Senior Network Engineer

Company: Kforce Technology Staffing
Location: Rockville
Posted on: November 19, 2020

Job Description:

RESPONSIBILITIES Kforce has a client in search of a Senior Network Engineer in Bethesda, MD. Summary The Senior Network Engineer is responsible for designing and implementing efficient and optimal networks, including local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), the Internet, intranets, software defined networks, and other data communications systems in support of the Property Network, connecting 7400 properties globally to company applications and services. As part of a high performing team of network technologists, the Senior Engineer engages in technical workgroups, resolves and makes decisions on complex and high-risk issues, performs research, analysis, design, creation, and implementation of infrastructure systems to meet current and future user requirements in support of the development and management of the network products and services that connect our properties, as well as supporting local property LAN services (guest WIFI, back office, POS, etc.) across the globe. This role is accountable for leading cross team relationships and partnering with all business disciplines, other MI teams, outsourcing vendors, and external suppliers to define and implement the Property Networks roadmap, building and enforcing the standards defined in it. This position will also lead to define and support service delivery and operational support standards for our Property Networks, partner with the global technology peer teams to meet service level requirements and resolve service delivery issues across the portfolio. REQUIREMENTS Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field experiencecertification 6 years of experience as a Network Engineer with 5 or greater years in a hands-on role that implements engineering standards, documenting engineering designs, and participating in project cutovers 5 years of experience in an IT infrastructure role that include Implementation of WAN, LAN, and datacenter networks with a focus on mission-critical, customer-facing applications and services Technical knowledge in networking (Cisco and non-Cisco) with an emphasis on software-defined networks (SDN) and leveraging spine leaf designs, load balancing, firewalls, security design (intrusion detection and prevention), DNS, NTP, Network Tools Management Technical knowledge common routing protocols (e.g., OSPF, BGP), IPv6, VPN, etc. across a global distributed network hands-on experience with the datacenter fabric platforms (Cisco, Arista, or equivalent) hands-on experience with common routing and switching platforms (Cisco, Juniper, HPAruba, etc.) Deep experience in WAN and campus LAN design and implementation, preferably with a focus on hotel property networks Experience with automating network functions through tools such as Chef, Puppet, Ansible, or Terraform Experience with writing Python applications to support network automation Understanding of legacy networking routing protocols and the interaction with cloud interconnects Experience with network load balancers, WAN optimizers, and Network virtualization Technical knowledge and experience with telco and ISP networks, ensuring diversity and managing availability Kforce is an Equal OpportunityAffirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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