Network Engineer

This position is part of the team responsible for Palo Alto Networks network and security infrastructure for all enterprise and customerfacing services. You will work with a team of Seniorlevel Network Engineers leading projects crafting implementing and maintaining our global WAN/LAN network infrastructure. Dynamic fastchanging and unpredictable defines our information technology team. You will also be provided with opportunities to work on Palo Alto equipment.

Responsibilities:
Conduct complex network problem analysis; resolve complex network and telecommunications problems.
Research recommend and evaluate network performance optimization and security solutions.
Optimize endtoend network system performance and traffic flow management.
Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through problem analysis and use of network performance analytic tools.
Assist system engineers and cross organizational teams to formulate solutions in response to mission requirements.
Design and verify network solutions to support requirements for routing protocols policy based routing traffic shaping border gateway protocols tunneling IP Security network address translations network security firewall contexts loadbalancing latency data throughput WAN acceleration and monitoring.
Introduce and integrate new network and telecommunications technologies.
Provide guidance and leadership to Level 02 network engineers.
Verify and validate activities of Level 02 network engineers ensure approved methods and procedures are followed.

Qualifications:
Required Education & Years of Experience
Bachelors degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required and Fifteen (15) years experience as a Network Engineer.
o Five (5) additional years of experience in Network Engineering disciplines may be substituted for a bachelors degree.

Required Certifications
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Routing and Switching
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Security
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Voice