Essential Functions:
- Design, develop, and manage enterprise network architecture for datacenter, campus, branch, cloud, and multi-tenant environments.
- Create scalable, secure, reliable, and reusable network solutions.
- Lead engineering efforts from design through implementation and operational support.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and develop strategic recommendations.
- Manage complex multi-vendor, multi-protocol network environments.
- Design routing, switching, wireless, SD-WAN, security, and cloud networking solutions.
- Define standards for network infrastructure and operational consistency.
- Lead major network transformations and modernization projects.
- Serve as escalation point for critical network incidents.
- Perform advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
- Develop proactive monitoring and observability strategies.
- Drive reliability, availability, and performance improvements.
- Design and implement network automation solutions.
- Develop tools, scripts, and workflows that eliminate manual effort.
- Improve service delivery through orchestration and Infrastructure-as-Code methodologies.
- Drive efficiency initiatives across engineering and operations teams.
- Design and implement network security architectures.
- Lead remediation efforts related to vulnerabilities and compliance requirements.
- Provide guidance on segmentation, access control, encryption, and zero-trust initiatives.
- Support audit and governance programs.
- Mentor Network Engineers and Operations personnel.
- Provide technical leadership during projects and service reviews.
- Develop best practices, standards, and engineering documentation.
- Participate in technical roadmap planning and strategic discussions.
- Interface with executive leadership, project teams, vendors, and customers.
- Translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Lead customer design sessions and technical reviews.
- Support business development and solution architecture activities.
- Identify opportunities for service expansion or optimization and support upsell initiatives where applicable.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Education, Knowledge, and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree or qualification in an IT related discipline or equivalent technical and business experience.
- 7+ years of enterprise networking experience.
- CCNP certification or equivalent experience.
- Other experience or certifications valued
- Cisco CCDE
- Cisco CCIE
- Fortinet NSE or higher
- Juniper JNCIA or higher
- Palo Alto PNSA or higher
- Strong expertise in routing, switching, wireless, and network design principles
- Strong experience supporting firewalls and VPN technologies.
- Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, STP, OSPF, and BGP.
- Experience with Azure, AWS, or hybrid cloud networking.
- Experience with SD-WAN technologies.
- Experience with network automation (Powershell, Python, Ansible, Terraform).
- Experience in a managed services or service provider environment.
- Network device firmware management.
- Strong troubleshooting skills across OS, storage, and network layers
- Experience with the following is valued but not required:
- Monitoring technologies (LogicMonitor, Azure, Nectus, SolarWinds, etc.)
- Network security technologies
Abilities and Skills:
- Ability to adapt to a changing technical environment.
- Ability to coach other members of team in their area of expertise.
- Ability to communicate clearly with all team members and end-users.
- Ability to work with a sense of urgency.
- Customer-facing presentation and consulting skills.
- Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Ability to explain technical procedures in business terms.
- Able to solve complex technical problems through sound and methodical troubleshooting.
- Excellent written, oral and presentation skills.
Physical, Mental Requirements and Work Environment:
- Candidates local in Indianapolis, work hybrid onsite work schedule, generally 3 days a week, and have dependable transport for any on-site visits required.
- Will be on-call and expected to provide after-hours support as needed.
- Must be able to work on a computer for long periods.
- Travel to customer sites as needed. Not more than 25%.
Equipment Used:
Conditions of Employment:
- Must pass post-offer, pre-employment background check and drug test.
- Due to customer, contractual, regulatory, and/or export-control requirements, candidates must be U.S Citizens.
- Must maintain required certification levels.
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