Staff Network Engineer

$100,100 - $157,300/Yr

Dish - Sheridan, CO

Full-time - Mid Level

Sheridan, CO

Broadcasting and Content Providers

About the position

The position involves providing advanced technical leadership for complex network projects within DISH's Technology teams. The role focuses on project implementation, network operations, and ensuring the reliability of the DISH enterprise network, with a strong emphasis on user access and performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced technical leadership for complex project work.
• Supply advanced technical direction and leadership to junior members of the data networking team.
• Gather requirements, create specifications, and design solutions for network projects.
• Implement and maintain network projects, ensuring ongoing care and maintenance.
• Develop implementations in a lab environment to validate design specifications according to a test and validation plan.
• Maintain daily operational responsibility for the reliability of the DISH enterprise network, focusing on user access.
• Ensure enterprise network systems and services meet an operational uptime of 99.95%.
• Conduct advanced enterprise-level performance tuning and network performance audits regularly.
• Monitor ongoing availability of network services and processes.
• Validate customer network configurations by checking log flows, event threshold settings, and alarm notifications.

Requirements

• Practical experience related to WLAN, LAN, VLAN, and 802.11 RF standards.
• Experience with amendments for roaming (e.g., 802.11k/r/v) strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with high-availability/redundant wireless controllers like Cisco 9800 or 5508 required.
• General technical knowledge of Cisco networking platforms and protocols/features including Catalyst, debug, STP, Port Security, Port Authentication, ACL, Rogue Detection/Mitigation required.
• Experience supporting MacOS Wi-Fi, especially roaming in an enterprise environment, is a strong plus.
• Experience with Cisco Prime Infrastructure w/CMX and/or DNA Center w/DNA Spaces desirable.
• Experience with Wi-Fi site survey using Ekahau (or similar) desirable.
• Experience with Software Defined Networking (SDN) and network configuration automation (e.g., using CPI) is desirable.
• Familiarity with Cisco ISE and ACS for 802.1x Wi-Fi and Wired authentication is a plus.

Benefits

• Flexible spending accounts
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 401(k) Plan with company match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Career opportunities
• Flexible time away plan