Enterprise Network Engineer

Summary:

The Enterprise Network Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, managing, and supporting vRad’s network infrastructure. The engineer has a deep knowledge of networking technologies, protocols, and security best practices, and will be responsible for ensuring the high availability, performance, and security of enterprise-wide network systems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design, configure, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure, including LAN, WAN, WLAN, firewalls, routers, switches, and VPNs.
• Monitor network performance and troubleshoot issues to ensure optimal uptime and user experience.
• Implement and enforce network security protocols and access controls.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support business initiatives and ensure alignment with IT strategies.
• Plan and execute network upgrades, migrations, and expansions with minimal business disruption.
• Maintain accurate network documentation, including topology diagrams, configurations, and procedures.
• Conduct root cause analysis for network-related incidents and implement preventive measures.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging networking technologies and recommend enhancements as needed.
• Participate in the development and implementation of disaster recovery procedures
• Participate in weekly work and project planning
• Act as an extension of the security team and assist in their initiatives, projects and exercises
• Participate in an on-call rotation and have availability for additional support as needed remotely or on-premise
• The position is a hybrid role that requires on-premise work on an as needed basis, about one day a week on average under normal operating circumstances.
• Other duties as assigned

Core Qualifications/Education:

• Bachelor’s or Associate degree in a technology field (or equivalent work experience)
• 6+ years of experience in an enterprise environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Expert knowledge of networking concepts (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, DNS, DHCP)
• Hands-on experience w/Cisco equipment
• Hands-on experience with Palo Alto firewalls
• VPN tunnel management with multi-vendor firewall and VPN devices
• Proficient in network monitoring and diagnostic tools (e.g., SolarWinds, Wireshark, NetFlow)
• Experience with HW and DNS load balancing (F5, A10)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Capacity to work in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment and multitask on a regular basis with switching and competing priorities
• Extremely detail oriented with strong organizational skills

Additional advanced skills:

• Project management (Jira)
• VXLAN and Nexus Dashboard
• Cisco Call Manager/VOIP
• SASE and SD-WAN solutions (Meraki, Palo Prisma)
• Azure networking (IaC w/ Terraform)
• Scripting and automation
• Multi-site network design
• WAN acceleration

Job Classification:

Moderate- Exerting up to 75 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force constantly. Activities will involve racking/moving data center equipment.