Senior Network Engineer

Blutic is looking for a Senior Network Engineer with 7+ years of experience as a network engineer, with at least 3 years in a senior role supporting enterprise-level networks. The resource will become a member of the core network team and play a critical role in supporting the day-to-day operations of the network infrastructure, ensuring stability, performance, and efficiency. 

This role requires deep technical expertise in Arista Networks, WAN Circuit implementation, and F5 Load Balancer operations. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with IT operations and network engineering teams to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues and ensure high availability, performance, and security of the network services.

This is a remote position for 5 months till end of year with a possibility of extension. The candidate will need to physically reside in OR, CA, or WA and make possible occasional visits to the office in Portland (as required). 

Job Responsibilities:

  • Network Architecture & Design: Support the architecture, design, and implementation of LAN/WAN infrastructure, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability
  • Arista Networks Support: Manage and maintain Arista network devices, optimizing configurations and troubleshooting network issues to ensure seamless operations.  Provide expert-level support for Arista routing and switching environments
  • WAN Circuit Implementation: Lead the implementation, management, and support of WAN circuits, ensuring proper configuration, connectivity, and performance. Coordinate with ISPs and vendors to manage and troubleshoot WAN connectivity issues as they arise
  • F5 Load Balancer Operations: Provide expert-level support for F5 Load Balancers, ensuring efficient traffic distribution, application performance, redundancy, and security
  • Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Develop and maintain network monitoring systems to track performance and troubleshoot issues. Provide regular reports on network performance and health. Proactively identify, diagnose, and resolve complex network issues
  • Performance Optimization: Continuously monitor and fine-tune network performance across LAN/WAN infrastructure and load balancing systems to ensure optimal functionality and reduce latency
  • Collaboration: Work closely with IT teams, project managers, and other stakeholders to align network support with business and operational needs
  • Documentation & Best Practices: Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for network configurations, processes, and incident response procedures. Contribute to improving network management best practices

 

Required Qualifications:

  • Education:

    • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience)

  • Technical Skills:

    • Arista Networks: Extensive experience with Arista network devices, including configuration, management, and troubleshooting.  Knowledge of leaf-spine architecture and familiarity with CloudVision management
    • WAN Circuits: Strong expertise in WAN circuit implementation, support, and operations, including coordination with service providers and troubleshooting WAN performance issues
    • F5 Load Balancing: Advanced knowledge in F5 Load Balancer support and operations, including traffic management, redundancy configurations, and other advanced features such as setup and tuning of WAF policies
    • Familiarity with network protocols, IP addressing, and routing/switching principles (filtering, peering, eBGP, iBGP)
    • Experience with Cisco switches and routers is a plus
    • Experience with network monitoring tools and troubleshooting software

  • Experience:

    • 7+ years of experience as a Network Engineer/Architect, with at least 3 years in a senior role supporting enterprise-level networks
    • Proven experience in a high-availability environment with large-scale LAN/WAN architecture

  • Soft Skills:

    • Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on identifying and resolving complex network issues
    • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams

 

Job ID
MBI-J0195

Job Type
full_time

Location
United States

Date Posted
4th October 2024

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