Network Designer

Your job

The Sr. Network Engineer will be a part of a global team that executes projects for critical network and platform security infrastructure for Koch Industries. The Sr. Network Engineer will report directly to the Delivery Supervisor and be responsible for scoping, designing, implementing, and auditing technical project work. Strong skills in the areas of network and network security design and support, effective communication, collaboration, customer focus, economic and critical thinking, project management, leadership, and value creation are required.

Our Team

The KGS Secure Connectivity Solutions (SCS) team provides reliable, flexible, and secure connectivity solutions that enable business solutions and perpetual transformation. We manage network and network security infrastructure, including wide area networking, local area networking, wireless, firewalls, datacenter networking, load balancing, endpoint security, and proxies. We provide enterprise infrastructure monitoring for IT components across the enterprise. We are currently focused on the following transformation strategies: talent, proactive management, process optimization and automation, security by design, and adopting a product focused organization.

What You Will Do

Mentor and provide technical assistance to the Global Network Delivery team while promoting best practices and standards. Scoping/Design and plan enterprise level projects. Experiment and research new technologies, works closely with various vendors to understand technologies and roadmaps. Working directly with customers to understand the requirement and provide high quality experience. Responsible for end-to-end quality delivery of assigned complex network project ensuring adherence to Network\Network Security engineering standard and the subsequent handover to Operations team. Interfacing with customers to assist in resolving customer issues, communicate resolution status, and deliver high quality solutions. Identifying process gaps or areas for improvement in delivery efficiencies and recommend and implement solutions. Responsible to ensure projects solution are in line with approved standard and meets the required outcome from stakeholder. Ensures assigned network project tasks are delivered on time, on budget against agreed scope. Delivers high quality solutions on both connectivity requirements. Identifying EOL/ EOS network devices and proposing appropriate replacement devices by preparing Bill of Materials (BOM). Perform quality check and drive initiatives to improve quality / accuracy of design. Collaborating as part of a cross functional team, delivering networking solutions in an expedient manner

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

Expert Level understanding in Wireless, LAN and WAN. Seasoned Engineer who is in either support of complex enterprise networks, or management of network & network security devices like firewalls, proxies, and IPS devices, ISE. Experience in Scoping design and practical experience in end-to-end management and execution of network project infrastructure deployment. In depth knowledge and experience on Cisco IOS and to include routing (OSPF), switching and QoS experience.

What Will Put You Ahead

One or more industry certifications such as: CCNA, CCIP, CCNP, Network+, Security+, GSEC, PCNSE, Etc. Cisco ISE & SDWAN knowledge Experience with Process Control Networks (PCN), or Managing Security for PCNs- IOT Security knowledge including Palo Alto or Fortinet Knowledge. Knowledge of network monitoring tools. Basic understanding of Meraki and SDWAN technologies. Desirable. Knowing how to work, not mandatory but understanding on how it works. Advanced Knowledge on Creating BOM, HLD, LLD. Expert knowledge in managing a multi-vendor WAN, multi-protocol routing. Proven experience in working on large scale project.

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