Network Engineering Specialist

Required Qualifications

•Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

•10+ years of progressively responsible enterprise network engineering experience in large and complex environments.

•Expert-level knowledge of enterprise routing and switching.

•Advanced experience with Cisco routers, Catalyst switches, Nexus platforms, and enterprise network technologies.

•Advanced knowledge of BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, TCP/IP, VLANs, VRFs, STP, QoS, multicast, VPNs, and route redistribution.

•Strong experience with enterprise WAN and SD-WAN architecture and implementation.

•Experience with carrier telecommunications services and WAN circuit technologies.

•Experience designing highly available and geographically diverse network infrastructure.

Preferred Qualifications

•CCNP, CCIE, or equivalent advanced networking certification or experience.

•Experience with Cisco SD-WAN, Cisco ACI, Cisco Catalyst, and Cisco Nexus platforms.

•Experience with optical networking technologies, including DWDM, dark fiber, and high-speed data center interconnects.

•Experience with Azure ExpressRoute and AWS Direct Connect.

•Experience with network automation using Python, Ansible, APIs, and/or terraform.

•Experience with ServiceNow CMDB, SolarWinds, Thousand Eyes, or similar network-management and observability platforms.