Senior Network Infrastructure Specialist

Job Description

This Opportunity

To ensure the efficient operation of WSPs internal Network services, we are seeking a talented and experienced Senior Network Infrastructure Specialist. The Senior Network Infrastructure Specialist will play a pivotal role in helping to maintain the integrity of deployed network infrastructure and services, ensuring it is well documented, proactively evaluate how it is operating, and develop plus execute plans to optimize the environment. This position can be located in any U.S. city where WSP has an office.

If you're energized by continuously seeking improvement, optimizing deployed environments, and delivering real operational impact, then this role is for you.
Your Impact

• Proactive management and performance of service suppliers and/or manufacturer activities to align with expected service levels.
• Establishing & maintaining standards, processes & procedures relating to the operation of all aspects of the services.
• Remaining current in the knowledge and use of technology to provide recommendations for improving the consistency and cost effectiveness of the services.
• Ensuring that appropriate documentation is available and accurate.
• Develop, monitor, and manage metrics and KPIs to proactively assess infrastructure performance and capacity.
• Creating, executing, and managing repeatable routines that proactively identify improvements.
• Conducting regular scheduled capacity planning/management activities.
• Developing and implementing plans to proactively remediate identified performance, health, or capacity issues.
• Auditing for standards compliance.
• Supporting activities for IT regulations and compliance.
• Enhancing and enforcing service transition processes that protect the stability of network operations.
• Planning for the execution of business continuity testing, reporting, and gap resolution.
• Supporting problem management to resolve recurring issues.
• Support the IT budget process by providing input and direction as it relates to infrastructure and services.
• Manage the lifecycle of infrastructure hardware components, software, licenses, and support subscriptions.
• Own & maintain the integrity of the network asset data across all IT platforms.
• Evaluating and improving the effectiveness of operational monitoring.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• At least 5-7 years relevant and practical experience in a Network Operations, Network Improvement/Service Excellence role.
• Extensive in-depth knowledge of Network services and infrastructure.
• Vendor certifications not a requirement, proven practical experience preferred.
• Comfortable working collaboratively across a large, globally distributed enterprise IT environment.
• Experience of working within ITIL aligned Service Management organisation.
• Practical experience in managing large, complex, multi-vendor networks that include WAN, Wired & Wireless LAN, Perimeter Security, Security Services Edge (SSE), Application Delivery Controllers/ Load Balancing, Cloud Networking, and Remote Access VPN.
• Experience in managing networks that encompass the following technologies is advantageous:
• Software-Defined-WAN (preferably HPE Aruba)
• Cloud Networking (preferably Microsoft Azure)
• Cloud-based Internet Security (preferably Zscaler Internet Access)
• Unified Communications (preferably Microsoft Teams)
• Remote Access Solutions (preferably Zscaler Private Access)
• LAN switching (preferably Cisco)
• Wireless LAN (preferably Cisco)
• Next Generation Perimeter firewall technologies (preferably Palo Alto)
• Application Delivery Controllers & Load Balancing (preferably F5 Networks)
• Identity and Access Control Policy platform (preferably Cisco Identify Services Engine)
• Experience in Network Automation and DevOps practices is highly desirable.
• Proficiency with automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, Python, GitHub/GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, and event-driven automation services is highly desirable.

SKILLS/ COMPETENCIES/ OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and little to no instructions.
• Strong organizational skills, including prioritization, time management, and multi-tasking.
• Excellent analytical and diagnostic problem-solving skills with the ability of providing solutions to identified problems.
• Demonstrated experience in understanding and demonstrating compliance with information security requirements.
• Knowledge and experience in performing information security practices in the management and delivery of infrastructure and operations.

WSP Benefits:

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.


Compensation:
Expected Salary (all locations): $86,100.00 - $150,590.00
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant's sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

Expected Salary (Colorado only): $86,100.00 - $141,350.00

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant's sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

About Us

About WSP
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career.


At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?


WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.


The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.


NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:


WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation - no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.