WSSC Water · 16 hours ago
Sr. Data Network Engineer
Laurel, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$122K/yr - $207K/yr
8+ years expWSSC Water is responsible for providing water services, and they are seeking a Sr. Data Network Engineer to oversee the architecture, implementation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of network communications. The role involves designing and optimizing enterprise class networks, providing technical support, and collaborating with IT teams on technology projects.
Service IndustryWaterWater Purification
Responsibilities
Designs, deploys, maintains, optimizes and troubleshoots enterprise class networks comprising of routers, switches, firewalls, and load-balancers
Plans and executes network changes, network hardware and software upgrades, refreshes and replacements
Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through design analysis and network performance monitoring
Ability to demonstrate and design within the scope of security requirements
Provides technical and problem resolution support related to network hardware and software
Supports the existing infrastructure and assists in designing and deploying data network solutions in support of both business and technical initiatives
Utilizes network monitoring and management tools to evaluate the status of the environment daily, performs capacity planning, network analysis and optimization
Develops and maintains documentation, including addressing plans, network topology diagrams, rack elevation, data flows and other technical documentation in a comprehensive and timely manner
Works with IT security and Enterprise Architects to architect and implement required network security infrastructure
Evaluates, selects and makes recommendations for data networking equipment, including routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers and other hardware and software solutions, ensuring that these products support WSSC Water enterprise network initiatives
Delivers periodic reports concerning network metrics including, but not limited to, network uptime statistics, bandwidth consumption, network link utilization, and outages for both network links and network equipment
Provides project management for network upgrades and new installations
Works with ISPs and circuit providers to bring up circuits and to resolve data communications issues as they arise
Drives a vehicle to conduct WSSC Water business
Assists in the development and implementation of a preventive maintenance program
Provides support for cable plant management for data circuits in areas of testing, installations, and disconnections
Stays abreast of the latest trends in data equipment, technologies, and trends and make recommendations regarding user, design, and implementation based on analysis
Performs other related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of direct hands on experience configuring, deploying, maintaining, and testing Cisco IOS, Cisco NXOS based routers and switches and Cisco ISE experience in enterprise network operations, project applications, and project management
Hands-on experience with network routing protocols like EIGRP, BGP & OSPF; and switching technologies like Spanning Tree, EtherChannel, Port Security, and 802.1X, etc
Experience in system monitoring technologies i.e. SNMP (i.e. SolarWinds, etc.) to proactively monitor infrastructure environments
Experience with DNS Server (Infoblox)
Experience with application Citrix load-balancing and Citrix Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB)
Advanced knowledge of network infrastructure components, including Citrix & Netmotion VPN, Cisco networking products, and various standard routing protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, etc.)
Advanced technical knowledge of networking and security, such as routing, DNS/DHCP, Cloudflare, Checkpoint Cisco firewall configurations
Strong knowledge of network analysis, including understanding of the OSI model, packet decodes, common protocols, familiarity with analysis utilities, such as those for network performance monitoring and network protocol analyzers systems
Basic knowledge of cable plant design & implementation
Knowledge of Citrix application load balancing, QoS, VoIP solutions
Advanced knowledge of Cloud Networking
Advanced knowledge of high-availability technologies and techniques
Knowledge of network and system monitoring technologies (SMNP, SolarWinds, etc.)
Knowledge of transmission mediums such as cloud-based Wi-Fi systems (Meraki), Transparent LAN Services (TLS), Private IP (PIP), fiber optics and microwave wireless communications
Excellent analytical, organizational and problem-solving abilities
Excellent skills in documentation of systems and procedures
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Preferred
High school diploma (or equivalent) and 12+ years of direct hands on experience configuring, deploying, maintaining, and testing Cisco IOS, Cisco NXOS based routers and switches and Cisco ISE Experience in enterprise network operations, project applications, and project management
Company
WSSC Water
Established in 1918, WSSC Water is currently among the largest water and wastewater utilities in the nation, with a network of nearly 6,000 miles of drinking water pipeline and over 5,600 miles of sewer pipeline.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2020 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Christine Grooby
Chief Information Security Officer
Deirdra Walker
Assistant to the Deputy General Manager of Strategic Partnerships
Recent News
2025-03-01
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