Sr Network Engineer

Boyd Gaming•Las Vegas, NV

About The Position

The Sr Network Engineer provides troubleshooting support, including problem recognition, root cause analysis, research, isolation, resolution, follow-up, and documentation. The role performs functional and empirical analysis for the design, development, planning, and configuration of networking, hardware, and software, and maintains network devices and system hardware and software, including restoring hardware, software, and configurations. The engineer serves in a lead role in integrating and depicting communication architectures, topologies, hardware, software, transmission, and signaling products. The role also leads development of test strategies, devices, and systems; recommends procedures and controls to prevent problems; and leads implementations and rollouts of networking, hardware, software, and tools. Additional duties include assisting with engineer training and supervision, participating in disaster recovery testing, researching hardware and software to meet company needs, and preparing functional specifications and coordinating RFPs. The role requires experience in a highly regulated environment and on-call availability on a rotational basis.

Requirements

Must be at least 21 years of age.
High school diploma or equivalent required.
At least five years of experience as a Network Engineer supporting enterprise networks and/or a large data center environment.
Strong network fundamentals, including the OSI model, TCP/IP, and IPv4, with working knowledge of IPv6.
Experience working in a highly regulated environment, including MICS, PCI, and SOX.
On-call availability on a rotational basis is required.
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.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in a computer science discipline or comparable level of experience.
CCNA certification.
ITIL V3 Awareness training.

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot problems, including 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 software.
Maintain network devices and system hardware and software, including restoration of hardware, software, and configurations.
Lead the integration and schematic depiction of communication architectures, topologies, hardware, software, transmission, and signaling products.
Lead the development of test strategies, devices, and systems, and recommend procedures and controls for problem prevention.
Lead implementations and rollouts of new networking, hardware, software, and tools.
Assist in training and supervising 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.