The Network Engineering Specialist is a senior technical position responsible for the architecture, engineering, implementation, modernization, and operational support of Client's enterprise network infrastructure.
The position supports a large, geographically distributed transportation environment consisting of corporate facilities, rail and bus locations, datacenters, operational facilities, stations, and other critical infrastructure. The engineer will provide hands-on technical expertise across enterprise routing and switching, WAN and SD-WAN, data center networking, wireless, Internet and carrier connectivity, network security integration, cloud connectivity, and network monitoring.
The position will work closely with Network Architecture, Network Engineering, Operations, Telecommunications, Infrastructure, application teams, project management, telecommunications carriers, and technology vendors to deliverreliable, secure, resilient, and highly available network services.
Required Qualifications
•Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
•10+ years of progressively responsible enterprise network engineering experience in large and complex environments.
•Expert-level knowledge of enterprise routing and switching.
•Advanced experience with Cisco routers, Catalyst switches, Nexus platforms, and enterprise network technologies.
•Advanced knowledge of BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, TCP/IP, VLANs, VRFs, STP, QoS, multicast, VPNs, and route redistribution.
•Strong experience with enterprise WAN and SD-WAN architecture and implementation.
•Experience with carrier telecommunications services and WAN circuit technologies.
•Experience designing highly available and geographically diverse network infrastructure.
Preferred Qualifications
•CCNP, CCIE, or equivalent advanced networking certification or experience.
•Experience with Cisco SD-WAN, Cisco ACI, Cisco Catalyst, and Cisco Nexus platforms.
•Experience with optical networking technologies, including DWDM, dark fiber, and high-speed data center interconnects.
•Experience with Azure ExpressRoute and AWS Direct Connect.
•Experience with network automation using Python, Ansible, APIs, and/or Terraform.
•Experience with ServiceNow CMDB, SolarWinds, Thousand Eyes, or similar network-management and observability platforms.
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