Network Engineer

Network Engineer Compensation: $80,000 - $90,000 base plus strong bonus plan, excellent benefits package Start Date: ASAP Location: La Vergne, TN (Hybrid work environment) OVERVIEW: Network Engineer We are searching for a Network Engineer to join a great team with the desire to continue growing and the opportunity to impact an industry leading organization. Excellent company benefits and culture with work life balance and plenty of exciting work. If you are looking to make a change where you can impact the core value and products of an organization, have the benefits of a large corporation with the flexibility and culture of a smaller one please give us a call and consider more information. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Network Engineer

• Associate degree in Computer Science or related field or directly related year for year work experience
• 1 year of experience as a network engineer or systems engineer with a heavy network infrastructure focus

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: Network Engineer

• Demonstrated experience supporting network routers and switches, including dynamic routing, overlays, and all layer 2/3 functionality in an enterprise environment
• Experience supporting security appliances, such as traditional and next-gen firewalls, along with standalone or integrated IDS/IPS
• Experience supporting either hardware or software load balancers, such as F5, NetScaler, HAProxy, or Nginx
• Basic understanding of any scripting languages such as Python and PowerShell
• Knowledge of version control systems such as Git and Subversion
• Knowledge of software deployment tools such as Azure DevOps, Bamboo, GitLab
• Basic understanding of application containerization platforms such as Docker, CRI-O, or Container and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes and Docker Swarm

RESPONSIBILITIES: Network Engineer

• Troubleshoot problems related to physical and virtual infrastructure performance and resolve trouble tickets as assigned
• Manage, participate, or perform tasks related to specific projects to implement new technology as assigned
• Build, configure, integrate, deploy and test infrastructure components, operating systems, application software and system management tools
• Evaluate, maintain, and modify established 'best practices' for infrastructure maintenance and asset management
• Maintain consistent documentation for system configurations, installation, and administration procedures
• Utilize configuration automation tools such as Puppet, Ansible, Chef, and SaltStack
• Interact regularly with intermediate and senior engineers to identify, build, and implement automation to drive greater efficiencies and standards
• Manage and maintain system monitoring tools such as Solarwinds, Nagios/Icinga, and Prometheus THORNDALE PARTNERS