Senior Administrator - Network LAN/WAN

Job Summary

Responsibilities: · Deploy and operate the front side, backend, and management networks within our on-prem datacenters · Perform site visits to oversee new network buildouts performed by operations team · Optimize end user experience by architecting the network to lower latency, packet loss, and jitter while increasing scale · Deploy and supports new software releases, system upgrades, and patches for the network infrastructure environment · Maintain knowledge of vendor products (AMD/Pensando, Cisco, Palo Alto, Arista) and solutions that can enable the diagnosis of complex issues, build redundancy and resiliency along with planning for the future capacity and technology growth of the network · Develop and maintain networking inventory documentation including network diagrams, cabling schedules, and DCIM · Perform troubleshooting and problem-solving efforts often involving outside vendors and other support personnel and/or organizations · Ensure the network architecture addresses high availability and performance of mission critical platforms and network resources · Monitor the network status of global sites for potential issues or learnings · Train and enable on-site L1 support teams · Occasionally perform on-call incident response as L2 Qualifications and Attributes: · At least 6 years of experience maintaining enterprise and/or cloud network infrastructure – routers, switches, NICs · Knowledge and experience of hosting technologies including Hyper-converged infrastructure, Converged Infrastructure, Xen virtualization · Knowledge and experience with supporting infrastructure service technologies including DNS, DHCP, BOOTP, PXE, TFTP, NTP, PAM · Experience with developing python/ansible scripts to automate infrastructure deployment and metrics collection · Intermediate Linux skills · Experience with various tools such as MAAS or Infoblox · Direct experience with Cisco and Arista products · Arista ACE-Level 3 certification or higher required · Cisco CCNP Certification – Preferred · Experience with Cisco Nexus and Nexus Manager · Experience with VXLAN/EVPN overlays, BGP routing, and leaf-spine as well as traditional data center architectures across multiple data center environments · Knowledge of RDMA network tuning · Experience with non-Ethernet based technologies (such as InfiniBand/ConnectX-5/6) is also a plus. · Experience documenting network knowledge base and operational runbooks · Knowledge of application transport and network infrastructure protocols · Ability to create accurate network diagrams and documentation for design and planning network communication systems · Ability to explain complex network concepts to application engineers and leadership · Ability to create simplified network diagrams for presentations · Provides specific detailed information for hardware and software selection · Ability to quickly learn new or unfamiliar technology and products using documentation and internet resources · Ability to think through problems and visualize solutions · Team player with the ability to work with all levels of staff within/outside of R&D and outside the organization · A self-starter able to work independently but comfortable working in a team environment · Good analytical and problem-solving skills · Dependable and flexible when necessary

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities: · Deploy and operate the front side, backend, and management networks within our on-prem datacenters · Perform site visits to oversee new network buildouts performed by operations team · Optimize end user experience by architecting the network to lower latency, packet loss, and jitter while increasing scale · Deploy and supports new software releases, system upgrades, and patches for the network infrastructure environment · Maintain knowledge of vendor products (AMD/Pensando, Cisco, Palo Alto, Arista) and solutions that can enable the diagnosis of complex issues, build redundancy and resiliency along with planning for the future capacity and technology growth of the network · Develop and maintain networking inventory documentation including network diagrams, cabling schedules, and DCIM · Perform troubleshooting and problem-solving efforts often involving outside vendors and other support personnel and/or organizations · Ensure the network architecture addresses high availability and performance of mission critical platforms and network resources · Monitor the network status of global sites for potential issues or learnings · Train and enable on-site L1 support teams · Occasionally perform on-call incident response as L2 Qualifications and Attributes: · At least 6 years of experience maintaining enterprise and/or cloud network infrastructure – routers, switches, NICs · Knowledge and experience of hosting technologies including Hyper-converged infrastructure, Converged Infrastructure, Xen virtualization · Knowledge and experience with supporting infrastructure service technologies including DNS, DHCP, BOOTP, PXE, TFTP, NTP, PAM · Experience with developing python/ansible scripts to automate infrastructure deployment and metrics collection · Intermediate Linux skills · Experience with various tools such as MAAS or Infoblox · Direct experience with Cisco and Arista products · Arista ACE-Level 3 certification or higher required · Cisco CCNP Certification – Preferred · Experience with Cisco Nexus and Nexus Manager · Experience with VXLAN/EVPN overlays, BGP routing, and leaf-spine as well as traditional data center architectures across multiple data center environments · Knowledge of RDMA network tuning · Experience with non-Ethernet based technologies (such as InfiniBand/ConnectX-5/6) is also a plus. · Experience documenting network knowledge base and operational runbooks · Knowledge of application transport and network infrastructure protocols · Ability to create accurate network diagrams and documentation for design and planning network communication systems · Ability to explain complex network concepts to application engineers and leadership · Ability to create simplified network diagrams for presentations · Provides specific detailed information for hardware and software selection · Ability to quickly learn new or unfamiliar technology and products using documentation and internet resources · Ability to think through problems and visualize solutions · Team player with the ability to work with all levels of staff within/outside of R&D and outside the organization · A self-starter able to work independently but comfortable working in a team environment · Good analytical and problem-solving skills · Dependable and flexible when necessary

Skill Requirements

Responsibilities: · Deploy and operate the front side, backend, and management networks within our on-prem datacenters · Perform site visits to oversee new network buildouts performed by operations team · Optimize end user experience by architecting the network to lower latency, packet loss, and jitter while increasing scale · Deploy and supports new software releases, system upgrades, and patches for the network infrastructure environment · Maintain knowledge of vendor products (AMD/Pensando, Cisco, Palo Alto, Arista) and solutions that can enable the diagnosis of complex issues, build redundancy and resiliency along with planning for the future capacity and technology growth of the network · Develop and maintain networking inventory documentation including network diagrams, cabling schedules, and DCIM · Perform troubleshooting and problem-solving efforts often involving outside vendors and other support personnel and/or organizations · Ensure the network architecture addresses high availability and performance of mission critical platforms and network resources · Monitor the network status of global sites for potential issues or learnings · Train and enable on-site L1 support teams · Occasionally perform on-call incident response as L2 Qualifications and Attributes: · At least 6 years of experience maintaining enterprise and/or cloud network infrastructure – routers, switches, NICs · Knowledge and experience of hosting technologies including Hyper-converged infrastructure, Converged Infrastructure, Xen virtualization · Knowledge and experience with supporting infrastructure service technologies including DNS, DHCP, BOOTP, PXE, TFTP, NTP, PAM · Experience with developing python/ansible scripts to automate infrastructure deployment and metrics collection · Intermediate Linux skills · Experience with various tools such as MAAS or Infoblox · Direct experience with Cisco and Arista products · Arista ACE-Level 3 certification or higher required · Cisco CCNP Certification – Preferred · Experience with Cisco Nexus and Nexus Manager · Experience with VXLAN/EVPN overlays, BGP routing, and leaf-spine as well as traditional data center architectures across multiple data center environments · Knowledge of RDMA network tuning · Experience with non-Ethernet based technologies (such as InfiniBand/ConnectX-5/6) is also a plus. · Experience documenting network knowledge base and operational runbooks · Knowledge of application transport and network infrastructure protocols · Ability to create accurate network diagrams and documentation for design and planning network communication systems · Ability to explain complex network concepts to application engineers and leadership · Ability to create simplified network diagrams for presentations · Provides specific detailed information for hardware and software selection · Ability to quickly learn new or unfamiliar technology and products using documentation and internet resources · Ability to think through problems and visualize solutions · Team player with the ability to work with all levels of staff within/outside of R&D and outside the organization · A self-starter able to work independently but comfortable working in a team environment · Good analytical and problem-solving skills · Dependable and flexible when necessary

Other Requirements

Responsibilities: · Deploy and operate the front side, backend, and management networks within our on-prem datacenters · Perform site visits to oversee new network buildouts performed by operations team · Optimize end user experience by architecting the network to lower latency, packet loss, and jitter while increasing scale · Deploy and supports new software releases, system upgrades, and patches for the network infrastructure environment · Maintain knowledge of vendor products (AMD/Pensando, Cisco, Palo Alto, Arista) and solutions that can enable the diagnosis of complex issues, build redundancy and resiliency along with planning for the future capacity and technology growth of the network · Develop and maintain networking inventory documentation including network diagrams, cabling schedules, and DCIM · Perform troubleshooting and problem-solving efforts often involving outside vendors and other support personnel and/or organizations · Ensure the network architecture addresses high availability and performance of mission critical platforms and network resources · Monitor the network status of global sites for potential issues or learnings · Train and enable on-site L1 support teams · Occasionally perform on-call incident response as L2 Qualifications and Attributes: · At least 6 years of experience maintaining enterprise and/or cloud network infrastructure – routers, switches, NICs · Knowledge and experience of hosting technologies including Hyper-converged infrastructure, Converged Infrastructure, Xen virtualization · Knowledge and experience with supporting infrastructure service technologies including DNS, DHCP, BOOTP, PXE, TFTP, NTP, PAM · Experience with developing python/ansible scripts to automate infrastructure deployment and metrics collection · Intermediate Linux skills · Experience with various tools such as MAAS or Infoblox · Direct experience with Cisco and Arista products · Arista ACE-Level 3 certification or higher required · Cisco CCNP Certification – Preferred · Experience with Cisco Nexus and Nexus Manager · Experience with VXLAN/EVPN overlays, BGP routing, and leaf-spine as well as traditional data center architectures across multiple data center environments · Knowledge of RDMA network tuning · Experience with non-Ethernet based technologies (such as InfiniBand/ConnectX-5/6) is also a plus. · Experience documenting network knowledge base and operational runbooks · Knowledge of application transport and network infrastructure protocols · Ability to create accurate network diagrams and documentation for design and planning network communication systems · Ability to explain complex network concepts to application engineers and leadership · Ability to create simplified network diagrams for presentations · Provides specific detailed information for hardware and software selection · Ability to quickly learn new or unfamiliar technology and products using documentation and internet resources · Ability to think through problems and visualize solutions · Team player with the ability to work with all levels of staff within/outside of R&D and outside the organization · A self-starter able to work independently but comfortable working in a team environment · Good analytical and problem-solving skills · Dependable and flexible when necessary