Network Engineer 2 or 3

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and lifecycle management of network border security solutions, including firewalls, DDoS mitigation platforms, switch and routing equipment, and load balancers.
• Plan and execute secure network integrations with public and private cloud environments, supporting hybrid connectivity and cloud-native services.
• Serve as a technical resource for complex projects, providing guidance, design validation, and troubleshooting expertise.
• Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and application teams to align network edge solutions with enterprise security standards and architectural principles.
• Drive improvements in network resilience, availability, and performance through proactive design, testing, and optimization.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, standards, and runbooks related to network border and security services.
• Support incident response and root cause analysis for network security events, contributing to continuous improvement efforts.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend enhancements to strengthen the organization’s network security posture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science or related technical field or equivalent work experience.
• Two or more years of experience with data networking or general telecommunications experience is required for the level 2.
• Five or more years of experience with data networking or general telecommunications experience is required for the level 3.
• Technical skills including programming, installation, configuration, and inventory management.
• Expert level analysis and design skills involving the ability to gather data on systems issues, define alternative approaches, assess business impact, recommend cost effective solutions, and develop and implement those solutions.
• Demonstrate expert proficiency in two of the following technologies and advanced skills and knowledge in the balance: Core routing - routing protocols and route redistribution using OSPF, and BGP, network technologies including VRFs, QoS, IPv6 and NAT Core switching - advanced data center switching using 10Gig, EtherChannel, FCoE, virtual port channels, virtual device contexts and power redundancy Network security - internet DMZ design support including advanced firewall experience and experience with tier one service provider networks, Palo Alto Firewall, F5 Web Application Firewall, Cloudflare Web Application Firewall Network diagnostics - expert protocol/packet analyzer Sniffer/SNORT experience, expert Netflow and performance analysis experience Application load balancing - expert application load balancing experience for performance optimization and highly available environments Advanced Certification or demonstrate equivalent knowledge Advanced knowledge of current technologies, tools, applications, and vendors.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently.

About the Role

This is a multi-level posting. Candidates may be considered for any of the posted levels, depending on their level of experience and depth of expertise.

Benefits

MidAmerican Energy Company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.

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Skills

Skills mentioned include programming, installation, configuration, and inventory management. Expert proficiency in various technologies such as core routing, network switching, network security, network diagnostics, and application load balancing is also highlighted.

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