Lead Network Engineer - 2879166

Global Software firm seeks a Lead Network Engineer.

This is a permanent direct hire opportunity in the US. The position has a hybrid schedule in the office a few days a month, there`s the potential for fully remote as well for candidates in the US who are not commutable to an office location.

Competitive compensation includes (base + bonus + equity), unlimited pto, 401k with match, tuition reimbursement and much more.

Responsibilities

• Automate, troubleshoot, consult on, and resolve highly complex network-related issues.
• Research and conduct technical studies/evaluations on vendor products as well as on current and emerging technologies; recommend appropriate investments in the company`s network infrastructure, related communication technologies, and equipment.
• Develop automation, methodologies, technical standards, security requirements, and best business practices to maintain and enhance the company`s client-facing, Internet-facing, and internal network infrastructure and related communication technologies and equipment.
• Analyze highly complex network-related requirements and develop high-level and complimentary detailed technical design documentation that supports an overall business solution for the client.
• Lead and mentor others in peer technical design reviews by providing advanced technical advice in network planning, design, engineering, and architecture.

Qualifications

• Engineering, installing, and configuring WAN connectivity solutions (Ethernet over MPLS, Site-to-Site VPN, etc.)
• Engineering experience in large datacenter environments
• Installing and configuring routing protocols such as BGP and EIGRP
• Installing and configuring switching technologies (STP, VPC, FabricPath, etc)
• Installing and configuring routers/switches, firewalls, VPN, DNS, load balancing and proxy technologies (Arista, Aruba, Juniper, Cisco, Cumulus, F5, NGINX, Palo Alto, Versa, VMWare, NSX, etc.)
• Experience with NFV (Network Function Virtualization) and ESXi
• Software-Defined Network (SDN) and Software-Defined WAN (SDWAN) deployment knowledge
• Experience in Network hardware refresh processes
• SIP installation / Support Experience
• Ability to script in Python, Perl or other Network Automation products
• Ability to understand and work in a complex network with minimal supervision
• Excellent communications, interpersonal and customer support skills
• Ability to lead project and teams
• Strong documentation / Process development skills

Anticipated base salary in the 150-175k range