16237 Network Engineer

Network Engineer Enterprise Network Modernization

Build and Modernize the Networks That Power the Enterprise

CGI is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to help design modernize and support secure resilient and highly available enterprise network infrastructure across data centers branch locations and cloud environments.

In this role youll work with modern networking technologies including Cisco Nexus Spine Leaf architectures VXLAN/EVPN BGP OSPF SD WAN and Cisco Meraki while helping advance network automation and cloud connectivity. Youll have the opportunity to influence network architecture and modernization strategy introduce automation and Infrastructure as Code practices solve complex infrastructure challenges and provide technical leadership during critical production events.

The ideal candidate combines deep hands on network engineering expertise with an automation mindset and the ability to collaborate effectively across cloud security infrastructure application and architecture teams.

Location: Onsite at the client location in the Salt Lake City UT area

Your Future Duties and Responsibilities

As a Network Engineer you will help shape and support the next generation of enterprise network infrastructure. You will:

• Design implement and maintain scalable secure resilient and highly available network solutions spanning data centers branch locations and cloud environments.
• Architect and support modern data center networks using Spine Leaf topologies Cisco Nexus VXLAN and EVPN with a focus on scalability redundancy performance and operational reliability.
• Design configure troubleshoot and optimize advanced routing environments using BGP OSPF and related networking protocols.
• Design and support cloud managed and distributed networking solutions including SD WAN enterprise switching wireless networking and Cisco Meraki technologies.
• Contribute to the organizations network modernization strategy and technology roadmap by evaluating emerging technologies engineering practices tools and architectural patterns.
• Develop network automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Python Ansible Terraform or comparable technologies to streamline provisioning configuration validation and recurring operational activities.
• Implement proactive network monitoring performance management troubleshooting and capacity planning using tools such as SolarWinds Grafana Prometheus Wireshark and comparable observability platforms.
• Diagnose complex network and connectivity issues perform root cause analysis and drive timely resolution of critical production incidents.
• Partner with cloud security infrastructure application and architecture teams to deliver integrated enterprise technology solutions.
• Mentor engineers share technical best practices provide technical guidance participate in on call rotations and support the successful resolution of escalated production issues.
• Help strengthen network reliability resiliency security operational efficiency and disaster recovery capabilities across the enterprise.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or a related discipline along with 8 years of hands on network engineering experience supporting large scale enterprise environments.
• Significant experience designing implementing and supporting modern data center network architectures including Spine Leaf topology VXLAN/EVPN and Cisco Nexus infrastructure.
• Advanced hands on experience configuring troubleshooting and optimizing routing environments using BGP and OSPF with a strong foundation in TCP/IP and enterprise networking principles.
• Strong experience designing and supporting distributed or cloud managed network solutions including SD WAN enterprise switching and wireless technologies.
• Hands on Cisco Meraki experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience developing network automation and Infrastructure as Code solutions using Python Ansible Terraform or comparable technologies.
• Demonstrated expertise in network troubleshooting and production support including performance analysis incident resolution root cause analysis high availability resiliency capacity planning and disaster recovery considerations.
• Working knowledge of adjacent infrastructure and security technologies including virtualization containerization load balancing firewalls and network security DDoS protection and enterprise security practices.
• Strong analytical problem solving communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Were especially interested in candidates who bring:

• Experience with networking in GCP AWS and/or Microsoft Azure environments.
• Experience with monitoring observability and network analysis platforms such as SolarWinds Grafana Prometheus and Wireshark.
• Experience contributing to enterprise network modernization initiatives or technology roadmaps.
• Demonstrated technical leadership mentoring and knowledge sharing experience.
• Industry certifications such as Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE).

What Makes You Successful

Youll thrive in this role if you enjoy solving complex infrastructure challenges improving how networks are engineered and operated and combining proven networking fundamentals with modern automation practices. You are comfortable moving between architecture and hands on troubleshooting collaborating across technical disciplines and taking ownership when critical issues arise.

If youre excited by the opportunity to modernize enterprise networking expand automation and build infrastructure designed for performance security resilience and scale wed like to hear from you.

Your future duties and responsibilities

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

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Skills:

• Ansible
• Good clinical practices (GCP)
• Network engineering
• Python
• TCP/IP