutions with spine-leaf architecture
• Manage Cisco Nexus switching platforms and software-defined networking
• Develop automation workflows using APIs, Python, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Implement zero-touch provisioning across technology portfolio
• Support, monitor, troubleshoot, configure, and enhance the existing network while providing advanced customer support
• Design high-density wireless solutions for diverse environments (offices, generation facilities, and outdoor environments)
• Experience implementing and managing a network security solution using Security Group Tag (SGT) for access control in both a wired and wireless infrastructure
• Automate network deployments using Cisco Catalyst Center and other tools
• Plans and executes network designs, configurations, or enhancements to existing network and voice services
• Researches, recommends and designs new technologies, new configurations and enhancements to existing networks; provides consulting advice to customers on the capabilities of the network environment

Upholds the safety compliance standards inherent in PSE's operating and/or field procedures related to work responsibilities. Promotes and supports a culture of total safety.

Demonstrates commitment to conduct business honestly, ethically and consistent with our core values and Code of Conduct. Ensures duties are performed in accordance with all regulatory compliance obligations.

This job is considered "safety sensitive" as defined in RCW 49.44.240 and is subject to pre-employment drug screening that includes screening for the presence of marijuana and marijuana metabolites.

• Works outside immediate discipline to coordinate a group of people in troubleshooting a wide-scale problem, serves as point-of-contact across several areas or disciplines to solve major network outages with high impact or visibility.
• Provides highest level of troubleshooting on unique problems unanswered at lower levels. Serves as highest level technical resource for networking and VoIP technology.
• Serves as lead resource for dealing with highly complex technical and/or business issues.
• Applies advanced knowledge in a primary team and general knowledge in multiple relevant teams to create solutions for highly complex business situations.
• Designs and leads implementation of hardware, software and environment standards based on business strategy and architecture.
• Evaluates, recommends and selects appropriate hardware and software for network infrastructure.
• Recommends network integration required to support business applications needs.
• Performs lead role in reviewing vendor proposals and making recommendations.
• Designs and implements network architectures, including WLANs, LANs, LAN-to-LAN communications, VoIP, and connections with the WAN environment.
• Designs and documents network infrastructure; configures, installs, and troubleshoots routers and switches; and collaborates with management, clients, internal teams, and vendors to identify cost-effective solutions that deliver reliable, efficient infrastructure in support of business operations.
• Troubleshoots, maintains, upgrades, and provides solutions to complex hardware/software problems; alerts management, NOC, and other IT groups when sensitive issues arise or a major problem is suspected; minimizes client productivity loss caused by technology outages, and provides necessary infrastructure for clients to meet their business needs.
• Develops/follows procedures for LAN/WAN/VoIP administration (e.g., security, reliability).
• Configures, installs, and maintains necessary hardware and…