[Hiring] Senior Network Engineer @FERGUSON

Role Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Network Engineer to join the IT Network Engineering team, within the Ferguson IT organization.

Key requirements for this role are Cisco, SD-WAN, and Meraki experience. The Senior Network Engineer is responsible for providing day-to-day high level engineering support for the organization’s network infrastructure, hosting approximately 1,400 locations. Responsibilities include:

• Collaboratively design/manage all WAN/LAN, WLAN, VPN, and Network Infrastructure.
• Work in tandem with other engineers and architects, the Network Operations Center (NOC), Security Operations Center (SOC), incident responders, technology infrastructure and development team members.
• Strong troubleshooting of all network infrastructure.
• Proactively research, analyze and recommend new technologies to meet changing business needs.
• Improve the infrastructure's uptime, performance and reliability.
• Establish and implement standards and policies for all network infrastructure.
• Accountable for optimizing network performance for scalability, reliability and usability.
• Work as part of a team to meet team goals and objectives.
• Develop and maintain documentation related to design/changes in network infrastructure.
• Configure, troubleshoot and scale load balancing platforms, focusing on F5-based environments.
• Design network configuration settings for internal and external systems, including modification of DHCP, VPN, SD-WAN and VLANs.
• Modify both core and edge routers and switch configurations as needed.
• Support team on escalated major incidents technical infrastructure issues and follow through to satisfactory resolution.
• Coordinate installation, repair or maintenance of network hardware equipment.
• Partner with IT Service Delivery, NOC and Operations Managers to maintain hardware and software inventory to ensure compliance and asset management.
• Document all new system implementations and modifications to existing systems.
• Ownership in Disaster Recovery planning, development and implementation for network infrastructure.
• Ensure compliance with IT Security and Governance processes, such as Change control, SOX and PCI.
• Identify and implement technical and service improvements.
• Ensure technology documents/certificates related to technology operations and/or technology services are evaluated, updated and processed.
• Ensure networks and associated software applications are operational; ensure hardware and software is patched and/or updated.
• Maintain knowledge on network technologies and evaluate new technologies to gain business efficiency.
• Perform other duties or functions as requested by management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Data Center, SDWAN, Cloud, Wireless, Load-Balancer, Routing, Firewall, Monitoring technologies.
• Associate’s degree in computer science, information assurance, MIS, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Technical background in Network Engineering including Cisco (Nexus/Catalyst), Meraki, Palo, SDWAN technologies (Versa/Cisco/Silverpeak) and general Information Security knowledge.
• Highly technical and analytical expertise, with a proven deep background (preferred 7+ years’ IT experience) in technology design, implementation, and delivery.
• Experience in network engineering, including large scale design, datacenter (hosted and cloud), and local LAN technologies.
• Must be self-motivated, proactive, creative, and efficient in identifying issues, understanding, and proposing solutions.
• Solid understanding of network protocols.
• Experienced with Cisco and Palo Alto firewalls.
• Track record of acting with integrity, taking pride in work, seeking to excel, being curious and adaptable, and communicating effectively.
• Excellent written, oral, instructional, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, etc.).
• Knowledge of applicable wireless security and privacy practices and compliance with SOX and PCI.
• Technical Certifications are preferred; CCIE, CCNP, or CISSP are desirable.
• Project Coordination Skills.
• Excellent ability to organize, prioritize, and document work with minimal direction from Manager and deliver within critical dates.
• Lead, mentor and empower individuals and team members.
• Ability to travel up to 5% as needed.
• Establish operational plans and implement strategic goals.
• Solves complex problems without defined procedures.
• Communicates and influences within and outside of function.
• Highly proficient communication skills and ability to effectively present to senior and executive leadership.
• Develops high level project plans including tasks and dates.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Life insurance.
• 401(k) with a company match.
• Mental health coverage.
• Gender affirming and family building benefits.
• Paid parental leave.
• Associate discounts.
• Community involvement opportunities.