XWIFI Network Engineer

Full- Time
Hybrid Position: On-Site Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Remote Monday and Friday
Within U.S.A
Benefits Included

We are looking for an Xwifi Networking Engineer with load balancer expertise! Join our team to enhance our failover system using F5 technology. Your networking knowledge and experience, specifically with A-10, F5, Juniper, Arista, and netscout vendors, will be valuable.Help us create a resilient and highly available network infrastructure. Apply now and become an integral part of our team!

Responsibilities:

1. Network Design and Planning-

• Enhance the performance of the current network infrastructure to maximize efficiency, capacity, reliability, and security.
• Collaborate with XWiFi Engineers to design new features and improvements for the existing network design and configuration.
• Proactively model network capacity to predict routing and topology changes in failure scenarios

2. Network Implementation and Configuration:

• Plan and implement network upgrades, expansions, and changes.
• Manage network configurations for LAB and production environments.
• Coordinate installation and configuration of network updates.
• Conduct unit testing of network and load balancer (LB) changes with XWiFi QA.
• Define and communicate standard procedures for network installation, maintenance, and operations.
• Follow change management processes for seamless implementation and completion.
• Contribute to process automation efforts to streamline operations.

3. Network Monitoring and Maintenance:

• Keep a close eye on network performance, promptly identifying and addressing any issues.
• Build and improve dashboards and alerts for key network elements to ensure effective monitoring

4. Network Documentation and Reporting:

• Keep comprehensive network documentation for both LAB and production environments.
• Generate regular reports on network performance, availability, and capacity to support decision-making and foster continuous process improvement

5. Network Security:

• Implement and maintain robust security measures to safeguard against unauthorized access, data breaches, and malware threats.
• Configure firewalls and provide guidance on integrating intrusion detection systems to protect the XWiFi Core Network platform from DDoS attacks.
• Participate in regular network audits to ensure compliance with security standards.

6. Collaboration and Communication:

• Foster effective partnerships with engineers, stakeholders, and vendors.
• Share knowledge and offer guidance to support team members.
• Demonstrate consistent independent judgment and discretion in critical matters to ensure optimal service availability and customer experience.
• Work productively with minimal supervision.
• Participate in 24x7 on-call rotation as primary or secondary.
• Available to work nights and weekends as required.
• Attain and maintain industry-standard certifications and ongoing education.
• Stay updated with the latest networking technologies, industry trends, and best practices.

Knowledge:

• Networking: Routing, Switching, F5 load balancers, VPN, DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, VLAN, OSPF, BGP, GRE, L2TP, IPv4/IPv6, MAC addressing, Cisco, Juniper, Arista, TCP, UDP, Telnet, SSH, HTTP, HTTPS, SNMP, QoS, Network Monitoring.
• Firewall: Cisco ASA, Juniper SRX, Checkpoint NG.
• Linux: CentOS preferred.
• L2 and TCP/IP Networking.
• Software Defined Networking, network automation, data-plane programming.
• Virtualization: VMware, Cloud.
• Coding skills: Java, JavaScript, Perl, Python.
• Scripting: Unix, Bash, Ansible.
• Protocols: RADIUS, DIAMETER, EAP, SOAP, SSH, SFTP, SCP.
• Tools: Zabbix, Grafana, Wireshark, IP Control, Netconf/YANG, Splunk, Prometheus/MaaS.
• CI/CD: GIT, GIT Copilot, Jenkins, Mortar, Docker.
• Database/Streaming: SQL, MySQL, Cassandra, Kafka.
• WiFi RF and Networking: General/Advanced knowledge

Skills:

• Extensive hands-on experience with Cisco, Juniper, and Arista switches and routers.
• Solid grasp of IP routing and switching protocols like ISIS, OSPF, and BGP.
• Strong knowledge of Layer 2 and Layer 3 internetworking technologies and how they're used in networks.
• Understanding of integrating Network, OSS/BSS systems and familiarity with network security principles and practices.
• Proficiency in using monitoring and diagnostic tools to ensure optimal network availability and a great customer experience.
• Skilled at troubleshooting and resolving complex Xfinity WiFi network issues, outages, and performance problems.
• Ability to apply network programming techniques alongside traditional network configurations.
• Capable of creating and interpreting detailed requirements and technical specifications.
• Proficient in creating and understanding network documentation effectively.
• Proven business skills with the ability to collaborate professionally with internal teams and external vendors.
• Bilingual

Experince:

• Network Protocols: 7 years
• Cisco, Juniper, Arista: 7 years

Work Permits accepted:

• US Citizen
• Green Card
• Green Card EAD

Benetifs:

• Dental Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance