Sr Network Engineer

Boyd Gaming•Las Vegas, NV

27d

About The Position

Boyd Gaming Corporation has been successful in gaming jurisdiction in which we operate in the United States and is one of the premier casino entertainment companies in the United States. Never content to rest upon our successes, we will continue to evolve and retain a position of leadership in our industry. Our past success, our current business philosophies and our sound business planning, combine to position Boyd Gaming Corporation to maximize value for our shareholders, our team members and our communities. • Provide support by performing troubleshooting which may include, but not necessarily be limited to: problem recognition, root cause analysis, research, isolation, resolution, follow-up, and documentation. • Perform functional and empirical analysis related to the design, development, planning, and configuration of networking, hardware, and/or software. • Perform maintenance on network devices and system hardware and software including the restoration of hardware, software or configurations. • Experience working in a highly regulated environment (MICS, PCI, SOX) • Act in a lead role in integrating and schematically depict communication architectures, topologies, hardware, software, transmission, and signaling products. • Act in a lead role in the development of test strategies, devices, and systems andin recommendations for procedures and controls for problem prevention. • Lead implementations and rollouts of new networking, hardware, software, and tools. • Strong network fundamentals including the OSI model, TCP/IP, IPv4 and working knowledge of IPv6 • Assist in the training and supervision of Network Engineers. • Assist with and participate in disaster recovery testing. • Research and identify hardware and software to meet Company needs. • Prepare detailed functional specifications and coordinate RFPs.

Requirements

Must be at least 21 years of age.
High school diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor's degree in a computer science discipline or a comparable level of experience preferred.
Minimum of five (5) years of experience as a Network Engineer supporting enterprise networks and/or large data center environment.
Prior experience with Cisco suite of products required.
Must have good communication, customer service, and interpersonal skills.
Must be able to obtain any necessary certifications and/or multi-jurisdictional regulatory licensing required for IT staff.
Experience working in a highly regulated environment (MICS, PCI, SOX)
Strong network fundamentals including the OSI model, TCP/IP, IPv4 and working knowledge of IPv6
On-call availability on a rotational basis is a requirement of this role

Nice To Haves

CCNA and ITIL V3 Awareness training preferred.
Prior experience with IDS/IPS, network access control, load balancers and firewalls preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide support by performing troubleshooting which may include, but not necessarily be limited to: problem recognition, root cause analysis, research, isolation, resolution, follow-up, and documentation.
Perform functional and empirical analysis related to the design, development, planning, and configuration of networking, hardware, and/or software.
Perform maintenance on network devices and system hardware and software including the restoration of hardware, software or configurations.
Act in a lead role in integrating and schematically depict communication architectures, topologies, hardware, software, transmission, and signaling products.
Act in a lead role in the development of test strategies, devices, and systems andin recommendations for procedures and controls for problem prevention.
Lead implementations and rollouts of new networking, hardware, software, and tools.
Assist in the training and supervision of Network Engineers.
Assist with and participate in disaster recovery testing.
Research and identify hardware and software to meet Company needs.
Prepare detailed functional specifications and coordinate RFPs.