Data Center Network Engineer

Ford•Dearborn, MI

15h

About The Position

Evaluate, compare, recommend network product offerings and Bill of Materials (BOM) creation Provide technical analysis/support for competitive evaluation (RFQ) of supplier products/offerings Provide technical consulting/support to Planners for Network Refresh projects (Cisco L2/L3 and ACI switches) Manage Lab network infrastructure - including setup, teardown, configuration and supporting network connectivity requests from other Lab users Perform Lab Testing & Certification of DCLAN network products, designs, hardware, software code updates, refresh processes, etc. and create associated Runbooks to guide Planners and Operations during implementation Provide technical guidance/mentoring and training to network Planners Provide Day 2 support for new deployments and Incident Escalation Support (as required) Evaluate and enable network monitoring tools/features and match to requirements for proactive/reactive monitoring and alerting and enhancement of troubleshooting capabilities Design, configure, and maintain Network Time Protocol (NTP) systems Design, configure, and maintain Terminal Server Devices Design, configure, and maintain Cisco NCS DWDM optical transport systems (e.g., NCS 2000/4000 series) Develop and document procedures for Cisco NCS DWDM optical network maintenance and repair Perform testing and validation of Cisco NCS DWDM optical technologies in a dedicated lab environment Support GRC (security) controls review process for DCLAN owned records. Established and active employee resource groups

Requirements

In depth knowledge and significant experience working with Cisco NXOS, ACI and Fabric (Leaf-Spine) topologies
In depth knowledge and significant experience working with L2/L3 switch technologies
In depth knowledge and significant experience working with Ethernet switching (1G, 10G, 25G, 40G, 100G, 400G)
Knowledge and experience working with basic networking and IP protocols including LACP (VPC, MLAG)
Proven troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills for network switching/routing and optical issues
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Visio, Excel and SharePoint applications
Strong project management skills, organization skills, personal discipline, interpersonal relationship skills and communication skills (written and oral)
Experience supporting networks inside an Enterprise Data Center environment
Experience with hardware and code certification in a Lab environment
Experience with analysis of bugs and security vulnerabilities
Experience working with Cisco Nexus Dashboard product (or equivalent network monitoring tools)
Experience with network DevOps, scripting, coding
Knowledge of routing protocols (ex: OSPF, BGP, static, ISIS)
Experience working closely with network suppliers such as Cisco, Arista, Juniper for product evaluations
Experience performing network upgrades, expansions, and hardware refresh
Experience supporting hardware/software upgrades
Ability to ensure compliance with operational standards and security policies
Ability to effectively prioritize and manage several projects at the same time
Bachelors or Master's degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications or related technical field.
5-8 years of relevant industry experience desired.
Cisco Certifications (CCNA, CCNP)

Responsibilities

Evaluate, compare, recommend network product offerings and Bill of Materials (BOM) creation
Provide technical analysis/support for competitive evaluation (RFQ) of supplier products/offerings
Provide technical consulting/support to Planners for Network Refresh projects (Cisco L2/L3 and ACI switches)
Manage Lab network infrastructure - including setup, teardown, configuration and supporting network connectivity requests from other Lab users
Perform Lab Testing & Certification of DCLAN network products, designs, hardware, software code updates, refresh processes, etc. and create associated Runbooks to guide Planners and Operations during implementation
Provide technical guidance/mentoring and training to network Planners
Provide Day 2 support for new deployments and Incident Escalation Support (as required)
Evaluate and enable network monitoring tools/features and match to requirements for proactive/reactive monitoring and alerting and enhancement of troubleshooting capabilities
Design, configure, and maintain Network Time Protocol (NTP) systems
Design, configure, and maintain Terminal Server Devices
Design, configure, and maintain Cisco NCS DWDM optical transport systems (e.g., NCS 2000/4000 series)
Develop and document procedures for Cisco NCS DWDM optical network maintenance and repair
Perform testing and validation of Cisco NCS DWDM optical technologies in a dedicated lab environment
Support GRC (security) controls review process for DCLAN owned records