Senior Network Engineer

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to join our Internal Hosting implementation team. This team provides the foundational global network infrastructure (data center routers and switches) which includes building capacity and managing the lifecycle of our internal network modules.

In this role, you will:

• Manage and develop team of individual contributor roles with low to moderate complexity and risk in Network Engineering area
• Oversee the support of company's computer system, including LANs, WANs, internet, network segments and other data communication systems
• Engage stakeholders and internal partners associated with the Network Engineering functional area
• Identify and recommend opportunities for process improvement and risk control development
• Troubleshoot, maintain and repair networked communication system for any kind of issues reported by end-users, and the administration of the systems
• Ensure issues are resolved and no hindrances to accessing organizational resources for users
• Make decisions and resolve issues regarding objectives and operations of network engineering functional area and team to meet business objectives
• Interpret and develop policies and procedures for functions with low to moderate complexity within scope of responsibility
• Utilize networking management software and testing tools to fine tune systems and optimize system performance, monitor and implement security measures and streamline network functions
• Collaborate with and consult with peers, colleagues and multiple level managers
• Manage allocation of people and financial resources for Network Engineering
• Mentor and guide talent development of direct reports and assist in hiring talent

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of Network Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in computers or Electronics with strong Networking Experience
• Experience with configuration of routing and switching latest platforms and solutions - Cisco Nexus and/or Arista product line
• Experience designing LAN/WAN/Datacenter solutions for large enterprises
• experience with IP routing protocols (BGP, OSPF) in a large enterprise environment
• CCNA, CCNP/DP or CCIE Certification preferred - Datacenter
• Strong understanding of QoS configurations to support enterprise standards
• Strong experience in configuring Cisco and Arista Routers/Switches
• Strong understanding of the following layer 2 switching protocols: Spanning Tree, Trunking, Etherchannel
• Strong understanding of the following: HSRP, CBWFQ, DSCP, NAT/SNAT, TCP/IP, Multicast, Ethernet, EVPN, MLAG, CVP
• Strong understanding of DNS/domain services
• Python/Ansible/GITHUB experience a plus
• Experience and familiarity with Change control processes - Service Now
• Excellent documentation and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated skill with creating and/or updating technical design documentation used by engineering teams
• Experience with Microsoft Office, Visio Professional
• Experience working in an agile environment utilizing Atlassian Jira products
• Strong understanding of the following routing protocols: OSPF, BGP, EIGRP

Job Expectations:

• Lead or participate in implementing network policies across routers
• Manage production networks including data centers
• Ensure the continuous availability of all data network services
• Identify gaps, risks and issues and navigate organizational structure to resolve them
• Perform quarterly proactive network testing to ensure proper functioning and reliability of the network
• Investigate and remediate network capacity related issues
• Apply knowledge of security and regulatory policies to design and implement foolproof secured network solutions
• Provide resolution information and work with other teams to complete impact analysis
• Deliver comprehensive and maintenance plans for change management review and approval
• Mentor and train network operations team in the installation, configuration, and maintenance
• Partner cross-functionally with other Product Infrastructure teams in order to continuously improve and apply standards and policies relevant to operational excellence
• Flexibility to frequently be on call beyond normal working hours
• Telecommuting is not an option for this position
• This position offers a hybrid work schedule
• Relocation assistance in not available for this position
• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship
• Execute changes into the above environments via the Wells Fargo change control process, assist on mitigating risk for the enterprise by proactively addressing capacity problems or system related issues, participate in enterprise level projects from an engineering perspective and responsible for Design, reviewing, implementing, testing/validating, and researching industry best practices.
• This team works under a product model with dedicated teams supporting our products