IT Engineer - Networking

Job Responsibilities:
Global Network Operations:

• Support, maintain and solution network global infrastructure (Data, Security) as part of the global network operations team, organized by region (APAC, EMEA & Americas) in a “follow the sun” model.
• Troubleshoot complex network (LAN, WAN, DNS, etc.) and firewall-related issues.
• Acts as primary point of escalation and subject matter expert for network operations in the EMEA region.
• Provide technical leadership and expertise to the global operations team, particularly in the EMEA region.
• Proactively pinpoint and eliminate network performance bottlenecks impacting business workloads and steadily improve network uptime.
• Proactively work to enhance network security and participate as needed in security incident response efforts as a network SME.
• Continuous improvements - participates in Problem Management, post-mortems, root cause analysis and accelerate/advance the resolution of incidents impacting critical production environments & prolonging escalations.

Global Network Solutions, Implementation and Technology:

• Contribute in exciting global projects - site buildouts, new acquisitions, new technology deployments, technology refreshes, network security enhancements, etc.
• Stabilize newly deployed cutting edge network solutions
• Potentially assist with business engagement/stakeholder communications for new deployments or continuous improvement initiatives. Candidate needs to be comfortable with collaborating closely with business stakeholders.
• Willingness to work flexible hours including weekend and holiday coverage for any operational or project needs.

Qualifications:
We’re looking for a diversely skilled, experienced network engineer with these qualifications:

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science or Information Technology or equivalent certification and/or experience
• Minimum 3 years of hands-on network and security experience.
• German skills (B1-B2 level) are a plus
• Cisco certification is a must, preferably CCNP. More advanced certification and/or security specialization are a plus.
• An ideal candidate will have experience or certification with some or all of the following technologies:
• SolarWinds
• Palo Alto Networks firewalls
• Fortinet firewalls
• Riverbed Steelhead
• Wan Optimization
• Performance Management
• Cisco SDWAN
• Cisco Wireless
• Cisco Routing/Switches (Catalyst and Nexus platforms)
• Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure
• Cisco Identity Services Engine
• Cisco DNA Center
• InfoBlox DDI
• A10 Load Balancers
• Juniper Switches