Sr Engineer - LAN Switching
About the role
Target is an iconic brand, a Fortune 50 company, and one of America's leading retailers. As a tech company, Target is the behind-the-scenes powerhouse that fuels the company's passion and commitment to cutting-edge innovation. The Network Edge LAN Switching team is building the network of the future at Target through adopting open source operating systems and further developing them to meet Target's needs.
Responsibilities
- Be a key contributor to designing, building, and deploying the Switching Fabrics at Target.
- Partner with other engineers to ensure we build quality products.
- Use your talents to help improve the efficiency of our Network Fabrics through automation.
- Partner with other teams to design new networks and determine migration plans from existing environment to new environments.
Requirements
- A 4-year degree or equivalent experience.
- 2-5+ years of Networking Experience.
- Demonstrates strong knowledge of Network Switching topologies both L2 networks and L3 Networks.
- Demonstrates strong knowledge of L2/L3/L4 Networking Protocols: BGP, Spanning Tree, LACP, VRRP, and MCLAG.
- Experience utilizing CI/CD technologies (Git, Jenkins/Drone).
- Experience with programming languages in either Python, Java, or Go.
- Demonstrate some proficiency with Linux Operating Systems.
- Understands the concepts of network design and architecture of networks.
- Produces clear technical documentation to support systems, designs, and operational processes.
- Troubleshoot and resolves routine and moderately complex technical issues with minimal assistance.
- Collaborates effectively within the team and supports shared priorities.
- Demonstrates a commitment to continuous learning and professional growth.
Qualifications
- Preferred Experience using configuration management technologies like Ansible or Saltstack.
- Experience with EVPN and VXLAN.
Skills
- Automation first mindset.
- Reliability of the Services we provide making our Guests and Team Members their top priority.
- Continuous learning – Embrace 50 days of learning.
- Progress over perfection, build, learn, adapt mindset.
- High Observability with extensive metrics and logs.
- Build secure products to protect our systems.
- No Silos. We are a team and anyone can help out on anything.
- Diverse, inclusive, and collaborative culture.
- Curiosity.
- Technology Software Development in Python.
- Switching Operating Systems: Cumulus, SONiC, Cisco IOS, Cisco NXOS.
- Network Protocols: BGP, Spanning Tree, LLDP, MCLAG, LACP, and even some EIGRP.
- Metrics visualization with tools like Grafana.
Benefits
Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, including medical, vision, dental, life insurance, and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. For more information on Target's benefits, visit this link.
Pay
The pay range is $98,000.00 - $176,000.00. Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position, including labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience, and certifications.
Schedule
This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target’s needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member’s core role will need to be performed both onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtually, depending upon what your role, team, and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target.