Senior Network Engineer - Koch Global Services

The Sr. Network Engineer will be a part of a global team that executes projects for critical network and platform security infrastructure for Koch Industries. The Sr. Network Engineer will report directly to the Delivery Supervisor and be responsible for scoping, designing, implementing, and auditing technical project work. Strong skills in the areas of network and network security design and support, effective communication, collaboration, customer focus, economic and critical thinking, project management, leadership, and value creation are required.

Our Team

The KGS Infrastructure team provides reliable, flexible, and secure connectivity solutions that enable business solutions and perpetual transformation. We manage network and network security infrastructure, including wide area networking, local area networking, wireless, firewalls, datacenter networking, load balancing, endpoint security, and proxies. We provide enterprise infrastructure monitoring for IT components across the enterprise. We are currently focused on the following transformation strategies: talent, proactive management, process optimization and automation, security by design, and adopting a product focused organization.

What You Will Do

• Mentor and provide technical assistance to the Global Network Delivery team while promoting best practices and standards.
• Scoping/Design and plan enterprise level projects.
• Experiment and research new technologies, works closely with various vendors to understand technologies and roadmaps.
• Working directly with customers to understand the requirement and provide high quality experience.
• Responsible for end-to-end quality delivery of assigned complex network project ensuring adherence to Network\Network Security engineering standard and the subsequent handover to Operations team.
• Interfacing with customers to assist in resolving customer issues, communicate resolution status, and deliver high quality solutions.
• Identifying process gaps or areas for improvement in delivery efficiencies and recommend and implement solutions.
• Responsible to ensure projects solution are in line with approved standard and meets the required outcome from stakeholder.
• Ensures assigned network project tasks are delivered on time, on budget against agreed scope.
• Delivers high quality solutions on both connectivity requirements.
• Identifying EOL/ EOS network devices and proposing appropriate replacement devices by preparing Bill of Materials (BOM).
• Perform quality check and drive initiatives to improve quality / accuracy of design.
• Collaborating as part of a cross functional team, delivering networking solutions in an expedient manner.
• Must be willing participate in a on call support.
• Ability to provide support during weekends if needed for project implementations.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Expert Level understanding in Wireless, LAN and WAN.
• Experience supporting complex enterprise networks, or management of network & network security devices like firewalls, proxies, and IPS devices, ISE.
• Experience in Scoping design and practical experience in end-to-end management and execution of network project infrastructure deployment.
• Basic understanding of Meraki and SDWAN technologies.
• Advanced Knowledge on creating BOM, HLD, LLD.
• Expert knowledge in managing a multi-vendor WAN, multi-protocol routing.
• In depth knowledge and experience on Cisco IOS and to include routing (OSPF), switching and QoS experience Proven experience in working on large scale project.
• Security knowledge including Palo Alto or Fortinet Knowledge.

What Will Put You Ahead

• One or more industry certifications such as: CCNA, CCIP, CCNP, Network+, Security+, GSEC, PCNSE, Etc.
• Cisco ISE & SDWAN knowledge
• Experience with Process Control Networks (PCN), or Managing Security for PCNs- IOT
• Knowledge of network monitoring tools.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Koch Global Services (KGS) creates solutions spanning technology, human resources, finance, project management and anything else our businesses need. With locations in India, Mexico, Poland and the United States, our employees have the opportunity to make a global impact.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria are set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information.

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