Datacenter Network Engineer

Summary:

Our direct client is looking for an experienced, customer focused, energetic & detail-oriented individual to join their Datacenter Network Operations Team. The DC Network Engineer is a crucial role in the build and day to day DC operations contributing towards stability & uptime of the DC environment. This is a front line network heavy role for any hands-on requirement in the data center supporting assets hosted by various teams within the company.


Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot physical network devices and links, test to ensure they operate as expected and put back into production.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of tooling, automation and operational procedures
• Network troubleshooting and fault analysis; hardware troubleshooting and repair of devices outside data centers.
• Trouble ticket generation and response; carrier interface and escalations
• Liaise with third parties to fix and resolve issues
• Creation and execution of scheduled changes, process & documentation
• Participate in a 12x7 call-out rotation.
• Software/firmware installation
• Monitor, manage, and respond to network based alerts
• Automate away repeatable work using python or Ansible like tools 
• Project work that comes in from upstream Neteng teams (example: datacenter tech refresh  -  decommissioning older devices and provisioning new ones)

 
Requirements / Qualifications / Skills:

• A minimum of 3-5 years of Network Engineering experience troubleshooting physical and logical issues.
• Vendor certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, JNCIA and JNCIP are preferred but not required.
• B.S. in network engineering or a related technical discipline preferred but not required.
• Understanding of unix/linux shells and scripting languages (python preferred, bash acceptable)
• Ability to learn new networking protocols, programming/scripting languages, and vendor operating systems as necessary. 
• Beginner to intermediate logical and physical understanding of break/fix operations including:
  • Network layer 1,2,3, and 4.
• Beginner to intermediate understanding of network fundamentals
  • Routing, Switching, IP services, and network automation
• Working knowledge of at least two internal routing protocols, its configuration and day to day operation
• Beginner to Intermediate working knowledge of Backbone and Datacenter networks
• Beginner to Intermediate working knowledge of TCP/IP
• Methodical troubleshooting approach
• Strong documentation and communication skill set
• Technical project management mindset
• Team-player, takes initiative and highly motivated