MidAmerican Energy Company · 1 day ago
Principal Network Engineer
Des Moines, IA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
10+ years expMidAmerican Energy Company is a Midwest utility providing regulated electric and natural gas service to over 1.6 million customers. The Principal Network Engineer leads the design and implementation of secure enterprise network infrastructure, serving as a technical lead and subject matter expert for network design and operations.
Customer ServiceEnergyHome Services
Responsibilities
Serves as enterprise-wide subject matter expert for network design, standards, and operations
Leads the development and execution of network transformation implementation, including data center modernization, cloud connectivity, and secure edge networking
Provides technical mentorship to network engineers and cross-functional teams
Champion network inventory management processes, automation and orchestration tools such as Ansible, Python, and other tools to reduce manual effort and improve network agility through programmatic means
Define and enforce network engineering standards, best practices and operational procedures
Develop and maintain comprehensive well-documented detailed designs, standards, and diagrams
Stay current on vendor product roadmaps and maintain escalation points with key vendors to ensure a consistent focus on the technical roadmap and future technology enhancements
Analyze and test new technology trends validating the impact to cloud strategy and reduction to overall TCO
Perform research of new technologies and make recommendations to organizational management on new solutions
Collaborate with cybersecurity, cloud, application and infrastructure teams to ensure cohesive and secure network integration
Act as key liaison with vendors, partners, and service providers for technology evaluation and support
Present technical strategies and project updates to executive leadership and stakeholders
Provides technical input to assist in development of project planning
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science or related technical field or equivalent work experience. (Typically four years of additional related, progressive work experience would be needed for candidates applying for this position who do not possess a bachelor's degree. A minimum of three years additional directly related technical experience is required.)
Ten years of experience implementing and running large-scale enterprise IT network in network engineering
Proven experience with network automation and scripting such as Ansible, Terraform, Python, or purpose-built applications for same
Expert-level knowledge of multiple areas of technology, including Cisco technologies (ACI, SD-WAN, Nexus, Catalyst and wireless solutions), Palo Alto firewalls, F5 load balancers
Strong understanding of dynamic routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP), firewalls, VPNs, and load balancers
Experience with hybrid cloud networking and integrations with AWS, Azure, OCI
Effective oral and written communication skills
Effective analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently
Company
MidAmerican Energy Company
MidAmerican Energy Company is an electric and natural gas service provider in Iowa. It is a sub-organization of Berkshire Hathaway.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Thomas Specketer
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Brad DeBoer
Human Resources Business Partner
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