Senior Network Engineer

Summary

The Sr. Network Engineer participates in all aspects of design, analysis, implementation and support of network platforms, software or other solutions to ensure the enterprise network complies with company and user requirements. Additionally, this individual will work with the management team to identify gaps in knowledge/experience within the team to ensure optimal network operations in support of business continuity.

• Responsible for architecture design, security, integration and management of network systems.
• Provide ongoing daily support and optimization of enterprise data network systems.
• Proficiency in multivendor networking environments, including SD‑WAN, firewalls, IPS/IDS systems, VPN, routers, wireless and switches (Cisco, Arista, Aruba, etc.).
• Proactively identify needs for improvements, capacity changes and upgrades; plan and implement upgrades and patches.
• Maintain proper change management documentation for all hardware and software modifications.
• Collaborate with IT team, IT management and Business Unit leaders to define and manage the IT Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) and Business Continuity Plan (BCP) for enterprise platforms and systems.
• Troubleshoot, analyze and resolve faults in the operational network, serving as an escalation SME during outages.
• Support network compliance and risk management activities; proactively collect, analyze and report on network health and other statistics.
• Evaluate and recommend new and emerging technologies in the networking domain.
• Collaborate with IT management and IT purchasing team in support of negotiation and management of carrier services, software and hardware maintenance contracts.
• Work with IT team and IT management to evaluate and plan for hardware/software replacement and growth.
• Serve as a technical lead/mentor for junior network engineers as part of team‑based activities.
• Participate in a 24×7 on‑call rotation within the IT networking team.

• BS degree in a computer‑related field and 8 years of network and operating system experience, or AA degree in computer science and 10 years of experience in network design, testing and maintenance, or equivalent related experience (2 years’ experience = 1 full year of college studies).
• Experience with access control lists (ACLs), VLANs, DNS, IPAM, port security, traffic shaping, priority queuing, class of service (CoS), quality of service (QoS), IP routing, SD‑WAN, load‑balancing, etc.
• Solid understanding of Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols including Spanning Tree, HSRP, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP.
• Experience with network monitoring and troubleshooting using PRTG, Wireshark, or similar products.
• Experience with Security Information Event Manager (SIEM) and/or other tools used in network cyber security efforts such as vulnerability analysis or Netflow analysis.
• Experience supporting hybrid cloud network infrastructure (on‑premises, AWS‑G, and Azure Gov).
• Extensive knowledge and experience with IPv4 and IPv6;
  Cisco or Arista routing and switching; 802.1X, PKI, SNMP, RADIUS, SYSLOG, TACACS, etc.;
  Cisco routers (ASR and ISR); firewall and security technologies (Palo Alto preferred).
• Excellent diagnostic and troubleshooting skills; ability to interface well with CAE users and customers at all levels.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, to work weekends and evening hours as needed, and to work under pressure and deliver results.
• Able to generate and teach detailed procedures to IT network staff.

• CCNP or Arista ACE L5 required.
• Experience with Arista SD‑WAN, Cisco hardware and software (ASA, ACS or ISE, Prime, UCS), Infoblox IPAM, Arista Cloud Vision Platform, Palo Alto Networks hardware and software (NGFWs, Panorama, site‑to‑site VPN, client VPN).

• Must comply with all company security and data protection/usage policies and procedures.
• Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials, in any form.
• Will not divulge any information or afford access to other employees without a need‑to‑know.
• Will not disclose information outside the company without management approval.
• All…