Senior Network Engineer
About The Position
The Senior Network Engineer supports and maintains Delta Dental’s enterprise network infrastructure to ensure computer and telephony communications across all locations are functional, operational, optimized, and highly available. The role engineers and maintains network equipment supporting a broad range of services, including LAN, WAN, MAN, SAN, wireless, VPNs, firewalls, security, VoIP, video conferencing, and load balancers. This is a hybrid position requiring onsite work 1–2 days per week. Candidates should live within approximately 50 miles of Rancho Cordova, California. The role participates in an on-call rotation and may require after-hours network changes and support. The employer does not offer visa sponsorship.
Requirements
- At least 4 years of professional network engineering experience with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
- Experience with firewall infrastructure and management.
- Experience with F5 load balancers.
- Experience with routing and switching, including Cisco and/or Arista network devices.
- Ability to understand business plans and apply that information to developing an IT business case.
- Ability to anticipate problems, resistance, or likely objections and take action to resolve them.
- Ability to lead and manage small- to large-scale enterprise network implementations or changes.
- Ability to guide, train, and mentor associate engineers.
- Skill in developing quantitative cost/benefit analyses to measure improvements.
- Proficiency in organizational processes and the ability to assess and initiate process changes.
- In-depth knowledge and application of the relevant competency, with the ability to consult and lead others in its application.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship; CPT, OPT, TN, and H-1B sponsorship are not available.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with network monitoring tools such as SolarWinds and/or Datadog.
Responsibilities
- Plan, design, and implement enterprise network infrastructure upgrades and changes, IT equipment refreshes, facility relocations, and office moves.
- Plan, coordinate, implement, and configure network infrastructure, including switches, routers, firewalls, out-of-band equipment, load balancers, wireless controllers, and VPNs.
- Plan and design F5 load balancer infrastructure and create and maintain application-related VIPs.
- Plan, design, and implement Cisco firewall infrastructure and create ACLs.
- Troubleshoot network infrastructure equipment and circuits related to application and performance issues.
- Work with technical teams to design and implement new or advanced technologies.
- Design, plan, and implement highly technical and complicated changes.
- Design, plan, and provide network support for new applications.
- Participate in an on-call rotation and perform after-hours network changes and support as needed.
- Lead network implementations or changes and guide, train, and mentor associate engineers.
Benefits
- Competitive base and incentive pay.
- 401(k) with matching and non-matching contributions.
- Medical and pharmacy benefits.
- Employer-paid dental and vision benefits.
- Holistic wellbeing program with financial incentives.
- Paid time off, 12 paid holidays, and birthday off.
- Career development, tuition reimbursement, and recognition program.
- Adoption assistance, fertility treatment, and child, elder, and pet care assistance.
- Social responsibility and volunteer opportunities.
- Employee discount program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
