Network Engineer (Onsite 2-3 days/week)

Oneneck It Solutions - Plano, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Plano, TX

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

OneNeck IT Solutions is seeking an experienced Network Engineer based in the greater Plano, TX area. This position will lead complex projects and provide advanced level technical network planning, implementation, configuration, support, and troubleshooting services on product lines or service groups we sponsor. The Network Engineer is responsible for the engineering and leading of teams in the deployment of LAN infrastructure. The solutions are designed to provide predictable and reliable high-quality networking solutions throughout North America. This position will work with business-facing teams and users to design appropriate solutions that meet business requirements for network demands across locations. The Network Engineer analyzes requirements and designs technical solutions for complex issues. This position evaluates the technical and economic feasibility of systems solutions (e.g., costs, benefits, feature/functionality, interoperability, scalability, maintainability, etc.) based on the full technology life cycle. The Network Engineer will support objectives by ensuring the stability and availability of network hardware and software, by planning capacity of the network infrastructure for Campus, Data Centers, and remote sites. This position will also collaborate with other network, security, and domain architects to evaluate and introduce new technology standards. The primary focus of this role is to plan, configure, implement, and document solutions in a complex network environment in support of new and existing cloud technology architectures. The Network Engineer will measure, optimize, and tune network performance and ensure that systems will run reliably and are highly available. This includes supporting a Cisco-centric WAN, LAN, and WLAN environment, which encompasses routers, firewalls, security, and WLAN. The role also involves building a bill of materials (BOM), coordinating resources, tracking execution, and validating deployment/upgrade of equipment/site. Additionally, the Network Engineer will supervise and/or perform site installs, maintenance, upgrades, or software enhancements to support the network infrastructure needs. This position functions as a point of escalation for operational entities regarding regular or complex issues, monitoring systems for trouble areas and proactively resolving and documenting root causes. The Network Engineer will lead contingent workers, partners, and site resources to the successful completion of network refreshes.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex projects related to network engineering and deployment.
• Design and implement LAN infrastructure solutions to meet business requirements.
• Analyze requirements and design technical solutions for complex networking issues.
• Evaluate technical and economic feasibility of systems solutions based on the full technology life cycle.
• Ensure stability and availability of network hardware and software.
• Plan capacity of the network infrastructure for Campus, Data Centers, and remote sites.
• Collaborate with network, security, and domain architects to introduce new technology standards.
• Plan, configure, implement, and document solutions in a complex network environment.
• Measure, optimize, and tune network performance for reliability and availability.
• Support a Cisco-centric WAN, LAN, and WLAN environment.
• Build BOM, coordinate resources, track execution, and validate deployment/upgrade of equipment.
• Supervise and perform site installs, maintenance, upgrades, or software enhancements.
• Function as a point of escalation for operational entities regarding complex issues.
• Monitor systems for trouble areas and proactively resolve and document root causes.
• Lead contingent workers, partners, and site resources to successful completion of network refreshes.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree (or higher) -OR- 4+ years professional work experience.
• 5+ years hands-on network engineering experience for global enterprise(s); Manufacturing sector experience preferred.
• 3+ years experience designing and implementing Cloud Networking Technologies and Solutions.
• 3+ years experience with Monitoring and Alerting Tools (e.g. CloudWatch, Grafana, Zabbix, PagerDuty, Site24x7, Nagios).
• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and insurance.
• Availability to consult, assist, and/or perform after-hours support and participate in on-call rotations.

Nice-to-haves

• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or higher certification.
• Deep understanding of Internet Protocol (IP) addressing and Variable Length Subnet Mask (VLSM).
• Deep understanding of Local Area Network (LAN) switching technologies including VXLAN, ACI, fabric path, Spanning Tree, Virtual LAN (VLAN), and VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) concepts.
• Proficient with scripting technologies (Python, Ansible, Perl, and Terraform).
• Deep understanding of network orchestration and automation.
• Experience working Agile methodologies or as part of an Agile team.
• Excellent leadership and customer service skills with the ability to influence and persuade others.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to create and present concepts and recommendations.
• Flexible with the proven ability to multi-task and shift rapidly in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment.