Senior Network Engineer

Merck KGaA Darmstadt Germany - Allentown, PA

Full-time

Onsite - Allentown, PA

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

The position involves coordinating the resolution of network infrastructure incidents and managing changes and risks associated with network services. The role requires evolving network capabilities to adapt to technological changes and business requirements, ensuring the stability and integrity of voice, data, video, and wireless network services. The candidate will be responsible for planning, designing, and developing local and wide area networks, as well as participating in the installation, monitoring, maintenance, and optimization of network hardware and software. The role emphasizes a positive user experience and collaboration across departments and geographies.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the resolution of assigned network infrastructure related incidents and problems.
• Manage changes and risks associated with network services.
• Evolve network capabilities to adapt to technological changes and business requirements.
• Establish network performance measurements and goals.
• Direct network activities and change management.
• Ensure the stability and integrity of voice, data, video, and wireless network services.
• Plan, design, and develop local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs).
• Participate in the installation, monitoring, maintenance, and optimization of network hardware and software.
• Enforce network and network security standards throughout the infrastructure.
• Provide a positive and professional user experience when engaging with internal and external users.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 7+ years of hands-on experience in full-cycle design, engineering, configuration, and administration of routers & switches, firewalls, multi-segment networks, and MPLS WANs.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge in Quality of Services (QoS), multiprotocol label switching (MPLS), and virtual private network (VPN) architectures.
• Knowledge of various networking protocols and technologies such as HTTP, HTTPS, DNS, VPN (IPSec/SSL), TCP/IP stack, FTP, TFTP, SMTP, IEEE Standards, QoS, VoIP (H.323, SIP), OSPF, MPLS, ACL's, eBGP/iBGP, 802.1D/W, Policy Based and Static routing, Fiber Channel over Ethernet, VRF and Virtual Device Contexts.
• Knowledge of enterprise wireless network technologies.
• Knowledge of SD-WAN architectures and concepts.
• Knowledge of enterprise wired route/switch technology (Cisco Catalyst preferred).
• Strong analytical skills and ability to think strategically.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Highly developed interpersonal and teamwork skills.

Benefits

• Diversity and inclusion initiatives
• Opportunities for professional development and growth
• Collaborative work environment
• Access to a broad range of perspectives and life experiences