Lindt & Sprüngli (North America) Inc. · 11 hours ago
Network Engineer II
San Leandro, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$110K/yr - $125K/yr
10+ years expLindt & Sprüngli (North America) Inc. is a Supply Chain and Business Shared Services Company supporting various brands, and they are seeking a Network Engineer II. The role involves ensuring the operational stability and integrity of network services through planning, designing, and developing LANs and WANs, along with monitoring and maintaining network hardware and software.
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Responsibilities
All aspects of the North American network hardware, software, configuration, capacity, design, lifecycle, health, and integrity, including, but not limited to, Wireless, LAN, WAN, VPNs, peering partners, routers, firewalls, switches, proxies, and Cloud integrations
Lead and collaborate across brands, both nationally and globally, to achieve a secure and robust environment that meets local and global business and regulatory needs
Develop, implement, and maintain policies, procedures, and associated training plans for infrastructure administration
Research and recommend products, services, protocols, and standards to support all network infrastructure procurement and development efforts
Monitor network performance and provide statistics and reports; develop strategies for maintaining network infrastructure
Keep in touch with the organization’s stakeholders, department heads, and end users through regular written and face-to-face interactions about relevant infrastructure activities
Assume Incident Management responsibility during severity one network events
Build strong partnerships with local vendors that provide essential infrastructure
Collaborate with global IT teams and infrastructure vendors for ongoing operations of globally-provided products & services
Determine the scope, objectives, and outcomes of infrastructure projects and initiatives
Lead the Infrastructure project management process and work with team members and stakeholders to achieve expected deliverables
Conduct project post-mortems and create recommendation reports to identify success and opportunities
Write RFPs, bids, contracts, work reports, and other documents for infrastructure projects and related work
Assist with the planning and deployment of IT security measures for infrastructure systems
Qualification
Required
Must live within the San Francisco metropolitan area (approximately one hour max from the office in San Leandro)
Must be on-site three days a week (Tuesday, Thursday, plus an additional day of choice)
Will be part of an on-call rotation and asked to respond to on-site, after-hours emergencies
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, or related field and/or a combination of related work experience
10+ years of work experience in a multi-site, multi-organization configuration as a senior or lead network engineer
Ability to convey ideas clearly and communicate effectively with stakeholders and management
Demonstrated leadership in driving a culture of continuous network improvement and Innovation
Knowledge of current IT network Infrastructure protocols and standards, including OSI, and ITIL
Extensive hands-on experience with LAN, WAN, WLAN, and WWAN design and implementation
Network segmentation using VLANs, ACLs, and advanced traffic control technologies
Firewall management, including management of rules, & VPN tunnels
Networking support for server virtualization
Provisioning, managing, and supporting network aspects of Hybrid Cloud environments
Cybersecurity practices, security response, and proactive network patch management
Application & Server network support experience with Microsoft technologies
Proven experience with network capacity planning, network security principles, and general network management best practices
The ideal candidate will have proven skills in collaborating with others and influencing beyond their direct scope, offering complete solutions that can adjust to local and global needs with few exceptions or special cases
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to make sound and logical judgments
Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
Able to conduct research into issues and products as required
Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment and make sound emergency decisions
Strong customer service orientation
Highly motivated and self-directed, with attention to detail
Preferred
Proven success implementing bandwidth shaping, policing, and prioritization strategies using tagged traffic
Hands-on experience designing and managing high-availability configurations, including load balancers and fault-tolerant systems supporting mission-critical infrastructure
Experience with telephony systems, and diagnostic tools for voice and data circuits, with a track record of resolving complex issues and improving service reliability
Strong understanding of global data privacy regulations and practices, with experience embedding compliance into infrastructure design and operational workflows
Company
Lindt & Sprüngli (North America) Inc.
Lindt & Sprüngli (North America) Inc.
51-200 employees
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