Infrastructure Engineer Lead

Bank of America•Jersey City, NJ

7d•$108,100 - $165,200•Onsite

About The Position

This job is responsible for infrastructure tool/service designs within technical domains in accordance with architectural governance, standards and policies. Key responsibilities include facilitating deployment of tools/services by leading others in solution development, maintenance of templates, playbooks and automation used during implementation. Job expectations include demonstrating expertise within technical domains, decomposing issues or objectives into work units, advancing efficient solution delivery practices, and promoting exceptional design, engineering and organizational practices. The Bank of America ND&E Core Networks Engineering team is responsible for the design of complex networking solutions deployable into the banks regional, international and metropolitan backbone packet and metropolitan optical transport networks. This team consists of highly motivated self-directed individuals who exceed performance expectations in a large and challenging workplace. The Bank of America core networks is a carrier class infrastructure built on industry best practices and utilize carrier grade routing and optical transport platforms. Operating as a Core Network Engineer, candidates will drive the design of WAN/MAN technology solutions, support the architecture, operational and business technology teams in a design and consulting capacity while adhering to all architectural level standards.

Requirements

10+ Years of experience in LAN/WAN networking
10+ Years Cisco routing and switching experience
Must have prior engineering and/or architecture group lead experience
Strong knowledge and configuration skills of routing protocols to include: ISIS and BGP
Must demonstrate strong experience with IP multicast, Route Reflectors, MPLS, LDP, Segment Routing (SR-MPLS), L2VPN and L3VPN (Unicast/Multicast)
Familiarization with data center protocols such as EVPN & VXLAN
Familiarization with optical transport technologies such as DWDM and 400G-ZR/ZR+.
Knowledgeable with QoS concepts and queuing strategies, experience with QoS configurations, diagnosing and tuning of QoS and performing bandwidth analysis
Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills in a complex multi-layered network environment
BA or BS in Telecommunications, Data Communications or Computer Science or equivalent work experience

Nice To Haves

Engineering experience within a large service provider is preferred
Excellent customer service skills including reporting, organization, written and oral communication and task prioritization
Must be a highly motivated, self-directed individual capable of supporting multiple large initiatives
Candidate must have strong time management skills
Participate in cross-functional teams and ability to work effectively in a geographically dispersed team
Experience working under tight deadlines and high pressure environments
Capable of quickly learning new technologies and procedures
Cisco CCNA/CCNP/CCIE routing certifications or equivalent work experience required

Responsibilities

Confirms that application and business requirements have been translated into technical definitions, reference models, blueprints, and playbooks to guide development and integration of technology solutions
Contributes to the creation/selection of functional and non-functional product evaluation requirements within and across domains
Reviews and may develop software solutions to address manual and repeatable work or inefficient processes
Reviews and guides the evaluation of reference models, blueprints, playbooks and the execution of on-site evaluations of third-party products being considered for firm adoption
Mentors and assists Infrastructure resources on infrastructure service along with application integration validation methods and tools to ensure that technology solutions comply with enterprise system design and engineering standards
Promotes an inclusive and healthy working environment and help to resolve organizational impediments/blockers
Engineer large complex WAN/MAN networking solutions for new and existing networks
Support initiatives that drive topology and capacity alterations to the core level networks
Development of engineering documents, based on existing architectural templates
Develop of global IP routing designs (BGP, AS, IS-IS)
Develop Quality-of-Service policy configurations
Evaluation of emerging networking technologies
Interface with architecture, operational and lab/certification teams
Provide input for new initiatives and Life Cycle Management programs
Support operational root cause analysis for network impacting events
Creates an inclusive team where members are treated fairly and respectfully.
Demonstrates and expects process knowledge, data driven decisions, simplicity and continuous improvement.
Delivers clear and concise messages that motivate, convey the “why” and connects contributions to business results.
Leads and encourages the identification, escalation and resolution of potential risks.
Knows and develops team members through coaching and feedback.
Manages expenses and demonstrates an owner’s mindset.
Recruits, on-boards and develops talent, and supports talent mobility for career growth.
Delivers results through effective team management, structure, and routines.