Network Engineer 3

Berkshire Hathaway Energy • Reno, NV

4d

About The Position

Provides engineering and operational support for Operations Technology (OT) networks using Cisco and Palo Alto technologies, including firewalls, switches, VLANs, routing, network segmentation, and high-availability LAN/WAN infrastructure. Supports communications with field devices, including Remote Terminal Units (RTUs) and Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs), and network connectivity for existing and new substations. Collaborates with Telecommunications and other teams to maintain secure, reliable, and compliant communications between data centers, energy applications, and field networks.

The position develops network plans and architectures for complex enterprise upgrades and expansions, provides expert support across routing, switching, security, diagnostics, and application load balancing, and resolves complex network incidents. It also evaluates feasibility, deployment strategies, and growth forecasts to ensure network capacity meets business needs. The role ensures compliance with applicable company policies, codes, and regulations and performs related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school in information systems, computer science, or a related technical field, plus two years of directly related technical experience; candidates without a bachelor’s degree must have at least six years of directly related technical experience.
• Five years of experience with data networking or general telecommunications experience; candidates without a bachelor’s degree must have nine years of experience with data networking or general telecommunications experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of core routing, including routing protocols and route redistribution using OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, and RIP, and network technologies including MPLS, VRFs, QoS, IPv6, and NAT.
• Demonstrated knowledge of advanced data center switching, including 10Gig, EtherChannel, FCoE, virtual port channels, virtual device contexts, and power redundancy.
• Demonstrated knowledge of network security, including internet DMZ design support, advanced firewall experience, tier-one service provider networks, Cisco ASA, CheckPoint and McAfee Firewall Enterprise firewalls, network ACLs, and network authentication based on user and machine certificates and Radius.
• Demonstrated expert protocol and packet analyzer Sniffer/SNORT experience, and expert Netflow and performance analysis experience.
• Demonstrated expert application load balancing experience for performance optimization and highly available environments.
• Experience with reverse proxy and proxy cache, and designing and supporting remote access systems.
• Advanced knowledge of current technologies, tools, applications, and vendors.
• Demonstrated programming, installation, configuration, and database management skills.
• Analysis and design skills, including gathering data on system issues, defining alternatives, assessing business impact, recommending cost-effective solutions, and developing and implementing solutions.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of utility energy management and plant control networks.
• Ability to design and support BYOD solutions.
• Advanced Cisco certification or demonstrated equivalent knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Align and develop complex data network plans for enterprise network upgrades and expansions.
• Design and implement complex data systems, network configurations, and network architecture, including hardware and software technology, site locations, business continuity, disaster recovery, and technology integration.
• Provide expert network engineering resources in core routing, core switching, network security, network diagnostics, and application load balancing.
• Assess and resolve the most complex data network problems and incidents.
• Review analyses and technical feasibility to develop data network deployment strategies.
• Assess and review data network growth forecasts to translate business needs into network capacity requirements.
• Lead and support resolution of data network problems and incidents through root cause analysis and study of potential network deficits.
• Know and follow all compliance requirements, policies, codes, and regulations applicable to the position and company.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level