Senior Network Engineer

Ursus, Inc.; Sparks (NV); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A technology services company is seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer in Sparks, NV. The successful candidate will design and support network systems, requiring a minimum of 6 years in global enterprise networking. Responsibilities include building new networks, monitoring network services, and developing automation methods. Strong knowledge in IP networking protocols and experience with Juniper, Cisco, and Arista equipment are essential. Competitive compensation offered for this contract to hire role.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in mid/large-scale global enterprise networking infrastructure.
• Extensive experience in IP networking, L2/L3 network protocols, TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS.
• Strong experience with Juniper, Cisco, and Arista switches.

Responsibilities

• Help design and build new networks in manufacturing and support facilities.
• Work closely with team members to maintain and grow existing networks.
• Document network knowledge base and operational 'Run-Book'.

Skills

Mid/large-scale global enterprise networking

IP networking

L2/L3 network protocols

QOS

VLAN

Automation scripting

Tools

Protocol Analyzer

SNMP

Splunk

Job description

JOB TITLE: Senior Network Engineer

LOCATION: Sparks, NV

DURATION: 6+ Month Contract to Hire

RATE RANGE: Market Rate

SUMMARY

We are currently seeking a Sr. Network Engineer to join our team at our factory in Nevada. This role will provide network design, implementation, and operational support for our network systems in and around Sparks, NV.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Help design and build new networks in manufacturing and support facilities
• Work closely with other team members; help on maintaining and growing existing networks
• Work with key stakeholders to support their growth and provide high availability & reliability to network
• Requirements gathering, analyze, and propose solution to networking needs
• Monitor, analyze, and report metrics of network services
• Develop automation methods to rapidly deploy, configure, and update network equipment
• Conduct product POC evaluations
• Document network knowledge base and operational “Run-Book”
• Must be able to work occasional weekends, after hours, and holidays. May require unscheduled after-hours work
• Participate in on-call rotation

REQUIREMENTS

• 6+ years of experience in mid/large-scale global enterprise networking infrastructure
• Extensive experience in IP networking, L2/L3 network protocols (spanning-tree, OSPF, BGP), TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS,
• End to end QOS, VLAN, VRRP, LACP, MC-LAG, EVPN with VXLAN, ACL and infrastructure cabling
• Strong experience with Juniper, Cisco, and Arista switches.
• Good cabling & optics knowledge
• Experience with various tools such as Protocol Analyzer, SNMP, flow, IPAM, RADIUS, Splunk, network taps, and load/stress testing
• Experience with developing scripts to automate infrastructure deployment and collect metrics
• Basic experience with DevOps tools and technologies
• CCNP, JNCIP preferred