Network Engineer Skill Level 3

woodcons.com

This position is part of the team responsible for Palo Alto Networks' network and security infrastructure for all enterprise, and customer-facing services. You will work with a team of Senior-level Network Engineers leading projects crafting, implementing, and maintaining our global WAN/LAN network infrastructure. Dynamic, fast-changing and unpredictable defines our information technology team. You will also be provided with opportunities to work on Palo Alto equipment.

Security Clearance Requirements:

This position requires candidates to be U.S. Citizens and possess a TS/SCI Security Clearance with an appropriate Polygraph

Conduct complex network problem analysis; resolve complex network and telecommunications problems.
• Research, recommend, and evaluate network performance, optimization, and security solutions.
• Optimize end-to-end network system performance and traffic flow management.
• Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through problem analysis and use of network performance analytic tools.
• Assist system engineers and cross organizational teams to formulate solutions in response to mission requirements.
• Design and verify network solutions to support requirements for routing protocols, policy based routing, traffic shaping, border gateway protocols, tunneling IP Security, network address translations, network security, firewall contexts, load-balancing, latency, data throughput, WAN acceleration, and monitoring.
• Introduce and integrate new network and telecommunications technologies.
• Provide guidance and leadership to Level 0-2 network engineers.
• Verify and validate activities of Level 0-2 network engineers, ensure approved methods and procedures are followed.

Required Education & Years of Experience

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
  • Five (5) additional years of experience in Network Engineering disciplines may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
• Fifteen (15) years' experience as a Network Engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.

Required Certifications

• Cisco Certified Network Professional - (CCNP) Routing and Switching
• Cisco Certified Network Professional - (CCNP) Security

WOOD is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.