Network Engineer - Headquarters

STAR Financial Bank•Fort Wayne, IN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

STAR Financial Bank is seeking a Network Engineer for its Headquarters. This role is responsible for designing, installing, configuring, and managing the company's network infrastructure, including LAN, WAN, datacenter, and wireless environments. The engineer will also manage network security controls, monitor network performance, and oversee third-party engagements related to network services. Additionally, the position involves researching new technologies, maintaining network inventory and documentation, and providing guidance to internal and external customers and team members. The role also supports telecommunication applications like Microsoft Teams Phone and Cisco WebEx, and works closely with the Information Security team.

Requirements

Extensive hands-on experience with Cisco devices performing branch, datacenter, and WAN services.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, comfortable working with all levels of the organization.
Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
Highly self-motivated and directed.
Strong attention to detail.
Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Intermediate skills in Microsoft Windows and Office products.

Responsibilities

Design company networks including LAN, WAN, datacenter and wireless.
Install, configure and manage network infrastructure equipment including wireless access points and controllers, SD-WAN appliances, routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and application proxies (Zscaler).
Identify and remediate discovered vulnerabilities found on network infrastructure systems.
Manage overall network security controls for the enterprise.
Monitor networks to respond to identify and remedy network performance bottlenecks and proactively perform capacity planning functions.
Oversee engagements with third parties providing services related to network, infrastructure, data center, structure cabling, or other telecommunications services.
Research evolving and emerging technologies and how they might fit in current environment and provide value to organization.
Ensure an accurate inventory of all network infrastructure is maintained.
Provide guidance or consultative services to internal and external customers.
Provide guidance to other team members.
Oversee and develop procedures for processing of user provisioning, phone deployment, and other basic management tasks by Service Desk Staff and/or Systems Administrators.
Provide engineering support for telecommunication applications (Microsoft Teams Phone and Cisco WebEx).
Work with the Information Security.
Monitor telecommunications performance, report performance bottlenecks, and provide performance statistics and reports.
Maintain policies, procedures, and associated training plans for telecommunication, usage, and disaster recovery.
Maintain documentation of network, Microsoft Teams Phone, and Cisco WebEx contact center environment.