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WSSC Water

This is a non-merit employment-at-will contract position.
 
The Sr. Data Network Engineer is responsible for the architecture, implementation, maintenance and troubleshooting support of the network communications at WSSC Water. Utilizing extensive knowledge of LAN / WAN systems, the role will hold responsibilities in areas of administration, engineering, architecture, monitoring and troubleshooting of routers, switches, firewalls, VPN , load balancers and DNS and DHCP appliances and work collaboratively with IT team members on technology project implementations. The Sr. Data Network Engineer will develop and maintain documentation, including addressing plans, network topology diagrams, rack elevation, data flows and variables. Therole will be responsible for providing support, consisting of technical and problem resolution support, along with maintenance of the networking infrastructure and environment.
 
Essential Functions
 
Designs, deploys, maintains, optimizes and troubleshoots enterprise class networks comprising of routers, switches, firewalls, and load-balancers
 
Plans and executes network changes, network hardware and software upgrades, refreshes and replacements
 
Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through design analysis and network performance monitoring
 
Ability to demonstrate and design within the scope of security requirements
 
Provides technical and problem resolution support related to network hardware and software
 
Supports the existing infrastructure and assists in designing and deploying data network solutions in support of both business and technical initiatives
 
Utilizes network monitoring and management tools to evaluate the status of the environment daily, performs capacity planning, network analysis and optimization
 
Develops and maintains documentation, including addressing plans, network topology diagrams, rack elevation, data flows and other technical documentation in a comprehensive and timely manner
 
Works with IT security and Enterprise Architects to architect and implement required network security infrastructure
 
Evaluates, selects and makes recommendations for data networking equipment, including routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers and other hardware and software solutions, ensuring that these products support WSSC Water enterprise network initiatives
 
Delivers periodic reports concerning network metrics including, but not limited to, network uptime statistics, bandwidth consumption, network link utilization, and outages for both network links and network equipment
 
Provides project management for network upgrades and new installations
 
Works with ISPs and circuit providers to bring up circuits and to resolve data communications issues as they arise
 
Drives a vehicle to conduct WSSC Water business
 
Other Functions
 
Assists in the development and implementation of a preventive maintenance program
 
Provides support for cable plant management for data circuits in areas of testing, installations, and disconnections
 
Stays abreast of the latest trends in data equipment, technologies, and trends and make recommendations regarding user, design, and implementation based on analysis
 
Performs other related duties as assigned
 
Work Environment And Physical Demands
 
Business casual office environment
 
Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
 
Advanced knowledge of network infrastructure components, including Citrix & Netmotion VPN , Cisco networking products, and various standard routing protocols ( EIGRP , OSPF , BGP , etc.)
 
Advanced technical knowledge of networking and security, such as routing, DNS / DHCP , Cloudflare, Checkpoint Cisco firewall configurations
 
Strong knowledge of network analysis, including understanding of the OSI model, packet decodes, common protocols, familiarity with analysis utilities, such as those for network performance monitoring and network protocol analyzers systems
 
Basic knowledge of cable plant design & implementation
 
Knowledge of Citrix application load balancing, QoS, VoIP solutions
 
Advanced knowledge of Cloud Networking
 
Advanced knowledge of high-availability technologies and techniques
 
Knowledge of network and system monitoring technologies ( SMNP , SolarWinds, etc.)
 
Knowledge of transmission mediums such as cloud-based Wi-Fi systems (Meraki), Transparent LAN Services ( TLS ), Private IP ( PIP ), fiber optics and microwave wireless communications
 
Excellent analytical, organizational and problem-solving abilities
 
Excellent skills in documentation of systems and procedures
 
Effective verbal and written communication skills
 
Minimum Education, Experience Requirements
 
Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of direct hands on experience configuring, deploying, maintaining, and testing Cisco IOS , Cisco NXOS based routers and switches and Cisco ISE experience in enterprise network operations, project applications, and project management
 
Hands-on experience with network routing protocols like EIGRP , BGP & OSPF ; and switching technologies like Spanning Tree, EtherChannel, Port Security, and 802.1X, etc.
 
Experience in system monitoring technologies i.e. SNMP (i.e. SolarWinds, etc.) to proactively monitor infrastructure environments
 
Experience with DNS Server (Infoblox)
 
Experience with application Citrix load-balancing and Citrix Global Server Load Balancing ( GSLB )
 
OR
 
High school diploma (or equivalent) and 12+ years of direct hands on experience configuring, deploying, maintaining, and testing Cisco IOS , Cisco NXOS based routers and switches and Cisco ISE Experience in enterprise network operations, project applications, and project management
 
Hands-on experience with network routing protocols like EIGRP , BGP & OSPF ; and switching technologies like Spanning Tree, EtherChannel, Port Security, and 802.1X, etc.
 
Experience in system monitoring technologies i.e. SNMP (i.e. SolarWinds, etc.) to proactively monitor infrastructure environments
 
Experience with application Citrix load-balancing and Citrix Global Server Load Balancing ( GSLB )

Sr. Data Network Engineer

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Sr. Data Network Engineer