Network Engineer

Global Network Operations: 

• Support, maintain and solution network global infrastructure (Data, Security) as part of the global network operations team, organized by region (APAC, EMEA & Americas) in a 'follow the sun' model.
• Troubleshoot complex network (LAN, WAN, DNS, etc.) and firewall-related issues.
• Acts as primary point of escalation and subject matter expert for network operations in the Americas region.
• Provide technical leadership and expertise to the global operations team, particularly in the Americas region.
• Proactively pinpoint and eliminate network performance bottlenecks impacting business workloads and steadily improve network uptime.
• Proactively work to enhance network security and participate as needed in security incident response efforts as a network SME.
• Continuous improvements - participates in Problem Management, post-mortems, root cause analysis and accelerate/advance the resolution of incidents impacting critical production environments & prolonging escalations.

Global Network Solutions, Implementation and Technology: 

• Contribute to exciting global projects - site buildouts, new acquisitions, new technology deployments, technology refreshes, network security enhancements, etc.
• Acts as primary engineer for M&A implementation and tech refresh activities in USA, and primary engineer for the rest of the Americas region (some travel required)
• Potentially assist with business engagement/stakeholder communications for new deployments or continuous improvement initiatives. Candidate needs to be comfortable with collaborating closely with business stakeholders.
• Willingness to work flexible hours including weekend and holiday coverage for any operational or project needs.
• Travel as needed to support deployment activities throughout the Americas region.

We're looking for a diversely skilled, experienced network engineer with these qualifications:

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science or Information Technology or equivalent certification and/or experience
• 1+ years of hands-on network and security experience.
• Cisco certification, More advanced certification and/or security specialization are a plus.
• An ideal candidate will have experience or certification with some or all of the following technologies:
  1. SolarWinds
  2. Palo Alto Networks firewalls
  3. Fortinet firewalls
  4. Riverbed Steelhead
     • Wan Optimization
     • Performance Management 
  5. Cisco SDWAN
  6. Cisco Wireless
  7. Cisco Routing/Switches (Catalyst and Nexus platforms)
  8. Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure
  9. Cisco Identity Services Engine
  10. Cisco DNA Center
  11. InfoBlox DDI
  12. A10 Load Balancers
  13. Juniper Switches