Network Engineer/ Retail Industry (San Francisco, CA)

Job Description

iTalent Digital is seeking a Network Engineer to join our dynamic team of technology consultants. Our clients technology team works fast and works smart, bringing new tech to market seriously, developing the latest in mobile technologies, scalable architecture, and the coolest in-store client experience, and have fun doing it! This group of motivated self-starters and true team players is absolutely integral to their future success.

This role is primarily remote and reports to the San Francisco office location 1 day per week .

Salary range is approx : $115-$125k annually.

The position will focus on the core functions of network and security support, engineering : planning, implementation, analysis, maintenance, administration and reporting for Retail and Corporate environment, as well as Supply Chain.

This individual will be required to apply solid technical, business, and problem solving skills in any situation. Through initiative, leadership and teamwork, this individual will create productive relationships with business units and internal IT teams.

This position will have the opportunity to perform tactical decision making that supports the strategic direction of IT and the Network team.

Required qualifications and skills :

• Architect / Engineer / Support 600 stores, Corporate offices, and Distribution Centers (warehouses)
• Work closely with business and application owners on design, troubleshooting, support, and documentation of new application deployment and enhancements
• Architect, engineer, and troubleshoot Palo Alto / Fortinet firewalls and services
• Engineer application and network designs to ensure compliance with corporate security policies and security best practices
• Attend planning meetings, including Discovery / Discovery Results / Architecture Council and provide suggestions on design.
• Provide technical expertise in business initiatives and projects
• Manage and lead internal IT initiatives and projects from other groups
• Participate in oncall rotation
• Create end-to-end project tasks and expect to be accountable for entire project completion
• Configure and install network and security related hardware and software
• Provide day-to-day support of the LAN (Cisco), WAN, and WLAN (Aruba) network
• Experience in WAN environments, installing and troubleshooting circuit problems (MPLS, OCxx, T1, DS3) and traffic shaping / QoS
• Perform scheduled and emergency network maintenance
• Manage and maintain network and security documentation through collaborative applications
• Work with application owners on troubleshooting issues, even though it may not be network related issue
• Troubleshoot network and provide Post Incident Writeup (PIR) and present to management
• Provide strong customer service and facilitate collaboration between project teams and clients.
• Proactively identify, isolate and resolve network problems to avoid minimal impact to the business
• Perform internal audits and reviews to ensure compliance with all security policies and procedures which includes internal penetration and vulnerability scans
• Evaluate new and emerging network security trends, products and technologies
• Create and update Jiras for Kanban and project related tasks

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED

To meet the above responsibilities, we are looking for a well rounded individual, with communication, working with stakeholders, and working / tracking projects end-to-end.

Must Haves NOT all specific technologies are required

• Automation experience a big plus (Ansible, Python) or other scripting tools such as Powershell
• Identify opportunities for automation within software processes, including configuration, backup, and troubleshooting processes
• Aruba Clearpass experience a must, including 802.1X, Radius, AAA, policy Management,
• Aruba wireless experience a must
• Experience configuring / troubleshooting of Fortinet, PAN, or other layer7 Firewalls Experience with corporate and supply chain build-out
• Load balancer experience (F5 and other lb technologies)
• Able to lead P1 / P2 triage calls
• Experience using tools to gather data to present to manager / leadership :
• Splunk, Solarwinds, etc
• Soft Skills Verbal and written communication are key attributes to be successful in this position
• Be able to business needs and translate technical tasks
• Must be results orientated, self-motivated and possess high-energy
• Must be customer-service-minded and tactful when dealing with customers. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers, vendors, coworkers, employees and upper management
• Must be proactive and come to management with suggestion on what we should be doing. Cannot be a person waiting for directions / instructions, only guidance.

Must love documentation, including :

• Visio / Lucidchart
• Tracking tasks using Jira / SmartSheet / Onenote

Highly Recommended

• Experience setting up, configuring of enterprise monitoring applications, Splunk, Solarwinds .
• Business Analyst experience EXTREMELY helpful
• Flexibility in work schedule, off-hours for project implementation and 7 by 24 on-call support

Helpful :

• SD-WAN / SASE
• Security, including SSL Certificate administration
• Must be comfortable working in a fast paced environment with shifting priorities
• Experience with Security preferred, including experience in the setup, tuning and management of security appliances (next gen firewalls, IPS / IDS, ACS, web filters)
• Experience with VPN technologies (both IPSec and SSL)
• Familiar with Layer 3-8 troubleshooting
• Knowledge of diagnostic networking tools (do you know how to read a packet capture)
• Flexibility in work schedule, off-hours for project implementation and 7 by 24 on-call support
• Relevant industry certification a plus (Aruba / PAN / Fortinet / etc )
• Technical writing experience a plus
• Aruba certifications and / or experience highly desirable
• Strong understanding network security concepts, technologies and trends
• Experience in WLAN design, implementation and security
• Knowledge in the following areas a plus (load balancing, compression technologies, network software protocols)

Preferred qualifications and skills

• 2+ years working with scripting / automation
• 4+ years of experience with networking and security technologies
• 5 years of overall information technology experience

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Company description

About iTalent Digital :

We are part of a new generation of consulting and software development company that blends diversity, innovation, and integrity with real business results.

Our structure rejects any strong hierarchy, empowering us to deliver excellent results. We are a woman- and minority-led firm.

Every day, we challenge ourselves to be considerate, fair and to re-think what great outcomes mean for our customers. This permeates down to how we approach every interaction, on every project, for every client.

You’ll thrive here if you are a dynamic self-starter, a difference-maker or someone who wants to deliver great results, without constraints.

The iTalent Digital Experience :

Joining us means you’ll be part of our global community, you have a say about your own career journey, and you’ll get a chance to give back to causes that matter.

You will experience working with Fortune 500 companies and high-performance teams across numerous industries.

iTalent Digital offers our employees excellent benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid holidays, PTO, 401K + matching, networking & career learning and development programs.

We are growing and we want to see you grow!

Visit to learn more about what working at iTalent can mean for you.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

iTalent is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact us at recruiting@italentdigital.

com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information