Sr Network Engineer

Boyd Gaming•Las Vegas, NV

About The Position

The Sr Network Engineer supports enterprise network operations by troubleshooting issues through problem recognition, root cause analysis, research, isolation, resolution, follow-up, and documentation. The role performs functional and empirical analysis for network design, development, planning, and configuration, and maintains network devices and system hardware and software, including restoring hardware, software, and configurations. This position leads the integration and schematic depiction of communication architectures, topologies, hardware, software, transmission, and signaling products. It 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. The engineer assists with training and supervising Network Engineers, participates in disaster recovery testing, researches hardware and software to meet company needs, and prepares detailed functional specifications and coordinates RFPs. The role requires experience in highly regulated environments and rotational on-call availability.

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.
Good communication, customer service, and interpersonal skills.
Must be available for rotational on-call duty.
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 issues, including 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.
Maintain network devices and system hardware and software, including restoring hardware, software, or configurations.
Lead integration and schematic depiction of communication architectures, topologies, hardware, software, transmission, and signaling products.
Lead 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 with 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.