Senior Network Engineer

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

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The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Grade: Technical 408

Pay Range: $118,900.00 - $178,500.00

The Senior Network Engineer is part of Enterprise Infrastructure Network team and is responsible for managing and maintaining the network infrastructure, as well as monitoring network availability and performance. This position will support network services for the LAN and WAN infrastructure including Palo Alto firewalls, Cisco routers, and switches and Arista wireless infrastructure. Detail oriented with the ability to work with minimum supervision, and thoughtful customer service. Availability to be on-call for periodic tasks outside of normal working hours. Able to travel.

The Senior Network Engineer is also responsible for recommending and implementing best security and performance practices for continued improvement to the network infrastructure.

*This is an in-office position designated to work 5 days a week from our Salt Lake City headquarters.

Responsibilities

Manages and supports LAN and WAN network devices.

Manages and supports Internet access and security appliances.

Manages and supports remote and wireless access.

Tests and evaluates network systems to eliminate problems and make improvements.

Escalates network problems to appropriate vendors and/or internal personnel.

Manages technology planning through ongoing research and consulting.

Architects, plans, implements and supports the voice, data, and wireless network and computing infrastructure.

Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Knowledge of switching (Capacity Planning & VLAN’s) and routing (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP)

Knowledge of WAN Technology (MPLS, VPLS, VPN) and Voice Technology (VOIP, QOS, SIP)

Skilled at large scale wireless deployments.

Ability to use security software, including anti-virus, anti-spam, and anti-spyware.

Knowledgeable in application transport and network infrastructure protocols (SSL/TLS, DNS, DHCP, WINS, NTP, FTP, HTTP, SMTP, CIFS, LDAP, and Microsoft AD) and possesses an understanding of how to support these applications/protocols when accessed through VPN and firewall appliances.

Deep understanding of load balancing technologies (F5, ELB) and network automation (Cisco ACI, VRO)

Knowledge of VMware and/or Hyper-V for server virtualization

Knowledge and experience with IPv4, IPv6, TCP, HSRP/GLBP, IPSEC, VPN, DNS, and HTTP

Energetic self-starter

Ability to work with minimum supervision

Thorough and detail oriented

Ability to be ‘on-call’ for period tasks outside of normal working hours.

Ability to travel

Knowledge of power management

Must be able to lift 30lbs

Experience with cross connection and rack management