Western Alliance Bank - Columbus, OH
posted 3 months ago
The Lead Network Engineer - Cloud Networking plays a crucial role in ensuring the stability and efficiency of the company's network infrastructure. This position involves partnering with the support team to identify, prioritize, and resolve critical network-related issues that impact business operations. The engineer is expected to proactively communicate solutions to network-related problems and recommend emerging technologies that can enhance the overall health of the company network. The Senior Network Engineer will develop and evaluate network performance criteria and measurement methods, preparing analyses for both short-term and long-term capacity needs related to switching, routing, transmission, and signaling. In addition to conducting network architecture design and feasibility studies, the Lead Network Engineer will develop alternative routing scenarios and assess the impact of economic and population growth on network capacity and development plans. This role requires influencing departmental strategy and making decisions on moderately complex to complex issues regarding the technical approach for project components, with considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments. The Lead Network Engineer will also serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in one or more routing, switching, and wireless technologies, while performing the duties of a Senior Network Engineer. Some travel is required for this position.