Network Engineer II

• Dallas,TX and Boca Raton, FL-Hybrid role, 2 day a week in office

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• Design and deploy networks based on business and technical requirements.
• Partner with project and program managers to meet overall timelines and resolution of issues.
• Operate and fix networks to identify and resolve issues quickly.
• Take a lead role in engaging and mitigating outage-causing events or issues.
• Validate problem descriptions, perform detailed problem diagnosis, and track and update problems in the trouble-ticketing system.
• Perform non-critical investigations into functionality that is not working as desired.
• Engage deeply in the sustainment function to proactively analyze network parameters such as capacity and availability to fix issues before they cause an outage.
• Review, consult, and prepare for the introduction of planned change to the production environment.
• Participate in rotating “on call” schedule with other team members, including weekends.
• Partner with teams to plan and implement software code upgrades and device maintenance.
• Partner with the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team to provide mentorship and input on operational process improvements.
• Provide feedback to infrastructure architects on design issues or improvements and input into the design process for new initiatives.

• Quickly integrate into the environment and understand network architecture, organization, and process/procedures.
• Deploy capacity into a data center based on demand.
• Participate in incident bridges and serve as the networking engineering resource to fix and mitigate outages.
• Take ownership of at least two data centers to perform all sustainment engineering functions.
• Partner with the SRE team to identify and tackle one network process issue.
• The candidate should have a proven foundation in networking, including routing, switching, security, and load balancing. 
• At least 7 years of experience working on Internet and data center networks.
• Possess a solid understanding of and experience with most network technologies: BGP, OSPF, HSRP/VRRP, IPSEC, and SNMP.
• Deep, hands-on experience with TCP/IP protocols, including capturing and analyzing traffic with Wireshark and/or other tools.
• Familiarity with Cisco IOS and Pan OS operating systems is required.
• Linux based network application (NGINX Proxy and load balancers)
• Palo Alto and Cisco knowledge and experience are required

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Network administration and configuration - LAN/WAN (Local Area Network/Wide Area Network).
• Proven troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

• Experience with ServiceNow or other IT Operations platforms

• Associate's Degree or equivalent experience plus 7-10 years of work experience OR High School Diploma/GED plus 9-12 years of work experience

• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) - Security (Preferred)
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) - Route/ Switch (Preferred)
• Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) (Preferred)
• Fortinet Certified Professional Network Security / Security Operations

• Work is performed in an office/home office environment.
• Team Members must have the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards.
• Team members may be asked to lift, carry, push, or pull objects. This position requires the ability to move equipment or packages up to 25 pounds.
• Team members may occasionally ascend/descend a ladder to service the lights and/or ceiling fans. Team members may also be asked to install or service equipment, including under desks, resulting in kneeling, stooping, or crouching.

Final pay rate is dependent on experience, training, education, and location.