Staff Network Engineer Job Description

Staff Network Engineer Job Description

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Staff network engineer provides proactive monitoring and management of all network related platforms, typically: - System X, DMS, SDH, DWDM, ATM, Frame Relay, Cisco IP, and Ericsson /Alcatel NGA.

Staff Network Engineer Duties & Responsibilities

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Sample responsibilities for this position include:

Configuration and implementation of network hardware, including routers, switches, security appliances, wireless controllers, vpn appliances and monitoring tools
Conduct integration testing of new network hardware, network design and software to support network infrastructure evolution
Install and maintain network hardware and software in the Global Engineering Test and Certification lab and proof-of-concept environments
Manage end-to-end circuit provisioning process with the telecommunications carriers, including the project management of service delivery
Responsible for assuring quality, timeliness, best-cost, and path diversity for all sites
Serve as an internal consultant within the Network Engineering and Operations organization to collaborate with engineers and architects to analyze opportunities to improve network availability, service delivery timelines, and cost across the WAN
Designing and developing Cloud Networking and Security features in virtualized environments with a particular focus on building the SDDC’s next-generation Networking and Security Products
Provide technical leadership in design and development of vertical feature sets in large-scale distributed systems
Analyze product requirements and functional specifications of the product line
Interact with other development team, QA, Documentation, Release Engineering to execute on product goals

Staff Network Engineer Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Staff Network Engineer

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: ITIL, CCNP, CCNA, CCIE, CISSP, SANS, CCSA, CCSE, MCSE, MCSA

Education for Staff Network Engineer

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Employers hiring for the staff network engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Technical, Information Technology, Technology, MBA, Information Systems, Math, Science, Education

Skills for Staff Network Engineer

Desired skills for staff network engineer include:

Hot standby protocols HSRP and VRRP
Cisco encryption technologies
Network hardware
Specifically Cisco routers and switches
MPLS
ATM and Frame Relay
BGP
IP networking environment and financial ecommerce desired
TCP/IP
VLANs

Desired experience for staff network engineer includes:

Extensive knowledge of networking technologies, topologies, and protocols
Lead the design, implementation, documentation of system architecture from scratch with minimal set of requirements
Participate in the full product development life cycles
Solid background in OOP, object and data modeling
Background in working with distributed systems
Deep working knowledge of Java

Staff Network Engineer Examples

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Staff Network Engineer Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of staff network engineer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for staff network engineer
  • This labor category shall support tasking that involves engineering development
  • Document deployment guidelines to facilitate customer engagement
  • Lead the design and development of components to manage traffic visibility in virtualized and cloud environments
  • Perform Engineering and 2nd level support for AudioCode Gateways, Cisco Unified Call Manager and Cisco CME/SRSTGateways
  • Provide third level support through online ticket system
  • Coordinate, develop and implement network solutions to meet challenges of technology, security, and market conditions
  • Optimize our infrastructure on Amazon Web Services and serve as network expert/lead of our enterprise network modernization effort
  • Work with cross functional team members on user requirements, including but not limited to Product Management, QA, Support
  • Able to work independently, bring up discussions, execute resources
  • Provide leadership in the global validation strategy for the Global Supply Chain Valve Network including risk/mitigation elements
Qualifications for staff network engineer
  • Software design and development of network switching products and network management systems
  • Performs complex technical analysis of software, hardware, and networking systems including wired/wireless Ethernet, Data center switches
  • Coursework in Network Security
  • Understanding of Networking and Network Technologies
  • Development experience C/C++
  • Coursework in Network Security and Cryptography
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Staff Network Engineer Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of staff network engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for staff network engineer
  • Develop, Review and approve protocols and reports
  • Build and scale-up a validation cell work stream through uncompromised compliant work, and ensure the use of lean tools to meet global validation needs
  • Accountability (including hands on and resourceful) on troubleshooting, problem solving, and escalation of program risk to management when validations do not work as expected
  • Trains, and leads Jr
  • Help shape and communicate long-term architectural vision in support of strategic business and product planning
  • Help lead and influence multiple engineering teams in pursuit of short- and long-term technological innovation
  • The ability to communicate effectively while working
  • Administer network infrastructure and ensure performance to support business operation
  • Provide 24x7 2nd and 3rd level support to network operation
  • Perform routine system monitoring, health check and maintenance for pro-active management of IT network services and drive improvement actions
Qualifications for staff network engineer
  • College degree or comparable certification in IT (CCNA/CCNP), telecommunications, computer science, or related field is preferred
  • Some work by the team is required to be performed during our established nightly or weekend maintenance windows
  • Permanent positions will also require the engineer to work into the on-call rotation with approximately 6 other peers
  • At least 12 plus years of experience in Layer 2 and/or layer 3 technologies
  • A Bachelor's degree is preferred for this position
  • Experience with mobile device management, regardless of platform (Android/iOS/BlackBerry, etc), is critical for this role
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Staff Network Engineer Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of staff network engineer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for staff network engineer
  • Perform user requirements engineering for IT solutions in respective domain area
  • Support / contribute in policy setup and enforcement
  • Liaise with internal and/or external service provider and vendor for any troubleshooting, maintenance, optimization, implementation/deployment cycle of network related issues
  • Build automation tools that will help in improving time to detect and remediate security vulnerabilities
  • Network operations, and problem solving for our cloud infrastructure
  • Collaborate with cross-function teams for project delivery
  • Strong focus in Developing low-level Datacenter LAN and WAN design and configuration documentation
  • Provide 3rd Tier Troubleshooting and problem solving for network and application issues – On-Call/After hours support and implementations
  • Preparing IPSEC and SSL connections for divers customers
  • Work with customers and internal personnel to manage related IT Site Activation projects and provide customer service and technical support
Qualifications for staff network engineer
  • Requires Bachelor’s degree in (Computer Science, Math or Engineering) or equivalent and two or more years of experience
  • Cisco CCENT preferred
  • Experience with Customers Systems a plus
  • Must be willing to travel within the U.S. up to 50%
  • Flexibility, adaptability, and willingness to learn new technologies to support the business
  • Excellent intercultural communication and coordination skills
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Staff Network Engineer Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a staff network engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for staff network engineer
  • Work with COMSEC Management Plans to support the F-35 ALIS program – both foreign and domestically
  • Coordinate with the ALIS Extranet Chief Network Architect for multiple locations, including
  • Provide tiered troubleshooting within the scope of a Problem Management and Network Management System in support of JSF ALIS Extranet problem management and escalation
  • Expert in core data structures algorithms and has the ability to implement them using a language of choice when necessary
  • Must have strong working experience with Juniper firewall, Check Point, and F5 LTM
  • Responsible for engineering designs for all network facilities including Cisco data communications equipment
  • Responsible for development of and compliance with engineering standards including requirements gathering, documentation, product lifecycle plans, and design packages
  • Responsible for coordinating supplemental engineering service providers and/or contractors performing engineering design for network projects
  • Responsible for providing support to the local Operating Companies on issues related to network planning, engineering design, and engineering consulting
  • Responsible for developing and participating in the successful completion of Specialized Infrastructure initiatives and Technology Organization initiatives
Qualifications for staff network engineer
  • Must have the ability to independently develop relationships, communicate with high-level internal and external technical staff and act as a primary technology contact on areas of responsibility
  • Must be able to consistently contribute effort, leadership, and creative thinking to solving complex and significant problems in a collaborative fashion
  • MS Engineering or equivalent University technical degree
  • Extensive hands-on system Linux experience (operating systems, performance, virtualization)
  • 8+ years of professional experience designing and developing networking components/drivers/agents in Windows Server environments
  • Deep knowledge of Windows Server network stack and related components
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Staff Network Engineer Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of staff network engineer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for staff network engineer
  • Flexible to travel in US and work in the Eastern Time Zone hours
  • Interact with internal customers and vendors to facilitate work processes
  • As assigned, contact outside vendors and coordinate installation, maintenance, and upgrades
  • Create and update documentation as needed for implementation and support purposes
  • Assist in major real estate moves for some locations
  • Duties include weekly on-call rotation
  • Track SLAs and key performance indicators
  • Travel to satellite locations to provide service, if needed
  • Maintenance of network circuits and coordination with service providers
  • Evaluation of new technologies and recommend adoption as appropriate
Qualifications for staff network engineer
  • Experience on Hyper-V and other virtualization environments a plus
  • Experience in Linux network stack a plus
  • Bachelor's degree and 4 years of experience in network engineering
  • BGP (iBGP/eBGP), IGP (OSPF, EIGRP), PBR, VRF, VSS, Multicast, QoS, VoIP
  • IPSEC, GRE, SSL-VPN
  • AAA, PKI, SSL/TLS, 802.1x

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