Team Lead-Senior Network Engineer

About the role

The Senior Network Engineer serves as the primary technical and coordination lead for the AT&T Network Integration engagement at BAT's US locations. This individual is responsible for overseeing the network infrastructure strategy, driving architectural decisions, and ensuring the successful delivery of all network-related field services.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for AT&T in day-to-day operations with the BAT and Cognizant teams
• Provide guidance, direction, and technical oversight to the four other AT&T Personnel resources on-site
• Represent AT&T in weekly status meetings, architectural council sessions, and stakeholder reviews
• Cook up and deliver weekly status reports outlining progress, plans, risks, and issues
• Lead the planning, design, and blueprint development for BAT's Fiber and Cable plant infrastructure
• Attend BAT architectural council meetings to understand networking needs and plan future projects
• Design and architect large-scale infrastructure changes in collaboration with BAT stakeholders
• Cook up comprehensive network architecture documentation and routing configurations
• Oversee infrastructure upgrade plans and maintain implementation logs
• Validate property accounting in Cisco DNA Center
• Maintain Cisco NAC and Cisco ISE for BAT's US Network
• Implement SolarWinds as a Network Monitoring Tool for US BAT Devices
• Integrate SolarWinds with BAT's existing ITSM platform (ServiceNow)
• Apply BAT-provided global standards and templates to BAT's US Network
• Troubleshoot network issues using BAT-provided tools and escalate to Cisco TAC as needed
• Work with Cisco TAC for BAT vendor support and RMA hardware dispatch
• Collaborate with BAT's Active Directory team for DHCP issues and services
• Collaborate with BAT's Qradar team for NTP issues and services
• Cook up and communicate material decisions in writing via SPOCs

Qualifications & Skills

• 10+ years of enterprise network engineering experience in manufacturing environment
• Proven track record in team leadership and client-facing engagements
• Strong expertise in network architecture, routing, and switching
• Experience with Cisco DNA Center, Cisco NAC, and Cisco ISE
• Familiarity with SolarWinds NMS and ServiceNow ITSM platforms
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• CCNP or CCIE certification preferred