Infrastructure Engineer - Network Services (Rahway, NJ)

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Network Infrastructure Engineer to join our Network Hyper-Deployment Squad as part of the Network Orchestration Services Product Line. This position will work closely with the other Product Technical teams within Network and Collaboration Services to align the team's efforts with the products strategies and standards and will be responsible for implementation of Network Infrastructure projects and initiatives, specifically in the areas of enterprise network edge, perimeter, and cloud networking solutions. This role requires a skilled individual with broad knowledge across these technologies.

Functional Responsibilities:

The primary responsibility of the Infrastructure Engineer is to

• Assist in deployments of network infrastructure (site, region, global), onboarding of network devices, ensuring proper configuration, testing, and integration into the existing network infrastructure
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, Product Teams including support teams, to ensure seamless deployment of network devices
• Collaborate with Business Technology Partners to assist with business-led initiatives and resolve standard configuration deviations
• Troubleshoot and resolve network deployment issues, leveraging knowledge of network protocols, routing, switching, wireless and security technologies
• Actively learn and stay updated with emerging technologies and industry best practices in network deployments, device onboarding, and automation
• Assisting in implementing DevOps and Infrastructure as Code principles to achieve velocity, better quality, and predictability in networking through automation
• Contribute to process improvement efforts and opportunities (process efficiency, automation) to adopt best practices and streamline system management and eliminate manual work

Professional Competencies:

• Demonstrates the ability to evaluate technical work tasks with others for timely completion and to avoid potential setbacks.
• Demonstrates the ability to adjust work to accommodate sudden task changes and avoid potential threats to meeting task deadlines.

Education:

• High School Diploma required.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience in continuous network infrastructure delivery, deployments, or support for mid to large organizations.
• Technical proficiency in Network Infrastructure, including LAN, WAN / SD-WAN, Wireless (Cisco, Juniper, Arista, VMware)
• Knowledge of other Network Products - Firewalls (Cisco, Palo Alto), Load-Balancing (F5), Data Centre technologies (Cisco Nexus and ACI), Cloud (AWS, Azure) is an additional advantage
• Having a DevOps mindset with good understanding of DevOps principles, best practices, and tools.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to effectively work with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Able to work a flexible schedule as required by business needs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Conceptual knowledge with one or more general purpose programming languages, and markup languages (e.g. Python, XML/JSON/YAML, etc.) is an additional advantage.
• Experience with ITSM, ITIL, ServiceNow.

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The salary range for this role is
$85,600.00 - $134,800.00

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at ;br>
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Employee Status:
Regular

Relocation:
Domestic

VISA Sponsorship:
No

Travel Requirements:
10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:
Hybrid

Shift:
Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:
No

Hazardous Material(s):
N/A

Required Skills:
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Applied Engineering, Business Initiatives, Cloud Networking, Data Center Technology, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Network, Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure, IT Infrastructure Design, Management Process, Markup Languages, Network Automation, Network Infrastructures, Process Improvement Projects, Process Improvements, Programming Languages, Teamwork

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:
06/21/2025
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