IT Network Engineer

Why Black and Veatch

Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity’s biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1. 
 

Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life. At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are and speak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use.

The Opportunity

As the IT Network Engineer, you will have the opportunity to:

• Be responsible for implementing networking solutions
• Collaborate extensively with the IT Infrastructure Network Architects and with the IT Infrastructure Operations Teams, and with third-party vendors and contractors
• Focus heavily on the implementation of BV’s strategic and architectural design of on-premises and cloud networking solutions
• Help support a robust network environment by implementing modern networking solutions and by supporting office moves, troubleshooting, and design/configuration
• Support implementations of such networking technologies as SDWAN, Routing Architectures, Wireless Networking, Network Automation and Data Center connectivity for a variety of on-premises and cloud platforms
• Be a strong communicator, have strong technical knowledge and skills, be a champion for technology adoption and compliance, and a passionate empathizer for client needs

The Team

Black & Veatch’s Business Enablement consists of critical groups that help enable the organizations people, projects, and businesses to be as successful as possible. Functions in this group include Digital & Information Technology, Global Finance, Global Human Resources, Legal, Risk Management, and Government Affairs and Real Estate and Building Services.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintains contact and builds relationships within the IT Networking team, with IT vendors and 3rd party contractors to ensure availability, security, and satisfaction. 
• Assists in identifying new and improved approaches, technologies, tools, templates, and business use cases. 
• Supports deployment and configuration of a complex Network Infrastructure environment 
• Helps assess on-prem data centers, office locations, and clouds for network capacity, connectivity, performance, and resiliency. 
• Creates/Represents/Executes Change Tickets in the Network Infrastructure Area 
• Supports Networking Break-Fix situations with multiple team members including managed service provider partners 
• Maintains broad-based technical and solutions knowledge in key Networking optimization and solution areas including:  
  • SDWAN 
  • SDA 
  • Network Segmentation 
  • PAN firewall management 
  • VPN concentration 
  • Networking knowledge across a Hybrid Cloud Environment (On-Premise, Azure, AWS, OCI) 
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) / Networking Automation 

Management Responsibilities

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (in Business, Technology, Computer Science or related field), preferred or equivalent experience.
• Typically 8 years of related experience 
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field 
• 3+ years’ experience (unless otherwise noted) in the following areas: 
  • Networking – Cloud & On-Premise 
  • Creation and understanding firewall policy 
  • ITIL environment of formal Incident, Service Request and Change processes, Systems Development Lifecycle processes and of production of requirements documentation and evidence (ServiceNow experience a plus) 
  • 2+ years of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) 
  • Understanding of routing architecture 
  • SD networking concepts 
  • Strong oral and written communication skills 
  • Strong knowledge of troubleshooting techniques and equipment deployment 
  • Excellent problem-solving skills 
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team. 
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks effectively 

Technical Skills 

• Hybrid Routing Architectures (On-Prem & Cloud) including Routing Tables and protocols such as (BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, OMP) 
• Monitoring Tools such as SolarWinds Orion, Cisco DNA Center, Azure ARC, Azure Monitor 
• Cisco SDWAN 
• Zero Trust  
• Wireless implementation for Wi-Fi 6E using predictive site tools 
• Load Balancer implementation 
• Network Authentication utilizing Cisco ISE 
• Firewall Management utilizing Palo Alto Panorama, Azure WAFs and Azure Firewalls 
• Scripting/Coding and automation using such tools as PowerShell, Python, Ansible, Terraform, etc. 

Business Skills 

• Experience in supporting assessments, the development of business cases, and solution architectures.  
• Demonstrated proficiency with the implementation of network architectures and technologies. 
• Strong command of English with good verbal and written communication skills. 
• Good documentation practices. 
• Efficient task switching ability. 
• Excellent customer service skills. 
• Able to learn and retain information in a fast-paced environment. 
• Able to document issues with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. 
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team. 

Availability: 

• Available to work weekends and off hours. 
• Supervision – Normally receives little instruction on daily work, general instructions on newly introduced assignments. 

Certifications

Associate level vendor recognized certifications preferred:   

• Cisco: CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Assoc) Routing & Switching
• CCDA (Cisco Certified Design Assoc)
• Nokia: NRS I (Nokia Network Routing Specialist I) 
• JNCIA-Junos, JNCDA (Design)
• Ciena: OC-A (Optical Communication Associate)

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Normal office environment with a hybrid work schedule: 3 days in office and 2 days remote 

Salary Plan

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