Senior Network Engineer

Job Description: ·        Provide support for current and future enterprise systems ·        Adherence to the administration of SMC Global IT security policies, procedures, best practices and established standards ·        Participate in and optimize IT infrastructure implementations, forecasting and maintenance ·        Implement and maintain network hardware based on the IT initiatives and required upgrade project with SMC ·        Provide management with ways to improve administration, monitoring, reporting and standard operating procedures ·        Design, plan, install. review and evaluate wired and wireless network infrastructure ·        Establish and maintain a positive working relationship with all departments to optimize communications and exchange of pertinent information ·        Troubleshoot network systems including any reported routing or switching problems and recommend improvements required to enhance performance ·        Coordinate, implement or maintain router and switch hardware and configurations within the enterprise ·        Manage current infrastructure equipment inventory levels to keep equipment up to date with current IOS levels and required Enterprise functionalities ·        Provide network monitoring services utilizing various network management tools ·        Coordinate with vendors and customers to minimize and/or plan downtime ·        Follow Global IT change management and configuration management processes ·        Maintain a current level of technical knowledge and/or certification on enterprise routing and switching technologies ·        Provide tactical and strategic input for overall network planning and related projects to include utilization of technology for cost savings or enhanced productivity in SMC ·        Work with customers to assist with network capacity and high availability requirements ·        Ensure accuracy of the information in DNS and IP databases Job Requirements: ·        Associate degree or work experience with industry leading certifications ·        Preferably at least 5 years of relevant experience working in a large enterprise network environment including a multi-protocol network, problem resolutions, extensive knowledge of the OSI model, familiarity with industry leading network hardware, network management services, proactive monitoring and performance reporting ·        Experience with various network monitoring tools and methodologies ·        Mastery of advanced networking technologies and solutions including but not limited to BGP, extensible LAN, virtual route forwarding, virtual device contexts, policy-based routing, ether-channel, QoS, traffic-shaping, load balancing, VPN tunnels, WAN Optimization, SDWAN, firewalls, subnetting, VLANs, STP, Spine and Leaf architecture, packet captures, etc. ·        Strong working knowledge of structured cabling systems, network facilities, electrical requirements, UPS, etc. ·        Ability to travel abroad ·        Candidates with Japanese language skills are welcome to apply as the role may involve interaction with Japanese speaking clients, partners or colleagues