Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Avantor is a leading company in the life sciences sector, and they are seeking a Senior Engineer in IT Infrastructure Engineering. The role involves leading the design, implementation, and optimization of enterprise network infrastructure, while also providing technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain enterprise LAN, WAN, WLAN, SD-WAN, cloud, and data center networking solutions
- Lead architecture reviews and recommend improvements to increase network performance, resiliency, scalability, and security
- Develop and maintain enterprise network standards, design documentation, and operational procedures. Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend strategic improvements
- Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, cybersecurity requirements, and operational best practices
- Serve as the technical lead for complex infrastructure projects and network modernization initiatives
- Lead planning, implementation, testing, migration, and post-implementation support
- Coordinate activities with Infrastructure, Security, Cloud, Server, IAM, Site Services, and business stakeholders
- Manage vendor relationships and third-party implementation activities
- Provide technical guidance during planning, budgeting, and business case development
- Provide Level 3/4 support for complex networking issues
- Lead root cause analysis for major incidents
- Drive continuous improvement through monitoring, automation, and lifecycle management
- Develop operational documentation and runbooks
- Participate in on-call support and critical incident response
- Design and maintain secure network architectures supporting corporate and government environments
- Implement Cisco ISE, Aruba ClearPass, Palo Alto, Cisco Firepower, Cisco Umbrella, MFA, and NAC technologies
- Support compliance with CMMC, NIST, CIS Controls, and FIPS where applicable
- Support internal and external audits
- Mentor Network Engineers and provide technical leadership
- Review designs, implementation plans, and change requests
- Promote engineering standards and best practices
- Lead knowledge sharing and documentation
- Participate in disaster recovery and business continuity planning
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 8+ years of enterprise network engineering experience with leadership of complex infrastructure projects, cloud networking, and regulated environments
- Networking: Cisco Catalyst, Cisco Nexus, Cisco ISR/ASR, Cisco SD-WAN, Aruba CX, Aruba Wireless, HPE Networking, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VLANs, VRF, QoS, MPLS, VPN, Multicast, High Availability
- Security: Cisco ISE, Aruba ClearPass, Palo Alto, Cisco Firepower, Cisco Umbrella, TACACS+, RADIUS, 802.1X, PKI, MFA, Zero Trust
- Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, Azure, VMware, Hyper-V, Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, Hybrid Networking
- Automation & Tools: Python, PowerShell, Ansible, Cisco DNA Center, Aruba Central, SolarWinds, ServiceNow, Wireshark, Git
- Cisco CCNP Enterprise
- Cisco CCIE (Preferred)
- Aruba Certified Professional
- AWS Advanced Networking Specialty
- Palo Alto PCNSE
- CISSP (Preferred)
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Wellness programs
- Health savings and flexible spending accounts
- A 401(k) plan with company match
- An employee stock purchase program
- 11 paid holidays
- Accrue 18 PTO days annually
- Eligible for volunteer time off
- 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave (except in states that offer paid family leave)
- These benefits may not apply to employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement or those subject to other eligibility rules.
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