Background
Zurich Dublin Technology Center is looking for a Senior Network Engineer (SDWAN and Tooling Automation). Reporting to the regional head of Networks, the Senior Network engineer will play a key role within our experienced EMEA network team. Supporting our current and future business connectivity requirements, working with our network service providers and multiple cross-functional internal teams including Network Security, Cloud teams and Advanced OPs to develop and manage scalable, secure, and resilient connectivity infrastructure. We are looking for someone with a passion for Tool optimisation and automation, and who has previous experience of implementing and supporting SDWAN solutions.
Your Role
* Collaborate with internal stakeholders to define requirements and design specifications for dynamic network solution for both business and network projects.
* Reviewing internal and external supplier proposals and quotations and performing the technical validation of supplier solutions to ensure that they are in line with company technology standards.
* Actively seek opportunities for functional and process improvement via automation and network identification and detection.
* Investigate and support troubleshooting efforts on SDWAN, WAN, LAN and wireless network technical issues.
* Support governance and improvements in capacity, demand, release and lifecycle, change and incident management activity from Network perspective.
* Provide guidance and recommendations on SDWAN and automation solution to the Network team.
* Document network environments, develop and deploy network policy documents.
Your Skills and Experience
* Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
* 5+ years of experience in network engineering roles
* Excellent understanding of TCP/IP networking, IP routing and core technologies such as TCP/IP, OSPF,BGP, MPLS, ACLs, IPSEC, DNS, etc.
* Knowledge in WAN/LAN Network Architecture and Operations including (Firewalls, Routers, Switches).
* Prior Experience with design, deployment and support of SD-WAN solutions. (ideally CISCO or PaloAlto)
* Strong understanding of network security technologies such as NAC (preferably CISCO), firewalls, VPNs (preferable PaloAlto )
* Experience in tuning / optimising network monitoring, logging and anomaly detection tools such as Netbrain, Extrahop,Splunk, Dynatrace, Thousandeyes ,
* Scripting and API utilisation experience (preferably Python, Xsoar, ServiceNow)
* You use your skills to develop and implement enterprise-grade network infrastructure that is efficient, scalable, resilient and secure in its design.
* Experience in complex troubleshooting connectivity issues in both cloud and traditional network environments (packet captures, network tracing, log analysis…etc)
* You have experience working within a geographically distributed IT team spread across multiple time zones