Senior Network Engineer - 3058071

Job#: 3058071

Job Description:

Job Description:

About the job

Applicants must be a resident and work from one of the following states: WA, with occasional travel to our headquarters, located in Seattle, WA.

Why We Need You

The Senior Network Engineer position designs, builds and supports network and the infrastructure it connects: data center, WAN, wireless and cloud. It leads network projects and problem resolution, and supports virtualization, load balancing, backup and Azure infrastructure, so that technology meets high availability and security requirements and supports future business needs.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Install, configure and maintain network infrastructure (LAN/WAN, data center core, wireless, firewalls, load balancers, VPN and cloud connectivity); manage the life cycle standards for infrastructure hardware and software.
• Learn and support various technologies as a generalist, including platforms that are not Cisco-branded, such as F5 load balancers, Nutanix virtualization and Veeam backup.
• Provide front-line support to the network environment, act as an escalation point for the Service Desk and operations teams, and lead issue and problem resolution through root cause.
• Research and recommend innovative and automated approaches to administration tasks, using scripting or infrastructure as code where it provides consistency and economies of scale.
• Holistically identify and implement system enhancements that improve performance and reliability.
• Document and implement procedures and standards: design documents, runbooks, network diagrams, IP address records, configuration data and project deliverables.
• Create, implement and support private and public cloud integrations, including Azure networking, hybrid connectivity, SaaS and IaaS architectures.
• Serve as a secondary engineer for virtualization and backup platforms, including restores and disaster recovery testing across both data centers.
• Perform hands-on data center work, including racking, cabling, hardware replacement and firmware upgrades.
• Apply network security standards (segmentation, access control, hardening) in partnership with Information Security, and participate in change, incident and problem management.
• Lead infrastructure projects from design through handover, coach and mentor others on the Infrastructure & Operations team, and work directly with vendors, integrators and carriers.
• Act as a lead SME for Cisco-based infrastructure and services, both internal and hosted.
• Act as a SME for the virtual networking infrastructure, including hardware and software-defined routing, switching and firewall platforms.
• Demonstrate behaviors consistent with policies, values, code of ethics and business conduct.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You'll Bring

• B.A. or B.S. degree or equivalent work experience (Computer Science, Information Systems, other related field) is required
• 5 years of experience supporting enterprise network environments (Cisco routing, switching and firewalls, IPSec VPN, ISE) is required
• 3 years of experience with virtualization platforms (Nutanix AHV or VMware vSphere) is required
• 2 years of experience supporting enterprise load balancers (F5 preferred) is required
• 3 years of experience supporting private and public cloud integrations, including Azure, SaaS and IaaS architectures, is required
• 2 years of experience supporting wireless networking platforms and integrations
• Experience with backup, recovery and disaster recovery platforms (Veeam preferred)
• 1 year of experience with enterprise monitoring and alerting platforms, specifically troubleshooting on the network and infrastructure stack
• Relevant industry certifications (for example CCNP, Nutanix NCP or Microsoft Azure AZ-700) are preferred
• Diagramming: Skilled proficiency in Lucid or MS Visio is required

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.