Position: Senior Network Engineer
Company: Takeoff
Category: Other
Experience required: 3y
English level: upper

Network Engineer person will manage and help support Takeoff's internal and external network infrastructure, including core/access switching, firewalls, WAN, and VoIP communications. Ideally, this person will have some exposure to Cisco and Aruba network infrastructure, but that is not a requirement. The ideal candidate also possesses knowledge and experience in network and hardware automation. You will focus on helping build and maintain a new abstraction layer within Takeoff to centrally manage all MFC hardware.
 
This is exciting because you will have the chance to:
 
- Support networking environment by managing system configuration; facilitating system installation; and defining, documenting, and enforcing system standards.
- Establish the network environment by designing system configuration; directing system installation; defining, documenting, and enforcing system standards.
- Maximize network performance by monitoring performance; troubleshooting network problems and outages; scheduling upgrades, and Investigating faults in the network.
- Designing and implementing new network solutions and/or improving the efficiency of current networks.
- Installing, configuring, and supporting network equipment including routers, proxy servers, switches, WAN accelerators, DNS, and DHCP.
- Create infrastructure automation through code to help manage multiple sites. 
- Collect key metrics of our infrastructure and convert them into digestible information for monitoring and alerting purposes.
- Procuring network equipment and managing subcontractors involved with network installation.
- Configuring firewalls, routing, and switching to maximize network efficiency and security.
- Maximizing network performance through ongoing monitoring and troubleshooting.
- Updating network equipment to the latest firmware releases.
 
Some of the experience you will bring to the table: 
- 3-5 years of experience working as a Network Engineer on increasingly complex projects.
- 5 years of experience configuring ASA, Routers, Switches, Firewalls, VPN, VLAN, WiFi-AP, Proxy Servers.
- Network Design and Implementation, Network Troubleshooting, Network Hardware Configuration, Network Wiring (Structure cabling and fiber optics) and Certification Supervision, Network Performance Monitoring, and Tuning.
- Experience managing Cisco Catalyst and Nexus switch products.
- Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certificate heavily encouraged.
- Strong documentation and time management skills.
- Prior experience using automation to manage infrastructure.