Lead Network Engineer

Company:  ICONMA, LLC
Location: Brentwood
Closing Date: 19/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Lead Network Engineer

Location: Brentwood, TN / Hybrid

Duration: 6 months with possible contract to hire

Description:

Must Haves/Day tDay:

15 years of experience in Azure

15 years of experience in DevOps

Communication:

Responsive, Clear Communication

TTeam

Tmanagement & Leadership

TCustomers

TPMand Project leadership teams

TSr. Leadership & Cross Departmental

TVendors

TArchitects

Track and follow up on multiple threaded tasks effectively

Drive updates and communication till resolution

Project Administration

Communicate Status and Lead IC and Contractor team for large technology deployments

Lead effort tdocument standard operational process for new technology.

Lead process creation and execution for complex technology installations

Learn, understand, and drive new architectures and standards associated with all TSC architecture.

Organize and Participate in Project design and organization with PMO

Help delegate functional project work tEngineer/Senior Engineer team.

On assigned projects act as technical project manager working closely with project managers tbuild project plan, objectives, definition of done.

Training:

Train and socialize new processes and technologies tpeers and internal support team.

Write and publish Knowledge base articles for internal and external troubleshooting and configuration processes.

Review and approve KB articles written by other team members.

Lead Team training in specialized areas of network work for other team members

Inter-team Collaboration:

Work with other support teams tidentify process gaps

Work with other support teams tidentify technology gaps

Actively develop and lead relationships cross-departmentally

Have visibility and contribute strategically tsupport roadmap.

Represent networking at change and architecture review boards.

Leadership:

Lead communication efforts with leadership on high priority trouble issues.

Strong verbal and written communication ability at a leadership level.

Participate in organizing support team for larger initiatives

Participate in Strategy and Architectural Design Sessions

Be able tanswer leadership questions about network design and operation

Vendor relations:

Work with equipment vendors tdetermine product roadmaps, software bugs, and device lifecycle needs

Work with circuit carriers timprove capacity, redundancy and resiliency

Intra-team Collaboration:

Work closely with architects tdrive improvements tour network reliability

Work with all networking engineers texplain projects, teach and assist with resolving chronic problems

Documentation:

Define documentation standards

Document and create repeatable resolutions tcommon problems

Manage the process tsocialize resolutions with lower support tiers

Create and approve Knowledge Base Articles tsocialize with Help desk and IT Operations

Create in depth Network Documentation and Architectural network diagrams

Write Standard Procedures for support team twork from

Write and publish standard architecture/Golden Configs

Technology:

Expert Level Network Route Switch Knowledge

OSI Layer Understanding/TCP Stack understanding

Understanding of Common Protocols

BGP Advanced (IBGP, Prefixes, Prefix lists, communities, traffic engineering & Route Propagation, EVPN for Vxlan environment)

OSPF Advanced (Distance Vector, LSA Fundamentals, Area types, traffic engineering, Route Tables)

MPLS/LDP Advanced (LSP s, synchronization, link state database)

Fluent reading and understanding of Juniper & CiscConfigurations

Ability tcreate/edit basic router & Switch Configurations without the use of a template

Ability tpeer review all network changes

VXLAN spine/leaf architecture

Define standards in collaboration with entire team

Responsible for proof-of-concept lab testing and validation in support of change/project objectives in collaboration with stakeholders

Define best practices

Advanced Juniper/CiscConfiguration understanding

Vlan Configuration/Understanding

VRF Configuration/Understanding

SVI/IRB Configuration/Understanding

Expert understanding of Routing protocols

BGP Path selection, OSPF Area architecture

Protocol troubleshooting

Deep understanding of Client specific Store Configuration

Deep Understanding of Client Specific DC configuration

Deep understanding of Datacenter Architecture and its interaction with distributed networks.

Define best practices

SDWan vendor Specific Knowledge (PalAltCloudGenix)

Understand the specifics of CloudGenix configuration

Ability tmake unscripted intentional Configuration adjustment

Functional understanding of Store and DC SDWan Architecture

Complete understanding of store and DC SDWan Architecture

Define best practices

Cloud (Microsoft Azure)

Understanding of Azure cloud networking concepts

Ability tdeploy new networks/subnets in Azure

Provide networking support tfirewall, load balancer and server teams

Reliability

Raise network reliability concerns tleadership and architects

Monitor network capacity trends and recommend needed augments

Lead vacation readiness as it pertains tnetworking

Voice Platform

Understanding of platform configuration standard

Understanding of Voice Specific Protocols and how they travers our network

Wireless

Senior level understanding of store Wireless Vendor Technology (Aruba)

Functional understanding of Store AP architecture

Ability tmake unscripted intentional Wireless Configuration Adjustments

Ability tprocess standard configurations and suggest changes for specific outcomes

Ability tperform in depth troubleshooting and escalation of wireless issues.

Functional understanding of DC Wireless Architecture.

Traditional networking experience, will help fill the gaps using Azure

Intra cloud experience with Azure (setting up NSG), setting up landings, good handle on virtual networking

Azure experience is crucial for this role. Really looking for an strong expert.

Juniper experience

Aruba wireless experience

Also has a strong executive presence. They will be working closely with executives and communicating with them

Cloud interconnect experience

Around 15 years of experience

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