Selective Insurance · 2 days ago
Principal Network Infrastructure Engineer (Hybrid)
Short Hills, NJ
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $192K/yr
10+ years expSelective Insurance is a midsized U.S. domestic property and casualty insurance company recognized for its strong financial performance and commitment to employee uniqueness. They are seeking a Principal Network Infrastructure Engineer to provide technical leadership in IT network infrastructure, supporting business platforms and driving strategic initiatives in a 'Cloud First' direction.
FinanceFinancial ServicesInsurance
Responsibilities
Provide leadership in IT for the development of highly appropriate, tightly integrated, consistently available, secure, flexible, and fault-tolerant solutions
Ability to Design and implement standardized methodologies to deploy and maintain routing and switching, LAN/WAN, wireless network, load balancers, cloud infrastructure networking components, network monitoring tools, WAN acceleration, SD WAN and other relevant technologies
Ability to lead network implementation by taking ownership of a project and being accountable for its success, including providing executive summary status reports
Ability to design enterprise network routing architectures using protocols such as Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), and Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)
Knowledge of SDN concepts and familiarity with Python, REST, model-driven programmability, containers and other modern aspects of network engineering
Strong background in data center networking technologies like Cisco IOS, NXOS, Cisco VPC, Spine-Leaf designs, OTV and VXLAN layer2 extensions, etc
Work with architecture team to prepare recommendations and supporting details for formal project proposals for network connectivity and configurations
Perform as SME escalation in support of IT operational organization during complex highly impactful outages that can cross multiple functional domains, involving chronic recurring problems, vendor product bugs and other critical network functionality
Ensure all engineered solutions have sufficient design documentation available including HLD and LLD documents
Ensure all engineered solutions and features take operational needs into account and provide the Operations team with sufficient documentation, training and standard operating procedures that support daily operation, maintenance, upgrades and support escalations for the solution
Identify areas for enhanced efficiency through automation, suggested process improvements and streamlined workflow
Work with Information Security to ensure that security policies are properly engineered into the delivered solutions and features
Qualification
Required
College degree in Computer Science or a related field preferred
10 + years of relevant experience in a fast-paced, enterprise-level environment including leadership roles
Ability to create accurate network diagrams and documentation for design and planning network layout and communication systems
Experienced in Azure Cloud networking
Advanced level knowledge of many of the following technologies: Cisco Catalyst and Nexus switches; Cisco routers; Cisco Meraki wireless LAN; Cisco ISE; F5 LTM, APM and iRules; Palo Alto firewalls, including Prisma Access; Cloud based technologies (Azure, AWS and GCP) is required, with a strong understanding of and experience with Azure; Palo Alto SD WAN; SolarWinds
Network certifications required from leading network vendors: Cisco (CCNA, CCNP, CCIE); F5; Microsoft Azure
Ability to work with vendors and research product offerings to determine appropriate solutions. Ability to review, evaluate and make recommendations on vendor SOW's, BOM's and proposals
Demonstrated ability to successfully communicate to all levels of IT, including producing status reports interface with stakeholders and report to IT leadership
Drive alignment of network engineering initiatives with business objectives and measurable KPIs
Mentor and coach less senior engineers to build team capability and foster professional growth
Champion Agile, DevOps, and modern delivery practices within network engineering projects
Engage proactively with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams to ensure solutions meet enterprise needs
Lead innovation efforts by identifying technical debt, proposing modernization strategies, and implementing automation
Collaborate with leadership to define success metrics and report progress against KPIs
Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion within the team and contribute to an inclusive culture
Advocate continuous learning and career development opportunities for team members
Benefits
Comprehensive health care plans
Retirement savings plan with company match
Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Program
Tuition assistance and reimbursement programs
20 days of paid time off
Company
Selective Insurance
At Selective, we maintain a commitment to provide unique insurance solutions that help keep the families and businesses of our communities protected.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$400M2025-02-25Post Ipo Debt· $400M
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
John Marchioni
President and CEO
Patrick S. Brennan
Chief Financial Officer
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