Senior Network Engineer

Senior Network Engineer
Chicago, IL – hybrid WFH: days onsite in the loop, days work from home

Summary
The Senior Cisco Network Engineer works independently and as part of a team that is responsible for the installation, configuration and support of the Cisco network infrastructure. There is an emphasis on Wireless and F load balancing infrastructure, with responsibilities spanning Cisco switch, router, SD-WAN and Internet/MPLS circuits, amongst other areas of networking. The organization is moving to Azure, so any experience with cloud-based networking (routing, and eventually automation as well).

What you'll be doing

• Work independently but also work with other personnel to design, implement and support advanced networking.
• Provide technical network integration support encompassing physical planning, configuration, installation and ongoing support of network hardware and software encompassing routers, switches, wireless, load balancers and related components.
• Work on advanced projects to implement new services and features.
• Keep current with network technologies and bring new, documented proposals to management clearly identifying how these proposals can improve the business.
• Lead tasks and projects providing technical direction, coordination, and guidance to other staff.
• Responsible for the monitoring, operations and performance of the network infrastructure.
• Manage and upgrade Internet, MPLS, PP circuits and Cloud connectivity.
• Lead office moves/build outs and hardware refreshes.
• Collaborate with IT Security for firewall management needs.
• Ensure capacity planning is performed, and is proactive in assessing and making recommendations for improvements.
• Review design proposals for technical content – Identify, analyze and evaluate alternative design solutions.
• Solve problems and address issues that were escalated. Utilize packet analysis and network monitoring tools to isolate and resolve issues.
• Define, maintain and ensure adherence to all IT processes and controls to ensure high availability.
• Ensure all systems are documented and administered properly with great attention to detail.
• In concert with the Network Architect, plan and design new networks, establish technical standards, and ensure appropriate interface capabilities with other networks.
• Flexibility in work schedule to accommodate after hours Installation/Service and rotational on-call.
• Participate in business continuity planning and testing of the network infrastructure.
• Participate in cross functional projects including non-network related infrastructure.

Skills we're seeking – core requirements

• + years of Network Engineering experience in Cisco environments
• Must have advanced experience in designing, implementing and troubleshooting complex network topologies
• Must have strong experience with Wireless
• Must have experience with F
• Must have experience with Network Monitoring (DNA, Thousand Eyes and/or SolarWinds preferably)

Nice to haves (network engineering is a broad field, but the more experience you have with the following the better):

• Advanced knowledge and strong operating and design experience in the following areas: TCP/IP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, SNMP, MPLS, Multicast, QoS, WCCP, IPSEC L/L, VPN, LAN, MAN, WAN, Optical Networking, Wireless Load Balancing, Network Virtualization, WAN Acceleration
• Cisco IOS, Nexus, IOS XE and Meraki SD-WAN
• VPN infrastructure
• Experience with Cloud Services (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS) – Azure and/or AWS
• Experience with Network Automation (Ansible, Python)
• Experience with Cisco Client and Infoblox DHCP
• Experience with Keysight Vision Packet Broker and packet analysis (Allegro/Wireshark)
• Experience with next gen network and security solutions including SWG, CAB, ZTNA, DLP, SASE (Cisco, Palo Alto, Netskope)
• Relevant Cisco Networking certifications (CCNA, CCNP)
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a related field