Network Engineer

Essential Functions:

• Analyzes, architects, designs, configures, installs, and manages enterprise network and network equipment.
• Maintains personal knowledge of network vendor technologies and associated software.
• Engages in technical administration of Cisco network equipment including routers, switches, access points, and controllers.
• Configures, monitors, and troubleshoots enterprise network equipment.
• Resolves complex issues involving a wide range of technologies.
• Assists other teams with installing and configuring Cisco Voice Gateways, Integrated Services Routers (ISRs), Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE) routers, analog gateways, and any other infrastructure equipment.
• Works with carriers and configures/troubleshoots Internet, MPLS, SD-WAN and other WAN circuits and equipment.
• Mentors other network engineers who are junior to this position.
• Ensures network meets compliance standards, including PCI and HIPPA.
• Provides on call support required to bring production systems to operational states.
• Oversees diagnosis and troubleshooting activities; resolves technical problems that occur.
• Performs system administration functions necessary to support continuous day-to-day system operations
• Performs configuration management using Ansible, Solarwinds and other tools.
• Performs expansion, relocation, and consolidation of voice infrastructure for all corporate locations.
• Develops and maintains network documentation.
• Maintains involvement with other aspects of IT systems infrastructure by participating in Agile/Scrum process for the IT systems team.
• Maintains relationships with key contacts outside of own area of expertise.
• Responsible for providing root cause analysis for outages, and delivering SOPs.
• Performs other related duties and projects as business needs require at direction of management.
  
  

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field of study.
• Minimum eight (8) years of experience with Cisco routers/switches/routing protocols and other network equipment.
• Experience implementing Cisco ISE
• Experience using Cisco DNA Center
• Experience with SD-WAN, preferred.
• Experience with SDN preferred.
• Experience or knowledge of networking in a VMware and/or Docker and/or AWS environment, preferred.
• Experience or knowledge of IaC and/or NaC, preferred.
• Experience or knowledge of Python and Ansible.
  
  

Special Requirements/Certification:

• Cisco Certified Network Professional certification required
• Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert certification preferred.