Network Engineer - Sr
About The Position
UPMC is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to join its ISD Data Communications team. The role is part of a strategic team responsible for designing, building, and deploying data center infrastructure in a 24x7x365 environment. The position emphasizes process automation and the creation of a secure, high-performance, highly available (99.9995), resilient network across multiple data centers and core locations. The successful candidate will bring extensive networking and design experience and be able to work in a complex, dynamic environment. The role is hybrid and primarily remote. On-site work is typically required once or twice per month at a UPMC data center, either Forbes Tower or Northpointe, for hands-on support. Occasional work at hospital or WAN sites may be required for larger router replacement or installation projects. The role includes an engineering on-call rotation of approximately one week every nine weeks for after-hours production support. Routine configuration, troubleshooting, installation, and maintenance take place during the nightly 9 p.m.–7 a.m. maintenance window. The stated shift is day shift, Eastern Time.
Requirements
- Typically, 5 or more years of experience with IP networking and large enterprise network designs through education or practical experience.
- Senior-level competence in IP routing and switching technologies and protocols, including TCP/IP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS, MPLS, IPSEC, and GRE, as well as fault-tolerant networking best practices.
- Senior-level knowledge of QoS and queueing theory.
- Familiarity with IPv6 deployment methodologies and differences between IPv6 and IPv4.
- Experience managing enterprise systems, applications, and endpoints with tools.
- Demonstrated experience designing, deploying, and supporting production cloud environments, primarily Microsoft Azure but not limited to it.
- Excellent and rapid network troubleshooting and resolution skills.
- Ability to collaborate with engineering team members on scaling.
- Experience maintaining a 24x7x365 network infrastructure.
- Experience with communication and collaborative technologies.
- Strong documentation skills.
- Experience in a CMMI environment.
- Act 34 clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Alcatel Lucent NRS II / SRA.
- Cisco CCNP.
- MS-Azure or other cloud certification.
- Exposure to SDN.
- Experience programming network automation.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate tools, software, and hardware to create a scalable, resilient, and responsive network.
- Demonstrate clear, concise, and effective written and oral communication to build relationships and accomplish daily work and projects.
- Evaluate and recommend new hardware platforms and services.
- Complete projects, tasks, and initiatives with a team-first approach; collaborate with the team, offer feedback, adapt to change, and mentor less experienced staff.
- Design, implement, and scale the corporate production network.
- Keep skills current through self-study, training, collaboration with senior team members, and other development opportunities; seek and incorporate feedback from senior team members.
- Drive cross-functional business and technical requirements for the enterprise.
- Provide service to the ISD client community, patients, families, and visitors while protecting the integrity and confidentiality of data and information through physical and electronic measures.
- Develop and implement guidelines for network deployment and management.
- Deploy and support network engineering engagement with current and future cloud technologies in UPMC production.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
