Network Engineer L3/Austin, TX

Network Engineer L3 Location: Austin, TX Responsibilities: Deploy and operate the front side, backend, and management networks within our on-prem datacenters Perform site visits to oversee new network buildouts performed by operations team Optimize end user experience by architecting the network to lower latency, packet loss, and jitter while increasing scale Deploy and supports new software releases, system upgrades, and patches for the network infrastructure environment Maintain knowledge of vendor products (Pensando, Cisco, Palo Alto, Arista) and solutions that can enable the diagnosis of complex issues, build redundancy and resiliency along with planning for the future capacity and technology growth of the network Develop and maintain networking inventory documentation including network diagrams, cabling schedules, and DCIM Perform troubleshooting and problem-solving efforts often involving outside vendors and other support personnel and/or organizations Ensure the network architecture addresses high availability and performance of mission critical platforms and network resources Monitor the network status of global sites for potential issues or learnings Train and enable on-site L1 support teams Occasionally perform on-call incident response as L2 Qualifications and Attributes: At least 6 years of experience maintaining enterprise and/or cloud network infrastructure – routers, switches, NICs Knowledge and experience of hosting technologies including Hyper-converged infrastructure, Converged Infrastructure, Xen virtualization Knowledge and experience with supporting infrastructure service technologies including DNS, DHCP, BOOTP, PXE, TFTP, NTP, PAM Experience with developing python/ansible scripts to automate infrastructure deployment and metrics collection Intermediate Linux skills Experience with various tools such as MAAS or Infoblox Direct experience with Cisco and Arista products Arista ACE-Level 3 certification or higher required Cisco CCNP Certification – Preferred Experience with Cisco Nexus and Nexus Manager Experience with VXLAN/EVPN overlays, BGP routing, and leaf-spine as well as traditional data center architectures across multiple data center environments Knowledge of RDMA network tuning Experience with non-Ethernet based technologies (such as InfiniBand/ConnectX-5/6) is also a plus. Experience documenting network knowledge base and operational runbooks Knowledge of application transport and network infrastructure protocols Ability to create accurate network diagrams and documentation for design and planning network communication systems Ability to explain complex network concepts to application engineers and leadership Ability to create simplified network diagrams for presentations Provides specific detailed information for hardware and software selection Ability to quickly learn new or unfamiliar technology and products using documentation and internet resources Ability to think through problems and visualize solutions Team player with the ability to work with all levels of staff within/outside of R&D and outside the organization A self-starter able to work independently but comfortable working in a team environment Good analytical and problem-solving skills E-Solutions