Principal Network Systems Engineer/ Data Center Engineer / Cloud Engineer

Key Skills

logo, Java Programming, Python Programming, Database, SQL, DevOps, Git, Azure, AWS, SQL Server, JIRA, Docker, Kubernetes-K8s, SVN, Linux Operating system, SaaS, RabbitMQ, Artifactory, DataDog, IaaS, PaaS

Job Description

Principal Responsibilities:

• This is a Lead role within the Engineering Department working with Software Development Teams
• Interface with Software Development in provisioning QA, Stage, UAT, DR, Prod Enviroments
• Lead architectural and design descisions of physical and virtual networks, IaaS, network appliances
• Hands on implementation of virtual and physical LAN, WAN, VPN networks, routing
• Configure and troubleshoot network devices F5 Big-IP Load Balancers, Cisco ASA, Palo Alto FWs
• Design and implement Enterprise level Failover Clusters, Storage Devices, SANs, dSANs
• Focus on Azure and RS Cloud Infrastructure. SAAS, IAAS, PAAS
• Maintain HyperVisor Clusters and VMWare Clusters in Rackspace and Azure IaaS, VMs
• Maintain physical server racks, LB, FW, SANs, fiber networks, raid arrays, network storage
• Monitor network traffic, latency, bandwidth and usage to provide optimal performance
• Design and implementation of Domain Controllers, Active Directory, User Management
• Maintain multiple environments within Rackspace and Azure related to Software Development
• Maintain middleware infrastructure: SQL Server, RabbitMQ, Elastic Search, Docker, Kube, etc
• Maintain development tools: Jira, Azure DevOps, Artifactory, Build Agents, Build Servers
• Assist in the software deployment process of the Software Development Teams
• Participate in on-call escalation chain as wells as off-hour maintenances

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:

• BS or MS in Computer Science or other related engineering degrees preferred
• Expert enterprise networking experience. CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, JNCIE certifications preferred
• Experience working with Software Development Teams and within a fast paced SDLC
• Comfortable being the point person for business critical Production issues
• Experience as a Lead, track record as the principal “Go To” person for Technical issues
• Cloud environment expertise: Primarily Azure (AWS or Google Cloud experience also OK)
• Comfortable juggling many roles: network expert, network admin, deployment specialist
• Experience working with hands on hardware/software firewalls and load balancers, server racks
• Experience creating environments from scratch: IaaS, Network topography, VM’s, VPN, LB, etc
• Experience working with SDLC tools: Jira, TFS or Azure DevOps, Git, SVN
• Troubleshoot, identify and resolve issues with systems, network and databases
• Experience with monitoring tools like NewRelic, DataDog, Application Insights or Grafana
• Experience building and supporting a SaaS software platform with an Software Dev Environment
• Experience supporting Azure, MS Windows Server 2016/2019 servers, Linux

• Active interest in new technology and emerging engineering practices
• Experience working in a distributed team environment

Carrier is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.