Senior Network Operations Engineer
Company: Sba Communications
Location: Boca Raton
Posted on: May 9, 2024
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Job Description:
Are you looking for: Work/Life Balance? A company where you will
make a difference? A unique remote work policy? Tuition
reimbursement? Fitness Reimbursement? 401K program with company
match? Ownership of a well performing stock? 19 days of Paid Time
Off (PTO)? Commuter Reimbursement? Cellular Phone discounts?
Vehicle Discounts?SBA is one of the top 20 Real Estate Investment
Trusts (REITs) based on market capitalization. Since 1989 SBA
Communications has been a leading independent owner and operator of
wireless communications infrastructure. Currently in 16 countries
and growing, we are seeking careerminded individuals who want to
feel valued and work in a fast-paced company. You can search our
openings, review our benefits, and learn more about SBA
Communications by clicking on the link. https://www.sbasite.comYour
Next Career Opportunity Senior Network Operations EngineerThe
Senior Network Operations Engineer position is responsible for
designing, installing, maintaining, and supporting LAN and WAN
infrastructures throughout the company. This role provides
high-level technical support for data network systems, creates and
maintains network documentation, maintains hardware and software
standards, and works on projects and tasks as needed to upgrade to
new and improved equipment and procedures.The ideal candidate
should possess a strong understanding of advanced engineering and
administration of multiprotocol routers, multilayer switches,
network security devices, and network management systems. In
addition, they should have excellent analytical,
problem-management, organizational, communication, and customer
service skills.What You Will Do Primary ResponsibilitiesProvides
support for technical direction and engineering expertise for
communications (LAN/WAN) systems infrastructure activities,
including network planning, designing, and implementing
communications infrastructure requirements for buildings and
systems.Ensures that adequate and appropriate planning is provided
in building communications spaces, networks, and media pathways to
meet industry standards.Interfaces with internal and external
customers and vendors to determine communications infrastructure
needs.Manages third-party vendor relationships and holds them
accountable for the delivery of outsourced functions, specifically
call center and network operations.Develops and implements a robust
disaster recovery strategy for critical systems and
infrastructure.Assess single points of failure in infrastructure
and recommend actions as appropriate.Responds immediately to
Production issues.Focuses on utilizing expertise in routing,
switching, firewall, and load-balancing using a thorough
understanding of IP, routing protocols, switching, and security
based on extensive hands-on experience.Works with leadership,
property LAN service providers (LSPs), end-user computing services
delivery, and hosting services to manage enterprise availability,
server, storage, and virtualization, inclusive of security/privacy,
risk management, and disaster and crisis management.Provides senior
technical engagement for all phases of the infrastructure lifecycle
from ideation through execution, as well as ongoing management and
support of the end-to-end network servicing all cloud and Data
Center Network systems.Works with leadership to develop and execute
new initiatives to simplify, standardize, optimize, and automate
the network designs, tooling, and operations to reduce
implementation cycle times, eliminate service downtime, optimize
performance, and ensure that all security and compliance
requirements are fully governed.Establishes cross-team level
relationships and partnering with all business disciplines and
other teams to define Data Center Network services, meet service
level requirements, and serve as an escalation point to resolve
service delivery and operational issues.Fosters an environment of
continuous improvement and structured processes and procedures that
support a zero-fault culture.Delivers Data Center Network technical
support to meet defined service levels that are benchmarked against
industry standards and metrics.Monitors area usage/demand of
services provided to ensure that shared services' actual
expenditures are in line with planned spending.Tracks actual
utilization of services and products, including reporting of
supplier performance, in meeting business service expectations and
service levels.Defines requirements, strategy, solutions, and
standards for Data Center, LAN/WAN Network infrastructure to meet
business needs and adhere to enterprise architecture & security
standards.Partners on all aspects of the technology lifecycle,
including requirements, product and services management, planning,
procurement, installation, support, and retirement in conjunction
with other Infrastructure VPs, Enterprise Architecture, and the
business planning teams.Supports the development of and compliance
with enterprise architecture, engineering, and design
plans.Demonstrates extensive operational support capability with
strong ITIL best practices (i.e. Incident Management, Problem
Management, Change Management, Capacity Management, Release
Management, Service Level Management).Other projects and duties as
assigned.What Youll Need Qualifications & RequirementsBS in
Computer Science or relevant field of study; Networking and
firewall certifications strongly preferred (CCNP, CCDP, PCNSE,
CCP-N).Minimum 8+ years of directly relevant experience.Strong
understanding of and experience with Enterprise architecture, Cloud
Functions, Identity & Security, and how they interoperate with
network architecture.Required experience: Cisco routers & switches,
Cisco, & Fortinet Firewalls, Ruckus Wireless & switching.Strong
knowledge of device level security, ACLs, port level security,
VLANs, VRFs.Knowledgeable across a broad set of infrastructure
platforms (Cisco, Juniper, Linux, AWS, Fortinet, Ruckus,
etc.).Extensive experience with instrumentation, enterprise
monitoring, and reporting tools.Strong knowledge of factors
affecting network optimization and performance; strong knowledge of
network capacity analysis and trending; knowledge of application
designs including 2-tier, 3-tier, and web browser-based
designs.In-depth knowledge of modern enterprise networking routing
protocols such as EIGRP, BGP and OSPF.Knowledge of network
applications such as DHCP and DNS.Strong understanding of voice and
data network protocols: Ethernet, R/ARP, LACP, Spanning Tree, VSS,
802.1Q, TCP/IP, IPSEC VPNs, BGP, HSRP, NAT, TACACS+ & RADIUS, MFA,
SIP, SNMP/RMON and RDP.In-depth knowledge of LAN/WAN communications
and network hardware such as routers, Ethernet switches, gateways,
firewalls, and load balancers; strong knowledge of multiple
topologies and media.Strong knowledge of device-level security,
ACLs, port-level security, VLANs, and VRFs.Proficient in packet
captures, such as Wireshark, TCPDump, and TCP flow tools, such as
NetFlow, jFlow, SFlow.Strong knowledge of network optimization and
performance analysis and identifying factors affecting network
optimization and performance.Strong knowledge of network capacity
analysis, planning, and trending.Familiarity with general-purpose
test equipment, including network sniffers and traffic
generators.Possess excellent oral and written communication
skills.Ability to work well with people of various backgrounds and
skill levels.Self-disciplined, self-starter, and professional who
can successfully bring projects to closure with a minimum of
direction, guidance, and oversight.The ability to operate
independently, without close supervision.#LI-DA1by Jobble
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