Senior Network Engineer
About The Position
This is a senior level position in the Enterprise Network Engineering and Operations group within PetSmart’s Service Delivery department. This position focuses on the operational support of PetSmart’s enterprise network, as well as design/engineer/build/deploy activities related to project work, in support of company initiatives. The role is based at PetSmart’s Phoenix Home Office. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role. The work involves management of PetSmart’s production data center, home offices, distribution centers and cloud environments. Responsibilities include capacity and performance planning, running software upgrades after hours on production platforms, data center buildouts, and change management. The engineer will execute routine changes, provisioning services, and deployments during both business and non-business hours, and be involved in fault isolation, service recovery, and incident analysis. The role also involves developing standards and procedures, providing 3rd level networking support, supporting complex networks, and continuously identifying and leveraging new technologies or methodologies. Vendor engagement and relationship management are also key aspects of this role. The position requires participation in a 24x7 on-call rotation and providing direction and training for other network engineers.
Requirements
- Minimum 5-10 years hands-on experience in a Sr. Network Engineer role
- Ability to multi-task in fast paced environment
- Deep knowledge and expert level experience with advanced routing and routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP)
- Advanced Arista switching with VXLan experience preferred.
- Advanced Juniper switching skills preferred.
- Extensive network security skills including advanced level support and administration of Palo Alto and Cisco FirePower firewalls.
- Advanced experience with proxies, ACLs, IPsec, VPN, SSL/TLS, PKI
- Advanced knowledge of Cisco ISR/ASR series routers.
- Extensive VLAN and VRF experience required.
- Advanced experience with Cisco switching: Nexus 7K/5K/2K/FEX + entire Catalyst series.
- Advanced Wireless skills, including Cisco WLCs, Cisco autonomous access points, and Mist and Meraki cloud-based access points.
- Ability to design & support WAN connectivity to over 1690 remote sites, 7 distribution centers, and multiple remote offices.
- Ability to design & support WAN & LAN connectivity to multiple data centers, including cloud-based data centers.
- F5 Load Balancer configuration and support
- SolarWinds Network Monitoring
- Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Proven documentation skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Time management and organizational skills
- Creative problem solving and design.
- Function well in a team as well as individually
- Bachelor’s degree in network engineering from an accredited college or university or certification preferred.
- Commensurate on-the-job training or demonstrated self-study may substitute.
Nice To Haves
- VOIP and IVR experience a plus
- SilverPeak SD-Wan experience a plus
Responsibilities
- Management of PetSmart’s production data center, home offices, distribution centers and cloud environments.
- Capacity and performance planning, running software upgrades after hours on production platforms, data center buildouts, and change management.
- Execute routine changes, provisioning services, and deployments during both business and non-business hours.
- Fault isolation, service recovery, and incident analysis.
- Develop standards, procedures, and other documentation.
- Provide 3rd level networking support to other teams.
- Support complex networks.
- Continuously identify and leverage new technologies or methodologies.
- Vendor engagement and relationship management.
- Participate in 24x7 on-call rotation.
- Provide direction and training for other network engineers.
Benefits
- Pet friendly environment, bring your pets to work!
- On-site Dog Park
- “Top Dog” gym with equipment, fitness classes, massage therapists and personal trainers
- “Sit & Stay” Café serving fresh breakfast and lunch options
- On-site coffee bar
- “Lil’ Paws” learning center and onsite daycare facility (associate paid)
- Volunteer events with PetSmart Charities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
