Senior Network Engineer
CooperVision
- Gilbert, AZ
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Focus on developing efficiencies across the Cooper Companies environments.
- While the role focuses heavily on supporting the Cooper Specialty Eyecare network, building an understanding of Business-critical applications and how they are delivered is a priority.
- Works closely with various IT groups including but not limited to project management, database administration, network and security teams, application team and assists in overall architectural design, implementation and troubleshooting.
- Performs problem troubleshooting, diagnosis, and resolution of reactive and proactive incidents.
- Proactively monitors systems to ensure optimal performance, health, and availability.
- Executes ongoing performance tuning, capacity planning, and reporting on utilization.
- Works closely with various IT groups to schedule and coordinate preventative and corrective maintenance.
- Follows the Cooper Companies' change management in adherence with best practices.
- Documents all policies and procedures around building and continuing operations.
- Conducts routine hardware and software audits and provide recommendations for hardware and system software planning.
- As business needs dictate, works extended hours to complete daily department goals and system changes inclusive of business maintenance windows.
- Experience with Cisco network products - routing, switching, unified communications.
- Experience with implementing and maintaining DMVPN and VXLAN
- Must have competent experience in automation and scripting, with the use of products such as Ansible, Python 3, Puppet, and/or Docker.
- Working experience of MPLS carrier management, WAN optimization and SDWAN technologies.
- Aruba SDWAN experience preferred.
- Knowledge of Firewall management, architectures, polices and rulesets.
- Experience with Cisco Firepower preferred.
- Solid cloud experience with Azure and AWS with a focus on virtual cloud switching and routing.
- Experience of Application Delivery through F5, Citrix and Cloud Delivery services.
- F5 LTM, GSM, and ASM
- An understanding of the use and maintenance of AAA, including the RADIUS, TACACS, 802.1X, and PKI environments. Cisco ISE experience preferred, but not required.
- Familiarization with physical layer network infrastructure standards and components, including environmental systems.
- Experience with implementation and management of cloud security service edge (SSE) solutions, such as Zscaler ZIA and ZPA
- Excellent problem solving and analytical expertise, situational decision making.
- The ability to prioritize demands for mission critical systems and balance project work with daily tasks.
- Normal office environment.
- Sedentary to light physical effort necessary to perform the job.
- Work from home options.
- On-Call rotation 1 in 6.
- Limited domestic and global travel may be required (5-10%).
- At least 10 years related experience in a Network Engineer role.
- University Degree in information technology or equivalent experience in field is required.
- Cisco CCNP Enterprise certification or other relevant CCNP disciplines are preferred.
- Aruba SDWAN or legacy Silverpeak certifications are preferred.