Senior Network Engineer

We are seeking somebody who is dynamic, engaging, confident, has strong technical management skills, is self-motivated and can work independently, reporting to Director IT Operations. You will apply in-depth knowledge of complex networks, security solution components, solutions development to provide Wolfspeed with integrated, secure, reliable, and business appropriate network and security solutions. Individual to work within the Network Operations team and it SMEs and senior engineers to provide key input to technical design, implementation and decision making, along with mentoring technical engineers in the Network Operations Team. The role requires in depth knowledge and expertise in complex on-premises, hybrid and cloud networking and security infrastructure, specifically Cisco networking technologies, Wireless, Cisco I.S.E & Catalyst Center Palo Alto technologies such as NGFW, Panorama and Global Protect. AREAS/RESPONSIBILITY Defines, documents, and enforces system standards. Document Global Infra Design - a high- level description, with diagrams, of how the Wolfspeed technologies integrate together. Define, develop and maintain secure, reliable, and scalable Network services that meet Our clients ongoing and evolving business requirements Network Design Templates - diagrams for each Site Class. These templates can be used repeatedly to build networks at each new site. Implementation effective network infrastructure and security policies, practices, and standards that ensure effective and consistent network operations. Perform Network configuration and operations and monitoring, implement defined proactive solutions that reduce time to repair (TTR) (L3) Monitoring network devices, Palo Alto Firewalls, Cisco Routers, Switches and Wireless Controllers, IP Management using Netbox. Responsible for performance, capacity planning and monitoring of key network service delivery channels, to include network, voice, wireless, internet, extranet, circuit, etc. Designing, deploying and monitoring Cisco SD-WAN solutions, Designing hierarchical Enterprise LAN, Data Center and Campus networks. 802.11 Enterprise Wireless including conducting wireless survies and analysis Designing cloud Networks in both Azure and AWS Designing, deploying, managing and troubleshooting Cisco ISE in an enterprise. Designing Palo Alto firewall policy and management, preparation of IPsec Tunnels and global protect client VPN solution. Supporting Wolfspeed’s operations and the end-to-end delivery of the services through coordination and interaction with business partners Improve proactive management of the environment as demonstrated by continuous reductions in Incidents and the analysis and prevention of Problems and improvement of performance, availability and reliability. Good knowledge of software network monitoring, mapping and management tools such as Solar Winds, and DNAC Collaborating with engineers to design and implement servers, storage, containers, network etc. and mentor team members on technical issues. Ensure environment is monitored for resource utilization, performance, firmware etc. Report on the finding to management with a plan to mitigate the potential issue Perform regular tests and audits. Troubleshoot issues and document the resolution Delegating maintenance tasks to junior engineers to help increase knowledge Developing status reports and sharing with management, dealing with escalated support issues and driving to resolution Develop and maintain complete technical documentation. Communicate with users when needed Good knowledge of cloud networking technologies and containerization platforms including Azure Participate in the Architectural Review Board to validate designs across all areas of technology This Job is Perfect Fit for You if You Have (Minimum Requirements): Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, information systems, or related field, or equivalent experience. At least (7) seven years of professional experience in networking infrastructure, particularly with LAN/WAN and VLAN, Cisco & Palo Alto technologies Have experience of all network technology including: Cloud, LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi, data center LAN, SD networks, SDDC, telephony, mobile solutions infrastructure, unified comms, network management solutions, and network specific security and remote access technologies and approaches Extensive knowledge of well-known industry standard security enforcement tools such as web and mail filters, IDS and IPS, V…