Senior Network Engineer

A recognized media services organization on Long Island is currently seeking a new Senior Network Engineer to join their team. In this role, the Senior Network Engineer will be responsible for making production systems more reliable by performing day-to-day operations including system monitoring, troubleshooting, problem identification, resolution, and restoral following established and documented procedures.
Responsibilities:
The Senior Network Engineer will:

• Create, develop, and improve troubleshooting and restoral procedures and to use their technical expertise to troubleshoot and resolve newly encountered problems that have not been previously documented
• Use strong decision-making skills to prevent and resolve all technical issues related to networking, including those that are system wide as well as individual customer problems
• Obtain, understand, and interpret performance data and implement necessary solutions or upgrades
• Create and maintain logs, records, diagrams, and reports of all related systems under the Networking Team
• Engage in project-engineering in addition to their operational responsibilities
• Leverage a proactive mindset to look for issues and automate solutions

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of previous hands-on Network Administration experience
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related equivalent education
• Experience working in a dynamic, high-pressure production environment with a mid to large systems and storage infrastructure with multiple sites/networks
• Strong knowledge of switching and configuration options (Spine/Leaf, VPC, VSS, StackWise, vxLAN)
• Experience maintaining Cisco routing and switching software (NS-OX, IOS-XE, IOS)
• Experience maintaining Cisco Routing/Switching hardware (ISR, ASR, Nexus, Catalyst)
• Experience installing and maintaining Palo Alto Networks security appliances and software
• Experience maintaining WiFi services in an enterprise environment
• Experience maintaining AAA platforms (Aruba ClearPass, Cisco ISE)
• Experience maintaining Public Cloud network connectivity (AWS, AZURE)
• Ability to multi-task and adjust priorities based on workload
• Solid troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Great interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Highly organized

Desired Skills:

• Certifications from Cisco, Palo Alto or related technology certifications