Network Engineer
Location: US, TX, San Antonio
Department: R&D
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Oil & Energy
Function: Engineering
Company profile: WellAware is an oil field communications and software-as-a-service (SaaS) company based in San Antonio, TX that provides a seamless, complete monitoring and production management solution for its customers. Founded on the premise that well, pipeline, and safety data is often unreliable and difficult to obtain, WellAware has assembled a group of industry experts, automation specialists, and world-class software and network engineers to transform oil field communications and software.By strategically deploying the most advanced machine-to-machine network in the world over U.S. shale plays and creating a mobile production software to manage it, WellAware drastically increases the reliability and security of measurement data, while reducing cost and making data meaningful across your entire business.
Description: The Network Engineer is highly experienced in architecting, deploying, troubleshooting and monitoring networks and network devices. You will be part of a team that is responsible for designing and developing scalable, maintainable, highly available network architectures that meet business objectives and SLAs. They will work on projects alone and in team environments to aid in the support of WellAware internal and external products. 
Requirements: Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Configure and install various network devices and services (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, QoS)Perform network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes and security configurationsWorks closely with other engineers to drive the evolution and expansion of our current network offeringMonitor performance and ensure system availability and reliabilityMonitor system resource utilization, trending, and capacity planningProvide Level-2/3 support and troubleshooting to resolve issuesWork within established configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval and success of changes made to the network infrastructureSelect and implement security tools, policies, and procedures in conjunction with the company’s security teamLiaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolutionApply knowledge of infrastructure technologies, applications, methodologies, processes and tools to carefully analyze and monitor networks and network devices.Conceptualize solutions for the company that may expand the suite of products currently offered.Re-factor current infrastructure design and/or implementation to support application enhancement requestsEvaluate and research latest technologiesSupport production networking issuesResolve network performance and scalability issues by identifying non-best practice implementations and other key areas of improvementMaintain a functional network lab environment for internal development teamMinimum Qualifications:Experience with Cisco, IPSEC, MPLS, BGP, GRE, Vyatta5+ years experience in network design and monitoringDeep understanding of networking protocols (e.g., IPSEC, HSRP, BGP, OSPF, 802.11, QoS)Solid understanding of the OSI and TCP/IP modelHands-on experience with monitoring, network diagnostic and network analytics toolsFundamentals in RF communications systemsFundementals in one or more scripting languages including python, ruby, or shellExperience with M2M services from AT&T, Verizon, etc. is a plusExperience with Agile Development methodology is a plusAbility to work independently as well as perform as part of a small, close knit development and operations team required
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