Network Engineer (Hybrid)

Afni, Inc. • Bloomington, IL

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Under general direction, the Network Engineer will possess an in-depth understanding of networking hardware and software, and have hands-on experience with Cisco routing and switching, Palo Alto firewalls, Load Balancers, Meraki Wireless, and Network Automation. The incumbent will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and maintaining the network infrastructure to ensure optimal performance and availability. This position is hybrid from our Bloomington, IL office.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Computer Science, Engineering or relevant field, bachelor’s degree preferred and 3 years of experience in technical role preferred.
• Active Cisco CCNA required
• Proven experience with all of the following: Cisco and Meraki Switches, Firewall, Wireless, Identity Services Engine.
• Proven experience with Palo Alto Firewalls
• Proven experience with SD-WAN
• Proven experience with Public Cloud Design
• Proven experience with Load balancing and WAF
• Proven experience with Network Monitoring Tools
• Proven experience with Routing Protocols: BGP, communities, community lists, route-maps
• Proven experience with Routing Protocols: OSPF, tagging, redistribution, internal and external.
• Extensive knowledge of network infrastructure, routing and routed protocols, and standards.
• Experience in recommending solutions based upon analysis of network performance.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills (negotiation, coaching, team building, positive thinking, can-do attitude and job flexibility)

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the following technologies is preferred: DevNet topics
• Experience in the following technologies is preferred: Ansible
• Experience in the following technologies is preferred: Python
• Experience in the following technologies is preferred: Azure Networking and Security Concepts (AZ-700, Enterprise applications and Conditional Access, Traffic Manager and Load Balancing, Firewalling, Route Base VPN with BGP)

Responsibilities

• Monitor network performance and ensure system availability and reliability, tuning and optimizing the network as necessary.
• Conduct regular network performance tests and prepare reports on network performance and incident response.
• Troubleshoot network issues and outages, developing strategies to prevent them in the future.
• Provide tactical design direction and make recommendations in developing solution roadmaps.
• Collaborate with solution architecture and solution delivery to build new products and improve existing products.
• Operationalize solutions through documentation, automation of common tasks, and maturing processes.
• Use network automation tools to streamline and enhance processes.
• Secure network systems by establishing and enforcing policies, and by defining and monitoring access.
• Research and consult with resources and industry experts to ensure the effectiveness of provided solutions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree