Senior Network Engineer II

The Nielsen Companyβ€’New York, NY
β€’$104,390 - $193,820β€’Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for an experienced network engineer to focus on our corporate end-user networks and end-user experience. You will be the driving force behind our office LAN and wireless infrastructure, ensuring that from the moment an employee opens their laptop, their connection is fast, secure, and rock-solid. In this role you will work with end users, NOC and network engineering, and the End User Experience Team including local IT, to proactively monitor end-user network experience, supporting local and remote user issues, and advocate for end-user needs. Upcoming project work includes assisting with the migration to new VPN models and solutions, so familiarity with next generation firewalls and access models is a big plus. This position will be hybrid, with the expectation you will typically work three days a week in our flagship Manhattan office, and act as a liaison for senior management who work there.

Requirements

  • Exceptional interpersonal skills
  • Mid-to-senior level network administration experience
  • Core networking knowledge
  • Routing protocols knowledge
  • DNS/DHCP knowledge
  • Excellent troubleshooting skills
  • Experience with authentication protocols: 802.1x, NAC, RADIUS, EAP-TLS, etc.
  • Familiarity with Cisco, Meraki and Palo Alto or Fortinet

Nice To Haves

  • Familiarity with next generation firewalls and access models
  • Experience with SD-WAN, SASE, ZTNA

Responsibilities

  • Bridge the gap between end users and core network engineering
  • Act as an escalation point for NOC and helpdesk issues
  • Communicate network maintenance and changes
  • Manage corporate Wi-Fi networks, including tuning access points, addressing RF issues, and monitoring capacity
  • Perform mid-to-senior level network administration, including core networking, routing protocols, DNS/DHCP
  • Troubleshoot network issues
  • Work with authentication protocols: 802.1x, NAC, RADIUS, EAP-TLS, etc.
  • Assist with company-wide firewall refresh project, including migrating end user VPN solutions and strategy

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness plans
  • 401(k) with a Nielsen company match
  • Generous paid time off policy
  • Company-provided vehicle (depending on role)
  • Discretionary incentive/bonus eligibility (depending on role)
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