Network Engineer - L4

Wipro • Minneapolis, NC

207d • $60,000 - $135,000

About The Position

A Senior Engineer in Core Infrastructure Network Connectivity and Automation is responsible for deploying, and maintaining high-performance and scalable network solutions for data centers, including core switches, edge routers, load balancers, and other related network equipment. The role involves implementing network automation solutions to streamline repetitive tasks such as configuration management, provisioning, and monitoring of data center networks. The engineer will work with automation tools and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Ansible) to develop solutions that simplify network management and increase operational efficiency. Additionally, the engineer will assist in capacity planning, evaluate network performance, and identify areas for improvement to scale the data center network. Staying current with emerging technologies in data center networking, including SDN and network automation, is essential to evaluate how they can be implemented to enhance network operations. The engineer will lead and effectively triage complex issues across systems in many environments, primarily in the data center, and take the lead in root cause analysis. Active participation in planning activities and contributing to strategic planning is also expected.

Requirements

• 5 years of relevant experience with bachelor's or advanced degree in IT, Computer Science, business or related field, OR appropriate industry certification(s) OR equivalent relevant professional experience.

Nice To Haves

• 7-8+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Appropriate industry certification(s) (Examples: Cisco, Fortinet, Juniper, Palo Alto, F5, AWS).
• Prior work experience in a large global enterprise (1000+ sites).
• Azure, GCP or AWS and hybrid cloud expertise.
• Experience driving automation efforts.
• Development and architecture experience for network connectivity and security solutions.

Responsibilities

• Configuration, installation, and support of large enterprise platforms/products from start to finish.
• Keeps up with industry trends and be an advocate for the standards.
• Leader of all phases of a large capability or set of products or processes.
• Ensure the quality of one or more teams' output.
• Identify opportunities in the SDLC, application support, reliability, and monitoring; and recommend tools and standards to be used across teams to improve efficiency.
• Understand and influence the broad architecture of multiple systems or processes.
• Up to date on evolving standards, platform features, and critical vendor and community provided technologies.
• Solves highly complex issues often applying new approaches.
• Fully understands consequences and risks of changes to the systems or processes they support.
• Regularly delivers projects on-time and is constantly working to make accurate estimates and deliver on those estimates.
• Owns the technical testing and performance of the products or process they support.
• Tackles hard/complex debugging, triaging, incident response, and reverse-engineering tasks.
• Provides feedback on products outside of their core area.

Benefits

• Full range of medical and dental benefits options.
• Disability insurance.
• Paid time off (inclusive of sick leave).
• Other paid and unpaid leave options.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree