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Medline Industries continues to grow, and grow, and grow. In fact, we've enjoyed DOUBLE DIGIT growth in 54 of the past 55 years! And we are AGAIN named as a Chicago Tribune Top Employer! Doesn't that sound like the kind of place you'd want to join?
The Senior Network Engineer provides crucial services related to supporting Medline’s business. This covers datacenter, edge, cloud, security, telecom, and application delivery. The position requires a solution minded person with a deep proficiency in enterprise level Network Engineering. Additionally, effective collaboration and communication are essential for understanding technical capabilities and supporting the business.
Major Responsibilities:
- Reviews and responds to trouble tickets and works with end users through resolution as necessary.
- Provides Tier III support, drives issues through closure; engage all appropriate cross-team resources.
- Innovate, design, and implement various wireless network solutions, ensuring high performance, security, and scalability to meet evolving organizational connectivity requirements.
- Responsible managing and enhancing Cisco Viptela Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SDWAN) solutions to optimize network performance, enhance security, and ensure efficient traffic management across distributed enterprise environments.
- Configure, deploy, and maintain networking solutions of Medline’s LAN, WAN, WLAN, SDWAN, Azure Cloud and Network Security focused infrastructure.
- Develop and recommend strategies for network growth and datacenter network security/enhancements by maximizing functionality of network equipment such as switches, routers, wireless infrastructure, and firewalls.
- Present innovative solutions to stakeholders and technical staff; participate in implementation resulting in a warm handoff to support.
- Participate in regular meetings and conference calls with customers and I/S staff to help qualify opportunities and technical solutions for optimizing the network; drive design solutions through deployment.
- Act as a point of escalation for other I/S teams regarding network infrastructure issues.
- Assist with resolving issues even outside direct areas of responsibility.
- Analyze performance data and metrics, identify problem areas, and provide actionable insight to problem resolution.
- Perform complex and routine maintenance tests for designated areas of engineering; identify, isolate, and escalate issues to appropriate personnel.
- Interface and communicate with senior and mid-level client leadership that may include technical presentations.
- Participate in off-hours support rotation of designated network resources.
- Well informed of information technology and applied research trends; develops and incorporates them into assignments where appropriate.
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Qualifications:
- Previous experience providing technical leadership for network technologies in a large enterprise environment.
- Experience implementing, administering and troubleshooting Cisco SDWAN Viptela.
- Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience in deploying, managing, and maintaining wireless infrastructure, including proficiency in configuring and troubleshooting various wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi, LTE, and/or 5G.
- Experience with Cisco SDWAN required.
- Microsoft Azure Networking knowledge a plus.
- Experience in developing architecture diagrams and work statements.
- Knowledge in using deep dive troubleshooting tools such as tcpdump, iperf, and nmap.
- Experience in network automation and orchestration using tools like Ansible, Terraform, or Puppet a plus.
- Proficient in disaster recovery planning and implementation for network infrastructure.
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:
- Expertise with Cisco technologies preferred.
- Experience with Cisco SDWAN required.
- Proficient in designing, implementing, and optimizing complex wireless networks with expertise in RF propagation, protocol analysis, and troubleshooting.
- Advanced comprehension of routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, HSRP, VRRP and VRF).
- Understand VOIP, including QoS on LAN and WAN.
- Understand data center hardware landscape, including overall IT systems landscape and virtualization.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with a desire to collaborate, mentor, with internal and external business/technical teams.
- Skilled in designing, implementing, and troubleshooting secure Wi-Fi networks.
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or similar, or equivalent relevant work experience
- Technical certifications; CCNA required, CCNP preferred, Azure Certification(s) desirable
About Medline
Medline Industries is the largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare supplies in the United States, providing more than 550,000 products that serve the entire continuum of care. Our innovative products and programs can be found in most hospitals, extended-care facilities, surgery centers, physician offices, home care dealers, home health agencies and retail outlets.
Founded in 1910, Medline has grown from a small manufacturer of aprons, surgical gowns and uniforms to a thriving $17 billion global enterprise because of our dedicated people, entrepreneurial spirit and honest values.
Again named one of the country’s "Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” and once again named to Chicago Tribune’s Top Workplaces, Medline has experienced fifty-plus years of consecutive annual growth, and is headquartered in Northfield, IL.
