The Senior Network Engineer reports to the Director of IT Operations, and is expected to design, build, administer, and monitor all data networks. S/he is expected to consult and provide support to other engineers in support of all IT projects. S/he is responsible for providing 3rd level support to the Service Operations Team for network related issues.
The Senior Network Engineer has good knowledge of IT systems in general and extensive knowledge in the design and building of data networks and configuration of the applicable network devices. This person is responsible for configuration and management of all network devices in the infrastructure and will develop procedures and processes for more junior staff and other systems administrators to be able to perform routine tasks. This person will be process and project focused, and should place an emphasis on building secure, sustainable, and resilient networks that can be supported by the Service Operations Team. This person should be comfortable in a highly heterogeneous environment with a wide variety of hardware and software platforms
The Senior Network Engineer provides expertise in all areas of networking including tuning, performance monitoring, troubleshooting, deployments, support, documentation of standards and procedures for the administration and maintenance of all supported environments. This person will have direct involvement in the implementation of a VMware Private Cloud and the networking required to support the virtualized infrastructure.
Responsibilities to Include:
- Administration of LAN and WAN services in Troy, Michigan, and remote administration of our remote offices
- Network security enforcement and maintenance
- Monitoring of networks for availability and security
- Troubleshooting network issues
- Installation of new networking equipment
- Maintain network documentation
- Virtual network configuration and administration using VMware products
- Administer IDS/IPS, firewalls, VPN, and network monitoring tools
