Network Engineer 4- 5yr fixed-term

This is a professional, master position that is responsible for strategic technical leadership and oversight for the processes and functions that design, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot the network. The Network Engineer 4 is key to the crucial collaboration needed across technical disciplines. The Engineer is also critical to the cooperation with other principal-level experts across the enterprise and to communicate the current and potential future state to senior management. Additionally, this role is designed to interface directly with product management and design engineering to provide key operational and design feedback targeted at stabilizing and improving the delivery of services. This is a 5yr fixed-term position. This individual works with divine guidance to provide or support technology that furthers the mission of the Church and reflects the eternal impact of the gospel. We value early, mid and late-career candidates and encourage all applicants with the posted skills and abilities to apply. Design, document, configure, implement, test and validate network monitoring and support system solutions Modifying existing configurations Validate preparation and staging of equipment for deployment Remain current on emerging technology trends Match customer requirements to solution Evaluate vendor designs Configure and modify equipment Prepare cut-sheet and installation instructions Escalate problems, incidents, and enhancement requests to engineering/vendor Respond to, troubleshoot and escalate problem records, service requests Plan and initiate maintenance, enterprise upgrade processes and maintenance windows Coordinate with implementation teams Provide oversight for documentation of the current environment Document changes to the environment Utilize, maintain and provide feedback regarding network/systems management tools Data center network, campus network and field network support Participate in and provide training Provide operational feedback to the product manager Identify and recommend monitoring enhancements Decommission equipment and perform site evaluations Validate established system health checks, standards and best practices Participate in P1 and technical peer reviews Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience 10 years of enterprise experience including eight years of experience in either network operations or network design Professional networking certifications Cisco DevNet Certification or equivalent Ability to troubleshoot complex problems across multiple technologies Proficient with monitoring technologies Proficient in multiple scripting languages Demonstrated knowledge in automation and system integration Senior-level knowledge in most of the following areas: - Routing and switching - Wireless technologies - Data center infrastructure - Firewall and VPN - Load balancing and high availability - Network security best practices Excellent interpersonal and communication skills – both written and verbal Skilled and experienced in enterprise collaboration Ability to conduct research on network products, services, protocols, and standards to remain abreast of developments in the networking industry Provide technical oversight for all network engineering designs and ensure smooth integrations with other infrastructure components Develop network design standards Extensive hands-on design experience with network routing, switching, firewall, VPN, and wireless devices at all levels Interact and negotiate with vendors, and outsourcers, to secure network products and services Create network design drawings, functionally descriptions, operating instructions, troubleshooting guides Understand enterprise process governance and articulate business problems in both business and technical terms Collaborate with and brief executive management and department leaders to assess near- and long-term network capacity needs and recommend solutions This job operates in a professional office environment To successfully perform the essential functions of the job there may be physical requirements which need to be met such as sitting for long periods of time and using computer monitors/equipment Preferred: Executive-level communication experience Working experience with ACS, Voyence, NetQoS, SolarWinds Orion