Senior Network Engineer

3 days/week on-site in Washington DC office

Send resume to rick@ingenium.agency

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Under the corporate banner, we produce and distribute content through some of the world’s leading and most valued brands, including: News Media, Sports, Entertainment, Television Stations and Media Group. We empower a diverse range of creators to imagine and develop culturally significant content, while building an organization that thrives on creative ideas, operational expertise and strategic thinking.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a self-motivated, hands-on Senior Network Engineer to work under the supervision of the Director of Network Services. The role includes network engineering and operations work across business units (Corporate, News, and TV).

ABOUT YOU

• Detail-oriented, self-starter

• Excellent writer, with strong verbal & social skills, with demonstrated ability to

communicate to senior leaders, technical peers, and non-technical partners

• Strong critical thinking and troubleshooting skills

• Experience/knowledge in ServiceNow, Confluence, Lucid Charts

• Effectively handle many different tasks at a time

• Team player

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Proper planning of upgrades and changes; perform code upgrades

• Update documentation, procedures, diagrams, circuit IDs, etc.

• Liaise with Network Services team and end-users on day-to-day issues

• React to Network Monitoring platform alerts – identify, diagnose, and resolve network related service problems

• Coordinate with vendors (e.g., down circuit, equipment replacement)

• Produce support and operational documentation

o Develop deployment, testing, and rollback plans

o Author How-To’s

• Work with ServiceNow tickets and ensure closure as per SLA

• Strive for continuing education in the fields of networking and unified communications

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• Background in internetwork, LAN, and WAN, with a recent focus on Arista technologies

o Automation skills (e.g., Python, Ansible, Git) are required

o CloudVision-as-a-Service (CVaaS)

• Expert in switching, routing, and troubleshooting concepts (e.g., BFP, Multicast, OSPF)

• Thorough understanding of layer 2/layer 3 networking details, OSPF/BGP routing, VLANs, trunking, port-aggregation, static routing, upgrade processes

• Experience with: Spine-leaf Architecture (EVPN-VXLAN and SD-WAN)

• Knowledge of wiring, racking, cross connects

• Knowledge of Palo Alto firewall & security concepts

• Knowledge of cloud networking (AWS, VPC, Direct Connect/Transit Gateways)

• Ability to lift 20 pounds (i.e., rack mounting/movement of computer equipment)

• Occasional domestic travel