Senior Network Engineer

JOB SUMMARY:

The Network Engineer plans, implements, and oversees Fanatics' network infrastructure, corporate network systems, and identity management. Supports on-premises and cloud-based network services for both in-house and externally facing systems. The main objective is to build and maintain high-availability network infrastructure to sustain the online and internal information technology activities of our users.

GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide expertise and assist customers, developers, and partners with network design decisions.
• Provide ongoing maintenance and implementation of network updates and patches.
• Recommend and implement standards, policies, and procedures to achieve agreed-upon service levels by tuning, maintaining, and supporting a breadth of network infrastructure.
• Provide design recommendations and expertise regarding the integration and architecture of commercial network application packages.
• Develop and plan lifecycle replacement, coordinate outages, and perform performance tuning for network applications and hardware.
• Maintain monitoring and data gathering systems for network reporting and performance purposes.
• Establish and maintain working relationships with vendors to address and resolve network problems.
• Work closely with business stakeholders and developers to ensure smooth planning, implementation, and cutovers of network systems.
• Maintain the network systems roadmap for lifecycle improvements, upgrades, and capacity planning functions.
• Participate in all technical aspects of network technology, including short and long-term planning.
• Provide technical support, operations, and problem resolution of network infrastructure as required, including 24x7 on-call support.
• Provide support and implementation planning for business continuity and disaster recovery.
• Prepare and deliver presentations to a variety of technical and non-technical audiences.
• Must have a good grasp of network trends and the mission of the group to provide the most cost-effective and efficient network systems.
• Manage identity and access, including the implementation and maintenance of network security protocols.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• 5-7 years of experience.
• Needs little to no supervision to manage time, tickets, priorities.
• Able to mentor other engineers, from a technology and leadership perspective.
• Able to work independently on specific tasks necessary to the focus of the role.
• Able to lead multiple projects from start to finish, including requirements gathering, basic design, implementation, day two support plan creation.
• SME on, at least, one technology.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with peers, managers, and internal customers.
• Experience supporting operational availability in an enterprise network environment.
• Experience developing or monitoring and maintaining enterprise network infrastructure on multiple platforms and Cloud providers (AWS preferred).
• Knowledge of configuration with Cisco Nexus and Catalyst type switching, SDWAN, wireless networks, network-based authentication (Cisco ISE, certificate-based network authentication), and cloud networking technologies in AWS and Azure.
• Knowledge of configuration with PCI DSS, and SOX compliance in relation to network technologies.
• Knowledge of configuration of network services such as DNS, DHCP, FTP, and SMTP.
• Knowledge of network architecture, multi-tier architecture, and network security protocols.
• Proven ability of scripting skills in Ansible, PHP, Python, Bash, and/or Terraform.
• Knowledge of network applications and development methodologies.
• Proficient knowledge and experience with network and systems management tools.
• Proficient ability to document network designs and reference architectures in detail using workflows, diagrams, and technical documents.
• Proven written and verbal communication skills, including an ability to provide a synopsis to management.
• Strong analytical abilities and professional office experience necessary.
• Design, implement, and manage cloud-based solutions to support business operations.
• Ensure the security, availability, and performance of cloud services.
• Collaborate with teams to migrate existing applications and infrastructure to cloud platforms.
• Monitor and optimize cloud resource usage and costs.
• Stay updated with the latest cloud technologies and best practices to provide innovative solutions.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems or related field OR equivalent combination of education and experience.