Network Routing & Switching Engineer – Vice President – Workplace Engineering

Key Responsibilities

This individual’s focus will be on the overall lab testing and coordination with particular focus on the campus side/ WAN/ MAN and required in-depth understanding of simulated lab tests.
Interoperability with IP appliances like F5/ A10/ Fortinet/ SRX Load balancers and firewalls (MAB/ 802.1x, firewall & load balancers experience not necessary but a plus).

• In addition, this resource will be challenged with new Proofs of Concept collaboration with EC/ EUC/ ENS and do related firewall/ load balancer <> network interop’s.
• Develop and design comprehensive testing for various network hardware, including routers, switches.
• Conduct Performance Tests: Perform rigorous performance tests to evaluate the functionality, speed, and reliability of network hardware.
• Identify Issues: Detect and diagnose any hardware malfunctions, performance issues, or compatibility problems during testing.
• Document and present recommendations and finding to the wider teams, including testing results and certifications.
• He/ She will work on WAN/ MAN architecture, engineering standards and create best practice technical architecture models utilizing knowledge of industry and technical trends.
• Providing SME guidance to the wider teams related to platforms, designs, architecture and strategy.
• This includes but is not limited to evaluating vendor offerings, collaborating with internal and external peers towards innovating, and becoming also responsible for the software and hardware testing of all future code releases and drive decisions about testing improvements.
• Creating and updating standards and configuration templates, tracking bugs and vulnerabilities and providing expert level support of the production environment.
• Heavily engage with vendors to research, understand and communicate industry trends and upcoming products & features of interest and benefit to the BUs.

Qualification & Requirements

• Senior level, experienced, can lead projects and work independently.
• 8+ years of experience required with extensive experience with LAN/WAN network design, engineering, and code/ feature certification/ validation.
• At least 6 years’ relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role
• Experience with testing design and certification of products in LAB environments is highly desirable.
• CCIE or at a min CCNP level experience.

Skills Required:

• Strong Knowledge of working with protocols such as OSPF, BGP, IGMP and PIM.
• Strong Experience with Cisco Platforms such as Catalyst and Nexus.
• Strong Knowledge of certification of new code, and bug Scrubs on IOS/ XE/ NXOS/ and limited XR.
• Experience with Arista Platforms such as 7280, 7504 etc.
• Experience developing strategies with multiple vendors.Experienced with creating design documents for each certification which includes engineering guidelines.
• Experience with Tools such as IXIA to test and certify various designs and troubleshoot networks issues.
• Excellent knowledge of IP Routing, BGP, OSPF, and layer2 protocols like Spanning-tree.
• Understanding of network protocols, network platforms such as Cisco/Arista to design and troubleshoot new implementations.
• Good protocol level understanding/ wireshark.
• Multicast: IGMPv2/3, PIM-SM, Static RP, RP-Anycast, MSDP.
• IP Routing Platforms, ISR4k, ASR1K, Catalyst.
• Cisco/ Arista Switching Platforms Catalyst switches.
• Extensive knowledge of Switching and Switching mechanisms like CEF, TCAM.

Skills Desired:

• Experience with MAB/ Port Security/ NAC/ 802.1x/ QoS/ IPSec is desirable.
• Understanding of new protocols being deployed intra and inter Data Center.
• AWS (or Azure cloud equivalent) is desirable.
• Data Center power and cooling, cabling 10/ 25G/ 40G/ 50G/ 100G.
• Cloud computing, Virtualization industry standard and trends, server technologies a plus.
• Router hardening technologies, DDoS mitigation, routing protocol encryption, SSH implementation, out-of-band network design, 802.1x, NAC, IPSec.
• L2 and L3 QoS are a plus.

Other Requirements:

• Manage vendors, coordinate testing and evaluate PoC.
• Possess ability to quickly and effectively interpret data.
• Possess ability to perform very complex implementations with little or no guidance and/or oversight from a project manager.
• Ability to work independently and within a global testing team environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are a strong must – candidate must possess excellent business writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to prioritize effectively with good time management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong logical and analytical skills –
• Deep sense of ownership/accountability / must think as an owner and be proactive.
• Ability to move quickly and multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Stakeholder management and providing reports and overviews to both technical and non-technical senior management.

Benefits

• Family Support. Whether you’re welcoming a new child, helping your children grow and develop, or caring for aging parents, we have programs to help. We offer generous parental leave (16 weeks for all new parents and an additional 6-8 weeks for employees who give birth), as well as caregiver leave when you need to care for a seriously ill family member (4 weeks annually) – Our family support programs include a $75,000 family building benefit to offset the cost of fertility treatments (IVF, egg- and sperm-freezing), adoption and surrogacy. Additionally, expert care is available round-the-clock, at no charge, from OB-GYNs, midwives, doulas, lactation, sleep and potty training consultants, speech therapists and child psychologists to name a few.
• Mental Health. Employees and their dependents each have 16 annual sessions with skilled coaches and therapists at no cost, and access to mental health doctors. You can also take advantage of free access to a leading mindfulness app and five guest accounts for household members.
• Onsite Services. Employees based in our NYC locations have access to health centers, mental health counseling, fitness centers, physical therapy and restorative suites at the office. Many services are free or subsidized.
• Perks. And we can’t forget the fun stuff. You’ll enjoy hundreds of perks and discounts on automobiles, electronics, retail merchants, travel, entertainment, museums and more.