Network Engineer

The Job You Will Perform:

• Plan, design, document, implement, and support WAN, data center, collocation and cloud infrastructures
• Work in collaboration with the architecture team to test, document, and provide proof of concepts for emerging technologies
• Troubleshoot, maintain, upgrade, and provide solutions to hardware/software problems
• Identify, communicate, and implement proactive changes that must be performed to prevent problems
• Management of International Paper’s network to meet service levels, including capacity planning and upgrades
• Expand, deploy, refresh and remove all supported data center network technologies, software and services, in collaboration with Global Telecom architects

The Skills You Will Bring:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in an IT-related discipline, or demonstrated years of experience
• 5+ years of network engineering experience working directly with WAN and data center network technologies and services
• Cisco CCNA or equivalent experience, CCNP preferred

• Demonstrates an understanding and practical application experience of the following technologies and services
• Wide Area Network (WAN) and Local Area Network (LAN) and Wireless Backup (3G/4G) data network technologies
• Protocols: Ethernet, MLPPP, PPP, IPSec and cellular data
• TCP/IP and Virtual LANs (VLAN) configuration of switches and routers
• Layer-3 (OSPF and BGP), Quality of Service (QoS), IPT integration, performance monitoring and tuning
• Hardware platform: Cisco
• VXLAN, ACI, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, QoS, performance monitor, tuning and packet decode

• WAN, Cisco SDWAN, ACI, and Nexus technology experience preferred
• Python, Perl, TCL, Bash or EEM scripting skills
• Excellent written and verbal, business and technical communication skills for management-level audiences
• Drive to succeed, highly self-motivated and ability to learn on the fly
• Ability to be flexible with changing requirements
• Superior problem analysis and solving skills applying personal experience and experience from others
• Professional and courteous attitude towards all team members