Senior Network Engineer - Enterprise Networking (Remote)

Dallas Area Rapid Transit Inc; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Dallas Area Rapid Transit is seeking a Senior Manager-Network Engineering in Dallas, TX to provide advanced technical support for the enterprise network and lead major network initiatives in a 24/7 operation. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 5 years as a Network Engineer, with CCNA/CCNP preferred.

Strong routing/switching, Cisco ISE/DNAC expertise, and DR planning are essential. You will oversee network design, migration planning, change control procedures, and documentation, while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business or related field.
• Five (5) years functional experience as a Network Engineer supporting enterprise networks or related field.
• Preferred current non-expired CCNA or CCNP Enterprise certifications.

Responsibilities

• Develops, plans, and oversees the implementation of the enterprise network.
• Establishes hardware, firmware, and software migration plans.
• Designs and analyzes requirements and specifications.
• Develops production testing and change control procedures.
• Provides specifications for the acquisition of new network hardware and software.
• Provides Tier 2 support for the enterprise network.
• Addresses and resolves complex technical issues with internal clients and external customers, including assisting with problems escalated beyond Tier-1.
• Provide technical leadership and oversight for Tier 1 network engineers for tasks, projects, and outages.
• Has advanced knowledge and proficiency with installing and configuring switches, routers, wireless controllers, wireless access points, UPS, and PDU.
• Has advanced knowledge and proficiency with network monitoring and configuration applications including Cisco ISE and Cisco DNAC.
• Has advanced knowledge and proficiency with layer 2 and layer 3 protocols including VLAN, spanning tree, port channel, QOS, IP, OSPF, and BGP.
• Initiates and creates enterprise strategies and plans for network administration and security.
• Prepares and maintains device configuration, including routine backups, long-term archives, and disaster recovery support.
• Collaborates in the development and deployment of the Disaster Recovery Plan.
• Develops and maintains precise network documentation, reports and presentations for management review.
• Proactively monitors and analyzes enterprise network performance and security.
• Ensures that network performance supports enterprise applications.
• Develops and implements network performance and security improvements.
• Participates in scheduled change management and participates in incident management as needed.
• Document changes and actions in change management system and service management system.
• Provide 5-star customer service and meet Agency service level agreements (SLA).
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Job description

Dallas Area Rapid Transit is seeking a Senior Manager-Network Engineering in Dallas, TX to provide advanced technical support for the enterprise network and lead major network initiatives in a 24/7 operation. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 5 years as a Network Engineer, with CCNA/CCNP preferred.

Strong routing/switching, Cisco ISE/DNAC expertise, and DR planning are essential. You will oversee network design, migration planning, change control procedures, and documentation, while