Senior Network Engineer

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Our culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.

This job will be part of the Keysight IT Global Computing and Collaboration, Network Center of Excellence (COE) organization, which takes importance in providing reliable, high-performance, secure, and cost-optimized IT networks at 120+ sites globally. We are the spine on which bits and bytes travel at amazing speeds to enable Keysight’s businesses grow and operate. If you are looking for challenges, growth, ability to develop broad IT skills knowledge and a desire to make a difference, then your search ends here.

Network ATOM (Automation, Tools & Operation Maturity):

• Owns engaging, solutioning and supporting network infrastructure (Data and Security) locally and globally.
• Troubleshoot complex network (LAN, WAN, DNS, etc.) and firewall-related issues.
• Proactively pinpoint and reduce network performance bottlenecks/issues impacting business workloads.
• Gradually improve network uptime.
• Secure the network from malicious external/internal attacks.
• Provide technical leadership and expertise in escalations, P1-P3 incident response tickets.
• Continuous improvements – leads and participates in Problem Management, Post-mortems, root cause analysis and accelerate/advance the resolution of incidents impacting the Critical Production Environment & pro-longing escalations.
• Assist with business engagement/stakeholder communications for new deployments or continuous improvement initiatives. Candidate needs to be comfortable with collaborating closely with business stakeholders.
• Part of network automation initiatives, contributing to reduced network MTTx and process improvements.
• Contribute to exciting global projects – site buildouts, new acquisitions, new technology deployments, technology refreshes, security, etc.
• Pilot Keysight’s commercial network management and visibility solution.
• Stabilize newly deployed cutting-edge network solutions.
• Willingness to work flexible hours including weekend and holiday coverage for any operational or project needs.

We’re looking for a diversely skilled, experienced network engineer with these qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science or Information Technology.
• 8 years of hands-on network experience with minimally a Cisco CCNA.
• 5 years of hands-on network security experience with Palo Alto Networks Security certification or Fortinet certification.
• Other Industry certifications would be a plus – MCSE, ITIL.

Required Skills and Knowledge:

• Good knowledge and work experience in LAN / WAN / WLAN / SDWAN / Data network technologies and Telecom Providers.
• Cisco Routing and Switching including EIGRPP, BGP, VRFs, etc.
• Experience in Cisco, Nexus, ACI, Juniper, Viptela; including VDCs and VPCs.
• Experience in Load Balancers – A10, Riverbed WAN optimizer, Infoblox
• Good understanding of IP/DNS, Security, QoS.
• Experience with Palo Alto (PAN), Fortinet Firewall and Cisco Firewalls is a plus.
• Experience with real time Network monitoring and diagnostic tools including Cisco DNA, Riverbed AppResponse, Wireshark, SolarWinds, etc.

Desired Characteristics:

• Elevated attention to detail and skilled at problem analysis and troubleshooting.
• Ability to meet deadlines and do well under pressure.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English language.
• Able to work well with team member locally and across the globe.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• High sense of urgency and track record in resolving issues effectively.

***Keysight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.***