Network Engineer
System One · Salt Lake City, UT · Yesterday
Information TechnologyContract
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, resilient, and highly available network solutions spanning data centers, branch locations, and cloud environments.
- Architect and support modern data center networks using Spine Leaf topologies, Cisco Nexus, VXLAN, and EVPN, with a focus on scalability, redundancy, performance, and operational reliability.
- Design, configure, troubleshoot, and optimize advanced routing environments using BGP, OSPF, and related networking protocols.
- Design and support cloud managed and distributed networking solutions, including SD WAN, enterprise switching, wireless networking, and Cisco Meraki technologies.
- Contribute to the organization's network modernization strategy and technology roadmap by evaluating emerging technologies, engineering practices, tools, and architectural patterns.
- Develop network automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Python, Ansible, Terraform, or comparable technologies to streamline provisioning, configuration, validation, and recurring operational activities.
- Implement proactive network monitoring, performance management, troubleshooting, and capacity planning using tools such as SolarWinds, Grafana, Prometheus, Wireshark, and comparable observability platforms.
- Diagnose complex network and connectivity issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive timely resolution of critical production incidents.
- Partner with cloud, security, infrastructure, application, and architecture teams to deliver integrated enterprise technology solutions.
- Mentor engineers, share technical best practices, provide technical guidance, participate in on-call rotations, and support the successful resolution of escalated production issues.
- Help strengthen network reliability, resiliency, security, operational efficiency, and disaster recovery capabilities across the enterprise.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline, along with 8+ years of hands-on network engineering experience supporting large scale enterprise environments.
- Significant experience designing, implementing, and supporting modern data center network architectures, including Spine Leaf topology, VXLAN/EVPN, and Cisco Nexus infrastructure.
- Advanced hands-on experience configuring, troubleshooting, and optimizing routing environments using BGP and OSPF, with a strong foundation in TCP/IP and enterprise networking principles.
- Strong experience designing and supporting distributed or cloud-managed network solutions, including SD WAN, enterprise switching, and wireless technologies.
- Hands-on Cisco Meraki experience is strongly preferred.
- Experience developing network automation and Infrastructure as Code solutions using Python, Ansible, Terraform, or comparable technologies.
- Demonstrated expertise in network troubleshooting and production support, including performance analysis, incident resolution, root cause analysis, high availability, resiliency, capacity planning, and disaster recovery considerations.
- Working knowledge of adjacent infrastructure and security technologies, including virtualization, containerization, load balancing, firewalls and network security, DDoS protection, and enterprise security practices.
- Strong analytical, problem solving, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary technical teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with networking in GCP, AWS, and/or Microsoft Azure environments.
- Experience with monitoring, observability, and network analysis platforms such as SolarWinds, Grafana, Prometheus, and Wireshark.
- Experience contributing to enterprise network modernization initiatives or technology roadmaps.
- Demonstrated technical leadership, mentoring, and knowledge sharing experience.
- Industry certifications such as Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE).
Benefits
- Health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.
Pay
TBD
Schedule
Onsite – onsite