Enterprise Network Engineer

First Key Homes•Atlanta, GA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Enterprise Network Engineer will design and operate FirstKey Homes’s enterprise network infrastructure across corporate locations, cloud environments and remote users. This is a hands-on engineering role responsible for maintaining a secure, resilient and high performing network environment. The ideal candidate has strong experience with enterprise routing and switching, network security, wireless infrastructure, cloud networking and modern SASE/SD-WAN technologies. The Enterprise Network Engineer will serve as a senior technical resource within Infrastructure Operations, carrying out network-focused projects, troubleshoot complex issues and help establish standards and best practices as the organization continues to modernize.

Requirements

Minimum 5+ years of professional experience in managing enterprise-scale global networks
Strong knowledge of Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking fundamentals
Hands-on experience with enterprise routing and switching
Strong understanding of: TCP/IP, Wireless & RADIUS Auth, VLANs, Spanning Tree, Link Aggregation, BGP and OSPF, DNS and DHCP, NAT, VPN, QoS, Network Segmentation & Access Control
Experience troubleshooting complex network and application connectivity issues
Strong experience supporting firewalls, SD-WAN/SASE, Software-Defined Networking
Experience in managing cloud-based networks such as within Microsoft Azure
Strong experience in working with Cisco Catalyst & Meraki
Experience implementing and managing Access Control solutions
Experiencing in capturing documentation for audit purposes
CCNP or equivalent demonstrated enterprise networking knowledge
Active Listening— Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Active Learning— Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Critical Thinking— Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Complex Problem Solving— Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Troubleshooting— Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
Systems Analysis— Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Service Orientation— Actively looking for ways to help people.
Time Management— Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Speaking— Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Writing— Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Driving Growth – Proven skill in assisting other team leaders with driving growth within individual teams.
Attention to Detail— Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
Dependability— Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
Cooperation— Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
Stress Tolerance— Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
Adaptability/Flexibility— Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.

Nice To Haves

Experience in managing Cato Networks SASE
Experience with 802.1X, RADIUS, certificate-based network authentication
Experience with network monitoring and observability platforms

Responsibilities

Design, configure, maintain and troubleshoot enterprise LAN, WAN, WLAN and Internet connectivity
Manage enterprise routing and switching infrastructure; primarily Cisco Catalyst
Configure and troubleshoot VLANs, trunking, spanning tree, link aggregation, routing protocols, ACLs and network segmentation
Maintain high-availability in network connectivity across corporate and cloud networks
Perform network capacity planning, performance analysis and proactive improvement
Develop and maintain network diagrams, standards, configuration documentation and operational procedures
Administer and optimize the organization’s CATO SASE environment
Support secure remote access, internet and cloud connectivity through the SASE platform
Troubleshoot routing, application performance, connectivity and policy issues across the WAN
Assist with continued migration from traditional network architecture toward SASE and a zero-trust model
Lead or significantly contribute to the ongoing implementation and administration of Network Access Control (NAC)
Develop an optimized network segmentation and access-control strategy for all corporate device classes
Implement and maintain 802.1X and related authentication technologies where applicable
Partner with Cybersecurity to implement network security policies, vulnerability remediation and network infrastructure hardening
Configure, maintain and troubleshoot enterprise wireless networks
Perform wireless performance analysis and assist with RF optimization, coverage capacity and troubleshooting roaming issues
Responsible for corporate Azure network infrastructure
Configure and troubleshoot VNets, subnets, routing, NSGs, VPN connectivity and related Azure networking services
Support connectivity between cloud resources, corporate networks, remote users and applicable third-party environments
Collaborate with Systems and Cloud Engineering teams on infrastructure projects requiring network design or connectivity
Serve as an escalation point for complex network incidents and performance issues
Perform packet captures, traffic analysis and systemic troubleshooting of network and application connectivity
Participate in root-cause analysis for significant infrastructure incidents
Monitor network health, availability, utilization and performance
Participate in infrastructure maintenance and changes that may occasionally occur outside of normal business hours
Work with telecommunications carriers, ISPs, hardware vendors and other third parties
Develop repeatable configuration standards and engineering practices
Assist with lifecycle planning and replacement of network infrastructure