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Foot Locker · 1 week ago

Lead Network Engineer

Dallas, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$130K/yr - $165K/yr

3+ years exp

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Hiring Manager

Ryan DiPasquale, CSM, CSPO

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Responsibilities

Lead and manage the design and implementation of comprehensive network architectures that meet organizational needs for performance, scalability, and security.

Oversee network projects from inception to completion, including planning, resource allocation, budgeting, and timeline management. Ensure all projects are delivered on time and within scope.

Provide mentorship and guidance to network engineering team members. Foster a collaborative and high-performance team environment.

Address complex network issues, providing expert-level troubleshooting and resolution. Act as the final escalation point for network problems.

Participate with leadership in regular planning discussions regarding vendors, projects, budgets, and staffing.

Actively collaborate with other Foot Locker teams, including Technology Services, Information Security, and software engineers.

Create, review, and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including network diagrams, configuration guides, standard operating procedures, and Knowledge Base articles to ensure accurate and up-to-date information is available for team members and stakeholders.

Ensure the network complies with relevant industry standards, regulatory requirements, and best practices. Stay updated with the latest technologies and trends in network engineering.

Ensure comprehensive documentation of network designs, configurations, procedures, and incidents. Prepare regular reports on network performance, incidents, and project status for senior management.

Qualification

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Network EngineeringWAN Edge ConnectivityPublic CloudCDN EnvironmentsAkamaiFastlyJIRAInfrastructure as CodeAnsiblePython ScriptingIaC ToolsCI/CD PipelinesCMDB/AMBDConfluenceOut-Of-Band NetworksNetwork Management ToolsNetwork Architecture DesignLANData CenterFirewallNetwork ProtocolsOSPFBGPEVPN-VXLANDNSNTPNetFlow/sFlowCCNPCCIE

Required

Experience in network engineering with at least 3-5 years in a leadership or senior engineering role.

5+ years of implementation and operations experience with WAN Edge connectivity to public cloud and CDN environments, such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud, Akamai, Fastly.

Hands-on JIRA experience leading daily stand-ups of a network team’s workload from backlog-to-done.

Experience with automating network infrastructure operations practices such as infrastructure-as-code with Ansible playbooks and/or Python scripting.

Deep knowledge of IaC tools and methodologies, establishing CI/CD pipelines, CMDB/AMBD source of truth.

Experience creating/updating confluence network wikis.

Experience in designing & implementing Out-Of-Band networks.

8+ years in network management tools, identifying application-to-network integration/dependencies, and defining network design processes.

8+ years in conceptual, logical, and physical network architecture design experience in LAN, WAN, Data Center, and Firewall.

8+ years designing, implementing, and troubleshooting common network protocols including: OSPF, BGP, EVPN-VXLAN, DNS, NTP, NetFlow/sFlow.

Active CCNP required - CCIE preferred.