Senior Network Engineer

**Location**LATAM**Employment Type**Full-time, RemoteWorking at **Stateside** is being part of an international team of creative, innovative thinkers who are leaders in their fields. At **Stateside**, youll grow your career as you work with top U.S. corporations and help create the technology that moves businesses into the future.As a **Senior Network Engineer (Tools/Automation)**, you will work on multiple projects and products to improve network operations and stability. The focus is on proactive error/log finding and using that information to resolve issues before they impact our clients. Your responsibility includes developing processes for Network Configuration Management, re/Post output captures, Network Monitoring, Network Security, and log/packet inspection (Splunk).Through initiative, leadership and teamwork, this individual will create productive relationships with business units and internal IT teams. This position will have the opportunity to perform tactical decision-making that supports the strategic direction of IT and the Network team. This person will exercise these responsibilities in compliance with the company's policies and along with industry best practices.**Requirements**:- Bachelor's degree in a technology-related field or equivalent experience- 8+ years of overall information technology experience- 6+ years of experience with networking and security technologies- 2+ years working with Splunk- 2+ years working as primarily as automation/tooling engineerRetail environment support is a mus- Experience using Splunk as a proactive and troubleshooting tool- Experience with Network automation using VBS, Ansible, or Python- Experience with Network monitoring tools, such as Solarwinds- Solid background in troubleshooting Layer 2-7 network technologies and quickly/automatically finding errors- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required to communicate with leadership- Must be results-orientated, self-motivated and possess high-energy**Nice to have**- Network infrastructure programming via API ( JSON, YAML, Rest)- Experience with network management protocols and enterprise services (SNMP, AAA, DNS, Syslog- Experience with Azure automation and orchestration- Business Analyst experience**Responsibilities**- Proactively identify, isolate and resolve network problems to avoid mínimal impact on the business- Design monitoring best practices for all network infrastructure services (PANs, Fortinet, Cisco Switches, F5, etc..- Evaluate new and emerging network management and security tools, products, and technologies- Attend planning meetings, including outage review, Discovery/Discovery Results/Architecture Council and provide suggestions on how to improve/prevent outages- Create end-to-end project tasks and expect to be accountable for the entire project's completion- Configure and install network and security-related hardware and software- Provide day-to-day support of the LAN (Cisco), WAN, and WLAN- Perform scheduled and emergency network maintenance- Provide strong customer service and facilitate collaboration between project teams and clients.- Perform internal audits and reviews to ensure compliance with all security- Create and update Jiras for Kanban and project-related tasks**What We Offer**- 100% remote work- Company's Laptop- Salary in US dollars- Career Development- English Lessons- Referral Program**Stateside** is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis, including age, sex, color, race, creed, national origin, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, political belief, or disability.