Senior Data Center Network Engineer - Raleigh, United States - Red Hat Software

Description

About the job:

Contribute to network operation optimization efforts including performance analyzing and trouble remediation. Responsible for implementing new or augmenting of existing network infrastructure.

*Telecommuting permitted: work may be performed within normal commuting distance from the Red Hat, Inc. office in Raleigh, NC.

• Responsible for all parts of network upgrades including both software and hardware to ensure the environment is safe from ongoing security threats as well as business continuity threats.
• Analyze current networking technologies to match network hardware and software with business requirements to meet desired outcome.
• Stay current on latest developments in networking technologies to leverage the latest in networking architecture and security practices.
• Analyze network infrastructure to ensure the architecture effectively and efficiently supports the business requirements.
• Provide cross training to associate network and network engineers to ensure effective cross team knowledge transfer.
• Help maintain current network infrastructure and lead in network maintenance and upgrades as part of effective life cycle management.
• Provide supporting documentation to enable effective network use including installation, and procedural documentation.

The salary range for this position is $136,240 - $162,050/year. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.

• Bachelors degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field and five (5) years of experience in the job offered or related role.
• Must have five (5) years of experience with key network administration, including designing, building, and validating IP networks across different vendors and topologies.
• Must have three (3) years of experience with: network architectures including core, distribution, and access versus spine and leaf, as well as across the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) stack; Layer 2 protocols, including spanning tree, link aggregation, VLANs, 802.1q, and multi-chassis link support; firewall appliance.
• Must have three (3) years of networking experience including LAN, WAN, switching and routing, IP, TCP, VPN, and AAA protocols.
• Must have one (1) year of experience with: DC architecture and technologies, as well as cloud connectivity technologies; routing protocols including EVPN, MPLS, BGP, OSPF, and static routing; and application delivery infrastructure and load balancing and clustering, including F5.