Senior Network Operations Engineer

Job Description

Sinclair, Inc. is seeking a Senior Network Operations Engineer to join our corporate SRE team.

What you'll be doing:
• Support and maintain a diverse set of networks that transports video traffic between different locations across the globe.
• Support and maintain a hybrid-cloud network environment combining both on-prem network technologies and AWS advanced networking configuration to meet the needs of Sinclair
• Maintain support processes and procedures for Cisco/Meraki/AWS networking deployments in conjunction with the Sinclair Cloud SRE team
• Develop network automation and day-2 operation practices for enterprise deployments
• Provide technical leadership for a team of engineers tasked with daily WAN / LAN operations for both on-prem and Cloud networking projects
• Work with the Sinclair Security team to maintain Firewall architectures, incorporating IPsec tunnels to connect multi-cloud environments and 3rd party providers to the Sinclair enterprise
• Work with Cisco, Arista, Fortinet, Palo Alto, Meraki, Aruba, AWS, Azure, and GCP networking solutions and technologies to achieve business outcomes
• Leverage FortiManager, Solarwinds, Cisco DNA, Firemon, BitB, and other networking tools for management and monitoring of network devices and services along with other opensource tools for enterprise management
• Leverage Scrutinizer to analyze NetFlow & SFlow data along with cloud-based SDN packet analysis tools to profile application traffic to identify and correct ongoing problems
• Provide tier 2/3 support to Network Team and Stakeholders as required on an on-call basis as part of a broader rotation
• Work in ServiceNow to support the organization and resolve networking issues.
• Develop, maintain, support policies and practices for the network team to elevate the levels of service that the organization provides for a diverse set of stakeholders throughout the company
• Embrace DevOps practices bringing them to the Network Operation team to accelerate device standards, monitoring, fault analysis, and tracking of changes throughout our enterprise

What we're looking for:
• Knowledge of Cisco CCIE level networking required, Routing and Switching, Data Center, Enterprise Infrastructure disciplines
• Deep understanding of LAN and Enterprise WAN architectures and how they are used to design global video delivery networks
• Expert knowledge in Network Troubleshooting with a focus on the OSI model as it relates to enterprise networking
• 10+ years' experience Maintaining and Supporting Enterprise WAN environments
• 10+ years' experience with complex LAN, WAN, Datacenter, and Cloud environments
• Knowledge of Python and Ansible to develop network automation solutions
• AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty Certification a plus
• Experience in cloud networking (AWS Direct connect, vpc's, transit gateways, privatelink, elb's, etc)
• Knowledge of Software Defined Networking and Virtual Network Functions (VNF) required.
• Must be effective and clear when communicating with both technical resources and C-level management stakeholders
• Must be able to work independently and as part of an operations support team for large critical all hands outages.
• Must be able to establish personal relationships with stakeholders understanding their needs and how best to accomplish their goals in a diverse non-standard environment
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where 24x7 communications are required for critical applications
• Ability to coach and lead the existing technical team in modern operations and DevOps practices to bring higher levels of automation, documenting, and service to our internal customers

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace!

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rv883w-18-116-40-47-42 in your application.