A senior network engineer is responsible for the ongoing design, maintenance, and support of all aspects of the companies Network Infrastructure. A senior network engineer will lead efforts with other members of the IT infrastructure and operations teams to deliver and maintain reliable network services.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Install, configure, and maintain LAN/WAN and Data Center Infrastructure Components
- Support Wireless Network Infrastructure
- Create reusable configuration templates to standardize the deployment of network devices and features
- Maintain disaster recovery network infrastructure and participate in annual DR Exercise
- Evaluates published security advisories and remediate security vulnerabilities consistent with the company Patch Management Program
- Perform network device OS upgrades and system patching to maintain appropriate security, vendor support, and feature sets
- Monitor ticketing queues and respond to outstanding requests and other assigned work orders
- Acts as primary technical resource on system implementation projects
Monitoring and Reporting
- Generate usage, availability, and performance reports for management consumption
- Generate and analyze usage reports for capacity planning
- Availability and health monitoring for network infrastructure components
- Maintain network monitoring tools to optimize monitoring capabilities
Effectively Troubleshoot and Resolve Network Related Issues
- Act as an escalation point for Service Desk and other level 1 support groups to troubleshoot network related issues.
- Provide 24×7 off hours support as a part of a rotating on call schedule to respond to fault alarm and escalation from level 1 support teams
- Capture and analyze network packet traces to support troubleshooting efforts
- Interface with third-party support and service vendors when needed to ensure network remains operational at all times
Network Design
- Leads and participates in technical PoCs efforts to evaluate network technologies and platforms and make technology recommendations based on results
- Develop and present network design recommendations based on common network design principles
- Acts as primary technical contact on network system implementation projects
- Develop implement and configuration templates to help standardize network device configurations
- Create artifacts such as network design documents and Visio diagrams
- Understand Cloud Networking Concepts
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in IT related field or equivalent work experience required
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in Information Technology
- Minimum of 5 years of experience maintaining a mid-size enterprise network infrastructure
- Self-starter that can work independently or as part of a team
- Commitment to Continuous Learning
Preferred Qualifications:
- Industry certifications such as CCNA / CCNP or Network+ are considered a plus