Network Engineer

Project Description: Network Engineer (Switching, Routing, BGP, OSPF, TCP/IP stack, Python, MPLS on Cisco, Arista, and Aruba technologies) Responsibilities:

• Design and build the network infrastructure projects and technology initiatives based on the customer or business requirements
• Perform all phases of network engineering, including requirements analysis, network design, and implementation
• Lead network migrations, remediations, and integrations
• Participate in reviewing and approval of proposed network design and changes, and ensuring they are aligned to network standards
• Work with Project Management/Design Teams to translate initial scope into actionable items
• Review designs and provide feedback relative to best practices and improving performance
• Troubleshoot production support issues post-deployment and produce solutions as required
• Develop Bill of Materials (BOM) and participate in the decision making for the acquisition of current/new technologies for the customer network environment
• Develop reusable designs and encourage innovation that will enable team velocity
• Explore emerging technologies
• Provide effective engineering by demonstrating ownership and accountability for all assigned tasks and projects
• Define, document, and adhere to technical and operational standards
• Document solutions risks, issues and mitigation strategies
• Create and maintain network diagrams and method of procedure (MOP)
• Provide forward thinking and be agile in adopting new technologies to meet evolving business requirements
• Provide peer reviews to deployment engineers to ensure design compliance
• Perform after-hours systems support, installation, and maintenance as required
• Act as level 3 escalation and on-call support for high-severity issues and available to work after hours Mandatory Skills Description:
• 4+ years of extensive Network Engineering experience.
• LAN/WAN Wireless Enterprise Networks
• TCP/IP Fundamentals
• Routing and Switching Protocols: BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, STP, VTP,
• Cisco and Aruba LAN Switching
• QoS, HSRP, IP SLA, DHCP, DNS, Netflow, TACACS, Cisco ISE, Dot1x, IPSEC
• Cisco, Aruba, and Meraki Wireless Technologies
• ServiceNOW, HP Openview, NNMi, Splunk, Rally
• Skilled in a scripting language such as Python
• Able to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Documentation skills and use of programs such as Visio
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to cross between technical and non-technical audiences lan Nice-to-Have Skills Description:
• CCNP Certification, SDWAN Certification or equivalent experience is a plus
• Palo Alto, CISCO ASA
• SDWAN (Cisco Viptela and Meraki), MPLS, Metro-E, Site-to-Site VPN
• WAN Optimization