Network Engineer

About the role

One of our Premier clients is seeking a Network Engineer for the Infrastructure and Operations organization. This Engineer will possess technical expertise and engineering skill which allows her/him to grow into a leading subject matter expert for both Investor- and Advisor-themed technology, as well as enabling cloud-based solutions. This individual must be able to work in a fast-paced, start-up-like environment, assist in identifying requirements and facilitate implementation, while following appropriate change control and release processes.

Responsibilities

• Promote hands-on, white glove customer service experience supporting all LPL environments.
• Designing and implementing network solutions.
• Maintaining on-prem and cloud based computer networks through troubleshooting, diagnosing and resolving problems.
• Collaborate with Project Managers around project tasks
• Assists with coordinating changes across multiple systems
• Follow and contribute to policies, procedures, and standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or technical institute degree/certificate or equivalent work experience.

Skills

• Experience managing Public Cloud Accounts (AWS VPCs / Azure Tenents) and cloud connectivity through a direct cloud exchange provider such as Equinix or Digital Reality
• Working knowledge and expertise with WAN technologies such as MPLS, Eline/Waves, SDWAN, and DIA circuits.
• Able to perform packet captures and decipher the data for root cause analysis.
• Firm understanding of Cisco switching and routing. Primarily Nexus series.
• Experience with Scripting (Python, PowerShell, JSON, YAML, etc)
• Experience with Automation Tools (Terraform, Ansible, etc.)
• Advanced troubleshooting skills to assist teams in isolating the root cause of incidents and issues.
• Understanding of Application and enterprise-based load balancers
• Understanding of Service Mesh Technology
• Understanding of Firewall Rule Management
• Understanding of Network Security Best Practices
• Understanding of Linux and/or MS Windows Environments
• Understanding of VMWare Environments
• Able to work on efforts independently and progress in a proactive fashion
• Agile / Scrum experience a plus