Primary Responsibilities:
- Contribute to and help lead multiple Network Engineering initiatives and projects consisting of design and development for complex products and platforms, including solution design, analysis, testing, and integration
- Collaborate on the development of datacenter strategies; evaluate and select hardware and software products, implement, and integrate these products into comprehensive solutions meeting company’s business requirements
- Performs after-hours systems support, installation, and maintenance as required
- Provide specialized technical expertise in researching and resolving complex technology network infrastructure problems which may involve coordination of hardware and software vendor support
- Advise team members on procedures, techniques, and requirements to insure maximum performance and availability of the company infrastructure. Recommend areas for improvement in both processes and systems
- Conduct implementations, conversions, and upgrades in a manner consistent with Standard Operating Procedures within company maintenance windows; including change management procedures
- Communicate effectively with supervisors, peers, project managers, and stakeholders and provide feedback on projects status, milestones and risks.
- Author technical documentation such as network diagrams
- Work closely with vendors on implementation of products and services
- Ensure security, governance and operational standards and procedures are maintained in accordance with UHG IT compliance requirements, HIPPA standards, and industry best practices
- Perform risk analysis to identify IT security issues and remediating plans. Identify and/or mitigate operational risks where appropriate
- Excellent interpersonal skills including written and verbal skills with the ability to create and maintain strong relationships with members of cross departmental teams and department team members
- Provide 24-hour support for network infrastructure as part of an on-call rotation
Required Qualifications:
- 8 Years of experience implementing, maintaining, and troubleshooting converged IP networks
- 8 Years of knowledge of core networking concepts Vlans, VRFs & VPNs
- 8 Years with advanced knowledge of routing protocols EIGRP, OSPF & BGP
- 8 Years of experience in supporting Cisco, Arista or HPE/Aruba Network Infrastructure
- 4 Years of experience working in a change-controlled environment
- CCIE or higher certification.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with network automation utilizing Ansible, Python, Jinja2, Git & Jenkins
- 4 Years of experience with SD-WAN Solutions
- 4 Years of experience with Cisco ACI software-defined-networking solutions
- 3 Years of Experience in Palo Alto firewall installation and management
- 4 Years of Experience with F5 Load Balancing Technology
- ITIL Foundations v3 certification or higher.