Network Engineer

The Network Engineer serves as the subject matter expert for all corporate, data center, and cloud based networks and reports to the Manager of Network Engineering. You are to provide technical expertise needed to design, implement and support day-to-day network operations escalation. Lead efforts to maintain complex and growing network topology that must meet the needs of a challenging set of development, operations and business requirements. Demonstrating innovative approaches to solving the unique challenges encountered and being able to maintain the security and integrity of the networks is very important. You will be monitoring performance of network systems and advise management when additional processing or technology enhancements are required and perform troubleshooting of systems and infrastructure elements to support the diagnosis of problems

What you will do

• Provide technical expertise needed to support day-to-day network operations
• Lead efforts to maintain and audit a rapidly growing network topology that must meet the needs of a challenging set of development, operations and business requirements
• Demonstrate innovative approaches to solving the unique challenges encountered and be able to maintain the security and integrity of the networks
• Create and maintain IT documentation
• Monitor performance of network systems and advise management when additional processing or technology enhancements are required
• Perform troubleshooting of systems and infrastructure elements to support the diagnosis of problems
• Support efforts to maintain complex and growing network topology that must meet the needs of a challenging set of development, operations and business requirements.
• Demonstrating innovative approaches to solving the unique challenges encountered and being able to maintain the security and integrity of the networks is very important.
• Monitor the performance of network systems and advise management when additional processing or technology enhancements are required.
• Perform troubleshooting of systems and infrastructure elements to support the diagnosis of problems.
• Stay abreast of innovations in the network technology market in order to ensure we are ahead of business and regulatory needs.
• Maintain a high profile within the technology community, contributing to Equifax' profile as an innovative technology company.
• Engage with 3rd party vendors in order to assess and validate market offerings and opportunities to enhance the Equifax value proposition

What experience you need

• BS or Associate's Degree or equivalent job experience required.
• 5+ years of experience as a Network Engineer professional.
• Minimum of 5 years of IP network support experience.
• Minimum of 5 years experience with TCP/UDP protocols, ICMP, VLANS, trunking, routing, subnetting, routing protocols (BGP,OSPF), and the ability to decode and review protocol traces.
• Minimum of 5 years of configuration & troubleshooting experience using Juniper, Checkpoint, and/or Palo Alto firewall.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in configuration and command set mastery of Cisco, Juniper and/or Arista switches & routers.
• Ability to participate in 24x7x365 on-call rotation.

What could set you apart

• Cloud Technologies: Experience with GCP and/or AWS cloud platforms and services including cloud scripting (gcloud) and cloud APIs.
• OCI : Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Experience
• Scripting and Programming: Proficiency in scripting languages Python and Shell is crucial for automating network tasks and configurations.
• Automation Tools: Familiarity with network automation frameworks and tools such as Terraform, Jenkins and Ansible is crucial for managing large-scale network environments efficiently.
• APIs: Understanding how to interact with network devices and systems through APIs is key to enabling seamless integration and automation.
• Data Structures and Algorithms: Knowledge of data structures and algorithms helps in developing efficient and optimized automation solutions.
• Linux/Unix: Comfort with Linux/Unix operating systems and command-line interfaces is required for working with network automation tools and platforms.
• Version Control: Understanding version control systems such as Git is crucial for managing and tracking changes in automation scripts and configurations.