Network Engineer (Hybrid)

1w1 week ago

Afni, Inc.

Bloomington, US · Full-time · $78,000 – $118,000

About this role

Under general direction, the Network Engineer possesses in-depth understanding of networking hardware and software, with hands-on experience in Cisco routing and switching, Palo Alto firewalls, Load Balancers, Meraki Wireless, and Network Automation. They play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and maintaining network infrastructure. This ensures optimal performance and availability in a hybrid position from the Bloomington, IL office.

Monitor network performance to ensure system availability and reliability, tuning and optimizing as necessary. Conduct regular network performance tests and prepare reports on performance and incident response. Troubleshoot network issues and outages while developing strategies to prevent future occurrences.

Provide tactical design direction and recommendations for developing solution roadmaps. Collaborate with solution architecture and solution delivery teams to build new products and improve existing ones. Operationalize solutions through documentation, automation of common tasks, and maturing processes.

Secure network systems by establishing and enforcing policies and monitoring access. Research and consult with resources and industry experts to ensure solution effectiveness. Use network automation tools to streamline and enhance processes continually.

Requirements

Active Cisco CCNA required
Proven experience with Cisco and Meraki Switches, Firewall, Wireless, Identity Services Engine
Proven experience with Palo Alto Firewalls
Proven experience with SD-WAN
Proven experience with Public Cloud Design
Proven experience with Load balancing and WAF
Proven experience with Network Monitoring Tools
Proven experience with Routing Protocols including BGP, communities, community lists, route-maps, OSPF, tagging, redistribution

Responsibilities

Monitor network performance and ensure system availability and reliability, tuning and optimizing the network as necessary
Conduct regular network performance tests and prepare reports on network performance and incident response
Troubleshoot network issues and outages, developing strategies to prevent them in the future
Provide tactical design direction and make recommendations in developing solution roadmaps
Collaborate with solution architecture and solution delivery to build new products and improve existing products
Operationalize solutions through documentation, automation of common tasks, and maturing processes
Secure network systems by establishing and enforcing policies, and by defining and monitoring access
Research and consult with resources and industry experts to ensure the effectiveness of provided solutions