Sr Network Engineer

Sr. Network Engineer

C2C/W2

Onsite

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Minimum 5-10 years hands-on experience in a Sr. Network Engineer role

Ability to multi-task in fast paced environment

Management of PetSmart s production data center, home offices, distribution centers and cloud environments.

Capacity and performance planning, running software upgrades after hours on production platforms, data center buildouts, and change management.

Execute routine changes, provisioning services, and deployments during both business and non-business hours.

Fault isolation, service recovery, and incident analysis.

Develop standards, procedures, and other documentation.

Provide 3rd level networking support to other teams.

Support complex networks.

Continuously identify and leverage new technologies or methodologies.

Vendor engagement and relationship management.

Participate in 24x7 on-call rotation.

Provide direction and training for other network engineers.

REQUIRED SKILLS

Deep knowledge and expert level experience with advanced routing and routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP)

Advanced experience with SDWAN preferred

Advanced Arista switching with VXLan experience preferred.

Advanced Juniper switching skills preferred.

Extensive network security skills including Palo Alto and Cisco FirePower firewalls.

Advanced experience with proxies, ACLs, IPsec, VPN, SSL/TLS, PKI

Advanced knowledge Cisco ISR/ASR series routers.

Extensive VLAN and VRF experience required.

Knowledge of Cisco iWAN preferred.

Experience with Cisco switching: Nexus 7K/5K/2K/FEX + entire Catalyst series.

Advanced Wireless skills, including Cisco WLCs, Cisco autonomous access points, and Mist and Meraki cloud-based access points.

Ability to design & support WAN connectivity to over 1670 remote sites, 7 distribution centers, and multiple remote offices.

Ability to design & support WAN & LAN connectivity to multiple data centers, including cloud-based data centers.

F5 Load Balancer configuration and support

SolarWinds Network Monitoring

VOIP and UCCE experience a plus

COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills.

Proven documentation skills

Excellent customer service skills

Time management and organizational skills

Creative problem solving and design.

Function well in a team as well as individually

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor s degree in network engineering from an accredited college or university or certification preferred.

Commensurate on-the-job training or demonstrated self-study may substitute.