PURPOSE
The Senior Network Engineer will ensure IT infrastructure availability, performance, and stability to support SMC’s strategic goals. Responsibilities include configuration and implementation of infrastructure services, including but not limited to data center network, campus networking, WAN connectivity, LANs, WLANs, and required operational security. The Senior Network Engineer will be a member of a team of system administrators and engineers to provide support to the business.
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ESSENTIAL DUTIES
- Provide support for current and future enterprise systems
- Adherence to the administration of SMC Global - IT security policies, procedures, best practices, and established standards
- Participate in the optimization of IT Infrastructure implementations, forecasting, and maintenance
- Provide management with ways to improve administration, monitoring, reporting, and standard operating procedures
- Implement and maintain network hardware based on the IT initiatives and required upgrade projects within the organization
- Design, plan, install, review, and evaluate wired and wireless network infrastructure
- Troubleshoot network systems including any reported routing or switching problems and recommend improvements required to enhance performance
- Implement and/or change router / switch configurations
- Provide network-monitoring services utilizing various network management tools
- Work with vendors and customers to minimize and/or plan downtime
- Follow Global IT change management and configuration management processes
- Provide documentation and diagrams for all network projects that will be used for disaster recovery readiness on an ongoing basis
- Manage current infrastructure equipment inventory levels to keep equipment up to date with current IOS levels and required Enterprise functionalities
- Maintain a current level of technical knowledge and/or certification on enterprise routing and switching technologies
- Provide tactical and strategic input for overall network planning and related projects to include utilization of technology for cost savings or enhanced productivity for SMC
- Coordinate the implementation of router and switch upgrades within the enterprise
- Work with customers to assist with network capacity and high availability requirements
- Ensure accuracy of the information in DNS and IP databases
- All other duties as assigned
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PHYSICAL DEMANDS / WORK ENVIRONMENT
- Off-hour meetings and work to accommodate global time zones
- Carry mobile phone during work and off-hours
- Collaborative team environment in a shared workspace
- General office, computer room, warehouse, and factory areas
- Infrequent off-hours work and local/international travel as required
- Able to sit for extended periods of time
- Minimum lifting requirements of 15 pounds
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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Associate degree or work experience
- 5+ years of relevant experience working in a large Enterprise Network environment, including a multi-protocol network, problem resolutions, extensive knowledge of the OSI model, and familiarity with Arista Network hardware; network management services, including proactive monitoring and performance reporting
- Experience with various network monitoring tools and methodologies
- A core understanding of advanced networking technologies and solutions including, but not limited to: MPLS, virtual route forwarding, virtual device contexts, policy-based routing, ether-channel, QoS, traffic-shaping, load balancing, VPN tunnels, WAN Optimization, firewalls, subnetting, VLANs, STP, Spine and Leaf architecture, packet captures, etc.
- Strong working knowledge of structured cabling systems, network facilities, electrical requirements, UPS, etc.
- Industry certifications with Arista and VMware network virtualization preferred
- Ability to travel abroad
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