We are seeking a highly skilled, adaptable, focused, and driven Senior Network Engineer with expertise in datacenter environments. If you are a talented professional with an excellent background in networking, routing, private cloud, security, and WAN technologies who can be our subject matter expert we want to hear from you. 

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and manage complex network solutions in a multivendor solution stack including routing, access layer switching, and datacenter switching in a mixed Cisco, Arista, Mellanox/Infiniband network, firewalls with a focus on Palo Alto and Fortinet, WAN circuits including dedicated cloud access technologies, WAN and general network optimization technologies to enable international collaboration.

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to gather and understand business requirements, translating them into solutions to accomplish company objectives. 

• Architect and support varied environments, ensuring seamless integration of networking assets to deliver high-performance and reliable services.  Must have the ability to step back and observe the bigger picture in order to design solutions that consider impacts beyond the physical network.

• Participate in the implementation and maintaining of network security measures, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, access controls, and encryption, to safeguard sensitive data and ensure compliance with industry standards.

• Monitor network performance, proactively identify issues, and provide rapid resolution to maintain optimal network functionality.

• Stay current with emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices to continuously improve and innovate.

• Participate in researching and evaluating new technologies.

• Document network configurations, processes, and procedures to facilitate knowledge sharing and provide reference materials for future initiatives.

• Participate in an on-call rotation for network support and incident response.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or STEM related field.

• Minimum 6 years network experience in a datacenter context.

• Demonstrable experience, adaptability, and resilience is required. 

• Must be able to hit the ground running on a large scale initiative including project planning, participate in ongoing discussions, quoting, capacity planning, future maintenance planning, and implementation.

• Strong demonstrable understanding of high throughput datacenter, private cloud, and HPC environments leveraging, but not limited to: Cisco, Arista, Aruba, and Mellanox/Infiniband for switching, interconnects, and routing; Palo Alto and Fortinet high throughput firewalls; WAN and dedicated private cloud connectivity including the routing knowledge to support it including eBGP, iBGP, OSPF and etc.

• Proficiency with Meraki cloud-managed networking solutions.

• Excellent soft skills to enable communication with all parties including experts, project management, senior management, and non-technical end users.

• Self-starter mentality and the ability to function equally well as an individual or as part of a team to accomplish goals.

• Solid understanding of firewalling principles, network security best practices, and encryption methods.

• Familiarity with network automation and orchestration tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Terraform) for efficient management.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to diagnose and resolve complex network issues.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

• Proven track record of successfully delivering network projects on time and within budget.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevant certifications to demonstrate competence in the field (Network+, CCNA, VCTA-NV, etc.).

• Knowledge of software-defined networking (SDN) concepts and microsegmentation.

• Familiarity with public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid cloud networking.

• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes would be a plus.