Senior Network Engineer

Senior Network Engineer – P3

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ABOUT WIND RIVER

Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems. For more than four decades, the company has been an innovator and pioneer, powering billions of systems that require the highest levels of security, safety, and reliability. Wind River helps customers across automotive, aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and telecommunications industries solve complex technology challenges on their journey toward the new intelligent machine economy.

The company’s software powers generation after generation of the safest, most secure systems in the world.  Examples include playing a key role in NASA space missions such as Artemis I, the James Webb Space Telescope, and multiple Mars rovers. We’ve achieved recent 5G milestones, including the world’s first successful 5G data session with Verizon and building one of the largest Open RAN networks in the world with Vodafone.        

The company has received industry recognition for its technology innovation and leadership and for its workplace culture, including global Great Place to Work certification and being named a “Top Workplace” for ten consecutive years. If you want to be part of a unique culture where the lived experience is based on our cultural attributes of growth mindset, customer focus, and diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging, come join us and help advance the future software-defined world.        

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

Evaluate the current network design and define and implement the evolution of a network architecture for the Cloud Platform Operator product development organization. The infrastructure includes network infrastructure (GW, DNS, AD, Switch, etc.), product test environment, and product build environment.

ABOUT YOU

• In collaboration with other teams, design and implement a network for the product development and test organization.
• Working with in house IT professionals, such as system administrators and security specialists, to maintain a cohesive environment.
• Evaluating and selecting hardware and software solutions to satisfy organizational needs.
• Define and implement Monitoring/Observation tools to ensure peak network and infrastructure performance.
• Define and implement strategy to programmatically configure “Labs” by updating switch and server configuration
• Plan and execute routine maintenance and upgrades to avoid downtime and address security concerns.
• Diagnosing and addressing network faults as soon as possible.
• End-user technical assistance and collaboration with other teams to resolve issues.
• Creating and updating documentation on network setups, procedures, and troubleshooting guides.

 QUALIFICATIONS

• BSc / MSc degree (Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or equivalent technical degree)
• 5-8 years of network design experience or similar
• Experience with Linux environment
• Programming skills using Python or similar programming languages
• Understanding of network technologies such as switching, routing, firewalls, L2/L3 protocols
• Strong analytical and debugging skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Exceptional team player who works well in collaborative environments
• Experience leading the work of others
• Self-managed, fast learner with the desire and ability to master new technologies
• Experience with containers and/or cloud-based technologies including Kubernetes, OpenStack would be an asset
• Exposure to other languages (Shell Scripting) would be an asset
• Experience with industry standard networking test tools would be an asset
• Expertise in Networking equipment like switches, GW, DNS, NAT, AD, …
• Experience with TCP/IP, Vlan and VxLAN network virtualization technology
• Knowledge of DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management) and CMDB (Configuration management database) tools
• Integration of Infrastructure tools using REST APIs
• Servers and server management including BMC, Storage equipment
• Monitoring and observation tools
• Knowledge of Ansible, YAML, Redfish, Jenkins

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY 

Wind River is committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, age, physical, mental, or sensory disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, HIV status, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status including pregnancy, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.  Wind River will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on these characteristics. 

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