The Sr. Engineer provides network services to internal and external customers. The individual will design and implement network solutions to include Cisco networks devices for RealPage data centers, clouds and NSX platforms as well as remote internal and external customer sites. The engineer will be responsible for the daily management, monitoring, and troubleshooting of all RealPage network systems. In addition, the Engineer will regularly interact and work directly with all RealPage teams to troubleshoot network issues, discuss network architecture, present possible network solutions and enhancements, and implement agreed upon solutions.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Cisco Nexus (9500, 9300 and 7K) - Required
• Cisco 4000’s, 2600’s 4500’s - Required
• Clouds AWS or Google Cloud Required
• VMware NSX Preferred
• F5 LTM, GTM, AFM, ASM, APM- Preferred

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Engineer solutions utilizing Cisco, F5 and AWS or GCP stack.
• Ideal candidates will have AWS, GCP experience.
• Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot network platform
• Perform in depth application assessments and document changes required to on board APP into RealPage Systems
• Determine operational weaknesses within the existing network infrastructure and present execution plans to overcoming those concerns in a timely fashion while still making the most cost-efficient use of resources.
• Evaluate and identify opportunities to improve the security and/or performance of existing environments.
• Interact with other teams to provide escalation support during outages and customer issues even if the problem might not be directly related to the network infrastructure.
• Interact directly with technical and non-technical customers/vendors to resolve incidents and manage project tasks.
• Work to completion all projects assigned to the engineer and exhaust all possible resources in order to provide results on time, within specifications, and on budget.
• Actively monitor and react to real-time network conditions and make recommendations on improving monitoring and reporting.
• Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot routing, BGP, SDWAN, IPSEC and NSX configurations
• Implementation and enforcement of existing and self-designed security measures and policies to protect the RealPage and client networks from both external and internal attacks and/or abuses.
• Travel may be required to meet project objectives. Approximately <5% travel.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

• CCNP Certification
• 5+ years of Hands-on expertise with Cisco and F5 Systems, AWS or GCP
• 10 years of progressive network engineering experience in enterprise and data-center environments.
• In depth knowledge and experience with the implementation and support of switched and routed networks and associated protocols: SDWAN, BGP, OSPF, TCP/IP, NAT/PAT, HSRP, VRRP, STP, PBR, ACI
• Ability to work as a member of a cross functional team.
• Ability to document solutions with Visio, Lucichart, Word and PowerPoint.
• Must have ability to effectively communicate with clients, management, and peers.
• Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work an on-call rotation

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

• Palo Alto Engineering and Deployment experience
• Hands on experience with AWS and Google Cloud architectures
• Experience with Load Balancers
• Network automation tools such as ansible or python
• Application stack layer 3-7
• Positive attitude with a love of learning new tech. #LI-REMOTE #LI-JL1