Senior Network Operations Engineer

Reason
Hired as FTE

Geographical Requirements

• Preferred candidate will be in Northern California (Rancho Cordova, CA) with the requirement of some hybrid/remote work.

Important Notes from Hiring Manager:

• Architectural experience with SD-WAN networks

• Experience working with enterprise-level networks with multiple locations and high traffic volume.

• Expertise in router and switch configuration

• Strong knowledge of firewalls (e.g., Cisco ASA, Fortinet, Palo Alto) VPN technologies (IPsec, SSL, MPLS VPN), and load balancing (F5)

Job Description:
Seeking a talented and experienced network operations engineer who will be responsible for the management, maintenance, and optimization of our network infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in a large-scale network environment utilizing an SD-WAN architecture.

Your role in our mission
Be part of a network team supporting a variety of responsibilities relating to

• Design and implement network solutions that meet the organization's requirements, including LAN, WAN, and cloud-based solutions.

• Architect and plan for high-availability network designs, ensuring network performance, security, and redundancy.

• Configure routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and other network devices

• Deploy and maintain network hardware and software solutions, ensuring compatibility and integration with existing infrastructure

• Implement security policies and configurations, including the use of firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and secure routing protocols

• Analyse network traffic and troubleshoot issues, minimizing downtime and ensuring optimal network performance.

• Implement and maintain network performance optimization techniques, including bandwidth management, Quality of Service (QoS), and latency reduction.

• Provide troubleshooting support for network outages, slowdowns, or other incidents affecting the network infrastructure.

• Plan for network capacity and growth, ensuring infrastructure can handle increased traffic, users, and applications.

• Ensure business continuity by implementing robust disaster recovery plans that include network redundancy and failover mechanisms.

• Manage hybrid cloud network environments, including configurations of cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP) and integration with on-premise networks.

• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies to recommend improvements and enhancements to the infrastructure.

Knowledge/Skills Applied to Job Responsibilities

• Experience working with enterprise-level networks with multiple locations and high traffic volume.

• Expertise in router and switch configuration

• Strong knowledge of firewalls (e.g., Cisco ASA, Fortinet, Palo Alto) VPN technologies (IPsec, SSL, MPLS VPN), and load balancing (F5)

• Architectural experience with SD-WAN networks

• Excellent network troubleshooting skills with tools such as packet tracing and Wireshark.

• Thorough understanding of Wi-Fi technologies (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax), WLAN design, and Wi-Fi troubleshooting.

• Experience in managing network upgrades, migrations, and installations.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for documentation, technical reports, and collaboration with other IT teams and stakeholders.

What we are looking for

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field with 5+ years of experience working in enterprise network environment.

• 3+ years documenting policies, procedures and systems architecture

• Experience working with network systems and networking principles and practices

EEO:
"Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of - Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans."