Expert Network Engineer

Duties and Responsibilities

• Supports all Network environments for Ensono clients
• Provide L3 Operations support for investigation, troubleshooting and resolving network communications and operations issues impacting client, backbone access, or performance
• Design, engineer, and implement complex network solutions in a variety of disciplines, security postures, access control, and infrastructure
• Responsible for Incident Management, Request Fulfillment, Change Management, Event Management, and Problem Management for all client environments
• Perform a consultative role to both internal and external customers and at all levels of the organization
• Understanding of large-scale network capacity management and modeling.
• Proactively monitor client network performance to assess and making recommendations for improvement
• Drive and implement network solutions-based architectures to increase efficiencies
• Proactively contribute to documentation, automation and processes improvement
• Provide strategic technical direction on highly complex network projects or activities involving the selection and recommendation of design approach and systems technology
• Performs client and market research to define and qualify strategy and direction.
• Research and develop innovative solutions around existing network solutions and future technologies. Creates product road maps and writes user stories and requirements
• Regularly lead self and others and/or established as Product SME and/or established as specialist
• Ability to manage multiple projects and ability to plan Network roadmap
• Analyzes current and future information technology industry trends to determine the potential impact on business or network systems architecture

All About You

• Passionate about Networking and experience in a fast-paced, highly technical Network Operations environment
• Strong verbal and written communications skills, and excellent customer support capabilities
• Self-motivated demonstrating strong organizational and listening skills; and very detail oriented with the ability to carry out assigned tasks with minimal supervision
• Ability to consistently act in a professional manner and communicate with all levels of the organization, both internally and externally
• Methodical problem resolving skills and mastery of developing high level and detailed network designs
• Design, engineer and implementation of Software Defined Networking
• Demonstrated ability to continuously adapt to new technologies and trends and learn new skills quickly
• Excellent English speaking and writing
• Minimum 10 years of experience in a similar role and overall 12+ years of work experience within Network space.
• Network engineering, design, and architecture expertise with exposure to two or more of the following areas: LAN/WAN, firewalls, wireless, security, VOIP, QoS, and encryption technologies while adhering to standard design methodologies and best practices
• Mastery of TCP/IP protocol communications, addressing & subnetting
• Firewall experience: Checkpoint, Palo Alto, Cisco ASA
• Extensive knowledge of Cisco’s product portfolio; routers, switches, wireless, ACS and ISE
• Extensive knowledge of Network diagnostics, protocols, and disciplines, EIGRP, BGP, eBGP, SNMP, VPN, SSH, and MPLS technologies.
• Experience designing and implementing AWS and Azure networking solutions including VPCs, VNets, Network Security Groups (NSGs) Subnets, Route Tables, Internet Gateways, and NAT Gateways
• Hands-on experience with AWS and Azure Direct Connect, Express routes, and VPN connectivity for hybrid cloud architectures

Preferred

• Advanced, Knowledge of routing and switching protocols
• Experience with SDN technologies such as Cisco ACI, VMWare NSX
• Experience and working knowledge of scripting/automation tools such as python, Ansible etc. will be a huge plus and will make you standout
• Experience with load balancing technologies such as F5, Netscaler, A10
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Math, Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Cisco certifications such as CCNP or CCDP, CCIE, or CCDE desired
• AWS Certified Advanced Networking
• Microsoft Azure certifications such as AZ-700 (Azure Network Engineer Associate) or AZ-305 (Azure Solutions Architect Expert)