Staff Network Engineer

CVS Health•Cumberland, RI

4d•Remote

About The Position

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time. Position Summary: CVS Pharmacy, Inc., a CVS Health company, is hiring for the following role in Cumberland, RI: Staff Network Engineer to operate at the enterprise level responsible for executing a holistic strategy and tactical plan of implementation, as well as operationalizing investments which ultimately result in a resilient network architecture that is scalable to meet the growing business needs as well as lowered mean time to repair and time between incidents. Ensure that requirements (both business and technical) and use cases are collected with requirements defined to meet expectations in the most efficient and economical way possible. Establish testing strategy, standards and/or objectives in alignment with company enterprise IT objectives. Responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining high-performing network security systems. Ensure the security, stability, and efficiency of the network infrastructure. Responsible for Network Security Design and Implementation, including design, configuration, and deployment of solutions to meet organizational security requirements. Develop and maintain network security policies, procedures, and configurations. Integrate network security systems with other security and networking technologies. Create network designs, implement network deployments and provide level 4 operations support. Craft and deploy Network Infrastructure Solutions as per the business needs. Interact with business partners, project managers, infrastructure implementation managers, facilities partners, server admins, application owners and vendors for delivery and maintaining service level agreements. Break down complex business requirements into workable tasks and solutions from network infrastructure standpoint. Design network diagrams with Visio: manage Cisco ACI Fabric Network Infrastructure as a product owner; and manage project tasks for network deployments. Responsible for routing and switching, and management and maintenance of Cisco Nexus Dashboard Tools such as Nexus Dashboard Insights & Orchestrator. Maintain proper documentation for entire SDN environment. Identify and bring forward ideas to improve the overall support of Network Infrastructure. Monitor and maintain network systems to ensure optimal performance and security posture. Conduct regular assessments, testing, and remediation of identified issues. Responsible for network engineering implementation and design projects, ensuring timely and within-budget delivery. Document network designs, configurations, processes, and troubleshooting guides. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, security, and operations, to align network security practices with business goals. Communicate effectively with stakeholders, providing updates on project progress, security incidents, and network performance. Ensure network systems adhere to industry best practices and compliance standards. Participate in audits and assessments, providing necessary documentation and support to auditors. Telecommuting available. Multiple positions.

Requirements

Master’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field and two (2) years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.
Two (2) years of experience in Core networking principles, including routing, switching, security and ACI's specific technologies.
Two (2) years of experience in Routing and switching protocols: OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, VXLAN, or EVPN.
Two (2) years of experience in Spanning Tree, Port Channels, or Virtual Port Channels (vPC) for building and maintaining ACI fabrics.
Two (2) years of experience in Designing and implementing ACI solutions based on business requirements, including configuring fabrics, policies, and application profiles.
Two (2) years of experience in ACI Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) to manage and configure fabric.
Two (2) years of experience in Managing technical teams and collaborating with other data center engineers, architects, operations and security personnel.
Two (2) years of experience in ACI concepts, architecture.

Responsibilities

Operate at the enterprise level responsible for executing a holistic strategy and tactical plan of implementation, as well as operationalizing investments which ultimately result in a resilient network architecture that is scalable to meet the growing business needs as well as lowered mean time to repair and time between incidents.
Ensure that requirements (both business and technical) and use cases are collected with requirements defined to meet expectations in the most efficient and economical way possible.
Establish testing strategy, standards and/or objectives in alignment with company enterprise IT objectives.
Designing, implementing, and maintaining high-performing network security systems.
Ensure the security, stability, and efficiency of the network infrastructure.
Network Security Design and Implementation, including design, configuration, and deployment of solutions to meet organizational security requirements.
Develop and maintain network security policies, procedures, and configurations.
Integrate network security systems with other security and networking technologies.
Create network designs, implement network deployments and provide level 4 operations support.
Craft and deploy Network Infrastructure Solutions as per the business needs.
Interact with business partners, project managers, infrastructure implementation managers, facilities partners, server admins, application owners and vendors for delivery and maintaining service level agreements.
Break down complex business requirements into workable tasks and solutions from network infrastructure standpoint.
Design network diagrams with Visio.
Manage Cisco ACI Fabric Network Infrastructure as a product owner.
Manage project tasks for network deployments.
Responsible for routing and switching, and management and maintenance of Cisco Nexus Dashboard Tools such as Nexus Dashboard Insights & Orchestrator.
Maintain proper documentation for entire SDN environment.
Identify and bring forward ideas to improve the overall support of Network Infrastructure.
Monitor and maintain network systems to ensure optimal performance and security posture.
Conduct regular assessments, testing, and remediation of identified issues.
Responsible for network engineering implementation and design projects, ensuring timely and within-budget delivery.
Document network designs, configurations, processes, and troubleshooting guides.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, security, and operations, to align network security practices with business goals.
Communicate effectively with stakeholders, providing updates on project progress, security incidents, and network performance.
Ensure network systems adhere to industry best practices and compliance standards.
Participate in audits and assessments, providing necessary documentation and support to auditors.