Network Engineer IV

Old Dominion Freight Line • Thomasville, NC

5d

About The Position

Responsible for designing, developing, and implementing complex communication networks within the organization. The role primarily manages all aspects of switching hardware from core to network edge, including documentation, monitoring, troubleshooting, and change control. It also involves system configurations and installations, system administration, and system security in collaboration with a team. The position builds and maintains WAN, data center, and core networks and integrates them with enterprise systems.

This is a specialist role involving complex technical and business matters, with highly independent work and the possibility of assuming a team lead role for the work group. Shift and hours are to be determined; work days and shifts may change based on scheduling and business needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an IT-related field, or equivalent education and experience.
• At least 7 years of network engineering expertise supporting a WAN and LAN environment with 100 or more sites.
• At least 7 years of experience with core, distribution, and access switching and routing technologies, and data center technologies such as MPLS, vPC, EtherChannel, BGP, OSPF, and policy-based routing.
• Strong knowledge of networking technologies and WAN communications, including TCP/IP routing and subnetting, QoS, MPLS, and IPSec.
• Understanding of cross-functional and cross-domain requirements and impact.
• Expertise in networking concepts.
• Experience implementing and supporting SD-WAN environments.
• Strong knowledge of load balancing and global server load balancing.
• Strong troubleshooting skills.
• Experience supporting voice and video across the WAN.
• Experience using Visio or other tools for documentation.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Detail-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, architecture, and management of network infrastructure that supports business initiatives.
• Monitor network performance and recommend network changes and upgrades based on utilization.
• Collaborate with Technical Architects on network and other systems design.
• Assist the Network Engineer team with escalated advanced network-related troubleshooting issues.
• Maintain knowledge of current and emerging technologies, products, and trends related to architectural solutions.
• Document, monitor, troubleshoot, and manage change control for switching hardware from core to network edge.
• Work with a team on system configurations and installations, system administration, and system security.
• Build and maintain WAN, data center, and core networks, and integrate them with enterprise systems.

Benefits

• Great health benefits, including a zero-premium medical plan for employee-only coverage.
• Vision and dental coverage.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match and additional discretionary annual match opportunity.
• Life insurance.
• Wellness program.
• Tuition reimbursement for drivers and technicians.
• Training and growth opportunities.
• Opportunities to advance through the promote-from-within philosophy.
• National career opportunities at more than 260 service centers.

What This Job Offers

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