Senior Network Engineer (Remote, Pacific Time Zone)

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Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience managing on-prem & cloud network environments.
• Experience in network design and troubleshooting in a cloud-based microservices environment (AWS, Kubernetes).
• Expert level knowledge of enterprise network protocols & platforms such as IPSec, VPN, DNS, SNMP, OSPF, BGP, AWS VPC, Security Groups, peering, and routing.
• Deep understanding of cloud and virtualization technologies and how they impact network performance and design.
• Ability to manage an integrated cloud-based (AWS) and physical office-based infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of network security requirements & best practices and ability to analyze & respond to security incidents.
• Hands on experience with network monitoring and troubleshooting tools including Wireshark, tcpdump, Fiddler, PRTG, Nagios, NewRelic, Grafana, and nmap.
• Mid-level Windows and Linux server administration capabilities.
• Experience writing and documenting detailed project proposals.
• Experience working with vendors to solve issues, discuss roadmaps, and implement improvements.
• Ability to adapt and solve problems in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal & communication skills, and ability to collaborate with others.
• Industry certifications a plus (Cisco CCNP, Palo Alto PCNSE/PCNSA, Network+).

Responsibilities:

• Manage, monitor, and maintain Blink’s network infrastructure including - Aruba & Meraki switches/WAP, Palo Alto firewalls/VPN, AWS VPC, and AWS Transit Gateway.
• Serve as a technical architect and consultant to other engineering teams by assisting them with network design and troubleshooting in a microservices & container based environment (AWS, Kubernetes).
• Work with IT leadership on projects, identify new products & solutions, and research solutions.
• Promote good network design practices by emphasizing Secure & compliant implementations, Redundancy/high availability, and Automation.
• Mentor and train service desk technicians to help them provide level 1 support.
• Act as the technical escalation point for network issues.
• Configure, harden, and patch network devices & services according to security best practices and recommendations.
• Monitor security alerts and investigate security incidents.
• Maintain technical documentation about the systems you manage.
• Communicate with stakeholders by keeping them informed of incident progress, notifying them of upcoming changes or scheduled downtime.
• Participate in on-call support rotation.
• Duties will be primarily focused on Network administration while providing backup to the systems engineering colleagues for Windows and Linux server administration.