Network Operations Engineer

Role & responsibilities

• Understand detailed requirements for upgrading existing networks, as well as re-architecting network segments to facilitate new requirements, technologies and growth. 
  
• Resolve network communications and operations problems impacting customer or backbone access and performance globally. 
  
• Participate in telecommunications-related initiatives. 
  
• Research and develop innovative solutions around unified network solutions. 
  
• Supports assigned regional projects, which include responsibility for planning; time and cost control; resource utilization and implementation. 
  
• Support for troubleshooting issue, identify issues and assist stakeholders in timely resolution of same. 
  
• Plan and Assist installation of Data Center infrastructure to support present and future Data Center requirements 
  
• Assist maintaining up to date documentation for Data Center Engineering function

Preferred candidate profile

Must Have Skills:

• Networking, including LAN/WAN, Firewalls, wireless and Security technologies. 
  
• Experience with TCP/IP protocol communications. 
  
• In-depth knowledge of routing, switching, VLANs, VPN, F5 Load balancers, proxies, TCP/IP, and related technologies. 
  
• Deep understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, IPSec, SSL, NAT).
  
• Experience with cloud-native and hybrid network security solutions.
  
• Proficiency in creating and managing site-to-site VPNs and cloud interconnects.
  
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) is a plus.
  
• Advanced experience with network monitoring 
  
• Experience in SD-WAN deployment and support, with a focus on Palo alto