Senior Network Engineer - IT/OT

PSEG•Bethpage, NY

19h

About The Position

The Senior Network Engineer is responsible for driving engineering work and supporting other Network Engineers in their day-to-day operational activities. The role includes producing high-level design documentation and topology drawings, and testing new technology. The engineer participates in the full technology life cycle and designs, configures, tests, implements, and supports enterprise IT/OT network infrastructure. They work with Analysts and Product Managers to understand business requirements and develop technical solutions. Assignments may focus on implementation of new technology-based solutions or support of existing solutions through upgrades, maintenance, and issue resolution.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical field.
At least 6 years of professional technology solution engineering experience.
Demonstrated leadership through technology solution ownership and adoption, projects, or other work experience.
Experience translating business outcomes, business requirements, and technical requirements into technical designs for new or existing technology solutions while following architectural standards and organizational policies.
Experience in network, systems, or security design and implementation of data network infrastructure, primarily using Cisco equipment and technologies.
Experience designing, implementing, and supporting data and converged network infrastructure, including most of: 802.1X, vPC, VXLAN, OSPF and BGP routing, LAN/WAN/wireless protocols, and network management tools.
Experience with load balancers, VPNs, next-generation firewalls, and other network technologies supporting a large corporate network.
In-depth knowledge of Cisco IOS, IOS-XE, BGP, OSPF, and MPLS.
Experience with datacenter virtualization technologies, including hands-on Cisco Nexus platform experience with Spine/Leaf and 9k, 7k, and 3k switching.
In-depth hands-on experience with Cisco ASR 8500/9000, 4000 ISR UC routers, and Catalyst 9K and 4K switching environments.

Nice To Haves

Cisco CCNP Routing and Switching certification.
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification.

Responsibilities

Design, configure, develop, document, and test enterprise LAN, WAN, datacenter, wireless, internet, and network security solutions.
Provide advanced hands-on support for Cisco routing, switching, and security technologies in IT/OT environments.
Support network segmentation and cybersecurity initiatives, including VLAN/VRF segmentation, firewall enforcement, ACLs, NAC, and Zero Trust-related network controls.
Develop and maintain network diagrams, configurations, SOPs, implementation plans, troubleshooting procedures, and as-built documentation.
Ensure network devices comply with organizational security standards, vulnerability remediation requirements, software lifecycle standards, and configuration baselines.
Collaborate with internal and external teams and vendors to integrate technology solutions while maintaining network availability and performance.
Peer-review designs, implementation plans, software code, configuration settings, and other artifacts.
Work with IT Product teams and other IT/OT areas throughout development, testing, and implementation, including troubleshooting production issues.
Participate in planning and executing critical patches and version upgrades.
Apply operational break fixes and perform proactive maintenance until permanent solutions are implemented.
Prepare solutions for production by following change management processes, completing required forms and version-control documents, and following procedures.
Drive engineering work and support other Network Engineers in operational activities.
Create high-level design documentation and topology drawings, and test new technology.