Network Engineer III

Expedia Group; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global eCommerce company is seeking a Network Engineer focused on corporate connectivity to enhance existing systems. The role involves problem-solving with diverse stakeholders, analyzing network issues, and implementing efficient solutions. Ideal candidates have substantial technical knowledge and experience in network management, architecture design, and troubleshooting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Network Engineering.
• Proficient in enterprise-grade network hardware installation.
• Intermediate knowledge of routing protocols and SD WAN solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex projects in corporate connectivity.
• Investigate issues and draft evidence-based reports.
• Analyze requirements and assist in architecture design.

Skills

Network Engineering

Routing Protocols

SD WAN Solutions

LAN Technologies

Wireless Troubleshooting

Firewall Technologies

Data Analysis

Automation Languages

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Tools

DataDog

Ekahau Wireless Tools

Job description

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Expedia Group’s Network Services Team. Our engineers support Expedia Group’s global eCommerce and corporate networks. We are seeking a high-performing individual contributor (primary focus corporate connectivity) who can apply new engineering principles to improve existing systems and is responsible for leading complex, pre-defined projects.

What you'll do:

• Bring together different stakeholders with varied perspectives to develop solutions to issues, and contribute your own suggestions.
• Think holistically to identify opportunities around policies and processes to increase efficiency across organizational boundaries.
• Assist with a systems approach to analyzing issues by ensuring all components (structure, people, process, and technology) are identified and considered.
• Investigate standard or routine issues or incidents and draft concise, evidence-based reports on findings.
• Conduct rigorous tests and inspections of products, services, solutions, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Analyze requirements and assist with the design of architecture.
• Understand how solutions using technology impact capacity requirements.
• Research information, data, trends, and best practices in emerging technology and share beneficial insights with relevant stakeholders.

Who you are:

• 5+ years of experience in Network Engineering.
• Bachelor's degree in IT or a related technical field; or equivalent professional experience.
• Proficient in installing and configuring enterprise or service provider-grade network hardware.
• Intermediate knowledge of routing protocols (e.g., OSPF, MPBGP, ISIS).
• Intermediate knowledge of SD WAN solutions, including assessing WAN/ISP performance using network analysis tools.
• Intermediate knowledge of wireless troubleshooting with understanding of RF engineering principles.
• Intermediate knowledge of LAN/dot.1x technologies/protocols (e.g., Cisco ISE).
• Experience with creating wireless predictive designs and conducting post-installation surveys using Ekahau wireless tools.
• Intermediate knowledge of firewall technologies, IPS/IDS (e.g., Palo Alto, Checkpoint, Cisco Firepower, AWS Network Firewall, ZScaler products).
• Intermediate knowledge of remote VPN solutions (e.g., Cisco AnyConnect, PA Global Protect).
• Experience with platforms offered by major network vendors (e.g., Cisco, Meraki, Juniper, HPE/Aruba, Arista, ZScaler).
• Intermediate knowledge of models used for network state representation and configuration (e.g., SNMP, NetFlow, IPFIX, Netconf, Restconf, gRPC).
• Knowledge of monitoring platforms (experience with DataDog is a plus).
• Perform routine network management for LAN, WAN, and wireless networks.
• Basic to intermediate skills in software automation languages (e.g., Python, Java).
• Ability to analyze data patterns to identify underlying issues.
• Understand the business impact of technology problems.
• Research and recommend solutions based on industry trends.
• Implement solutions based on standard practices and escalate complex issues as needed.
• Nice to have: relevant certifications (e.g., Cisco CCNA, CCNP).
• Nice to have: experience maintaining and enhancing production network services in cloud infrastructure.
• Nice to have: experience implementing infrastructure as code pipelines.
• Nice to have: creating APIs for business use.