Senior Network Engineer - Remote Carrier-Grade & Automation

United Data Technologies, Inc.; Virginia; A distancia; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

United Data Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Network Engineer to manage a Cisco & Fortinet powered carrier-grade network. The role focuses on provisioning services, maintaining uptime, and providing technical leadership for internal teams and clients.

The candidate will design and support network architectures, administer the provider network, and drive capacity planning. A strong automation and scripting background (Python/Ansible) is required to improve provisioning and documentation.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree or 10+ years of practical experience substitute required.
• CCNP and Fortinet NSE-4 FortiOS & FortiGate Admin required; RHCE a plus.
• 10+ years' experience with routing protocols and technologies (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, MPLS, QoS, Multicasting) and Layer 2 topology in Metro Ethernet deployments.
• 4+ years' experience with automation tools (Ansible) or coding (Python).

Responsabilidades

• Design, build, implement, and support new network architectures in a Cisco & Fortinet environment; lead on new contracts.
• Administer and maintain the service provider network; troubleshoot complex issues and coordinate vendor interaction; serve as escalation point.
• Collaborate with Engineering on capacity planning and growth for the service provider network.
• Write and deploy automation and scripting to improve provisioning and support efficiency.
• Create technical documentation for customers and other departments; lead knowledge transfer and cross-training.
• Research, evaluate, and recommend new technologies to management.
• After-hours on-call support rotation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Conocimientos

CCNP

Fortinet NSE-4

RHCE

BGP/MPLS

Python/Automation

Ansible

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications/CS or equivalent

Herramientas

Cisco IOS

FortiOS

MPLS

Descripción del empleo

United Data Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Network Engineer to manage a Cisco & Fortinet powered carrier-grade network. The role focuses on provisioning services, maintaining uptime, and providing technical leadership for internal teams and clients.

The candidate will design and support network architectures, administer the provider network, and drive capacity planning. A strong automation and scripting background (Python/Ansible) is required to improve provisioning and documentation.