Network Engineer II (Design and Implementation)

$107,400 - $143,900/Yr

Disney - Philadelphia, PA

Full-time - Mid Level

Philadelphia, PA

Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries

About the position

At Disney, we're storytellers! We make the impossible, possible. The Walt Disney Company is a world-class entertainment and technological leader. Walt's passion was to continuously envision new ways to move audiences around the world—a passion that remains our touchstone in an enterprise that stretches from theme parks, resorts and a cruise line to sports, news, movies and a variety of other businesses. Uniting each endeavor is a commitment to creating and delivering unforgettable experiences — and we are constantly looking for new ways to enhance these exciting experiences. The Enterprise Technology mission is to deliver technology solutions that align to business strategies while enabling enterprise efficiency and promoting cross-company collaborative innovation. Our group drives competitive advantage by enhancing our consumer experiences, enabling business growth, and advancing operational excellence. The Business Network Design Services (“BNDS”) is a network team within Enterprise Technology that designs and implements network infrastructure to directly support business units including LAN, MAN, WAN, internet, Wi-Fi, and voice network services. BNDS engineers collaborate closely with other technical teams to provide the network services, including the strategy/architecture team, network operations, global information security, wireless and cloud teams, among others. This is an opportunity to build networks for Disney's world-class business units including filmed & TV production, media & broadcast, and content distribution. We are seeking a dynamic individual who is a problem solver, creative, has a strong sense of ownership and initiative, collaborates and communicates effectively, and is interested in continually learning new networking technologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide network design and consulting services to business units and peer groups.
• Develop network design plans and drive implementation of network solutions.
• Collaborate with Sr. Network Engineers to meet regularly with business unit technologists to understand technical strategy and gather requirements.
• Translate requirements into technology solutions, requiring relationship building, planning, customer service, and critical thinking skills.
• Prepare technical designs with guidance from senior resources and management, leveraging Disney's architecture & design standards.
• Write Scope of Work documents to guide 3rd party implementers for network device configuration.
• Assist in the oversight of 3rd party resources to ensure on-time, on-budget implementation of solutions, including risk management.
• Work with BNDS peer and senior networking resources to assist the architecture team in evaluating innovative technology solutions.

Requirements

• 3+ years in an enterprise environment that operates 7x24 services to multiple business units with a progression of responsibilities spanning network operations, implementation, design, and architecture.
• Working knowledge of LAN/MAN/WAN topologies & platforms, routing protocols, current data center architectures, DNS/DHCP, IPAM, multicast, VRF, QoS, etc.
• Basic or intermediate programming skills in Python or other contemporary toolset/language.
• Strong understanding of routing protocols including RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, RMTP, BGP etc. and telecommunication connectivity including MPLS, Private Line, Metro Ethernet, Site-to-Site VPN, and internet.
• Proven technical expertise in the interfacing of network devices and service in a multi-platform computer and network environment (Wireless, VoIP, Video conferencing, etc.)

Nice-to-haves

• Media/Entertainment/Video Distribution/Broadcast industry experience is beneficial.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coordinate, and manage complex projects: developing project plans/schedules; delivering a product or service in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Data center and/or cloud network design experience is beneficial.
• Experience with multiple vendor switching, routing, and security products (i.e., not just Cisco).
• Possesses effective communication skills resulting in the ability to produce clear, concise, and consumable verbal and written communications/depictions.

Benefits

• Medical insurance coverage
• Financial benefits including bonuses and long-term incentive units
• Comprehensive range of other benefits depending on the level and position offered