Senior Network Engineer

Job Description

**Job Title: Senior Network Engineer – Nightshift**

**Location: San Pedro – Los Angeles, CA 90731**

**Contract to hire or Perm/FTE**

***US citizens and Green Card Holders and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor***
*H1b*
***candidates at this time***

This position is for Nightshift working schedule in San Pedro, CA and its 100% onsite for 5 days/Week

**About the Role**

**Job Description**

– Needs a person for infrastructure Network side: switching networks, Cisco equipment, wireless technologies, layer 1,2,3 network monitoring. Monitoring technologies. 5 days on site. Contract to hire.

**CRITICAL QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE**

**Necessary to perform the requirements of the position:**

– ***Education*
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University or higher vocational degree and certification in Control Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Network or Virtual system Engineering or related discipline is preferred.
– ***Experience*
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Minimum eight (8) years of Infrastructure operation and complex network platforms implementation, automation component experience is preferred.
– Operational Technology hardware and Operation technology networks is a must.

***Skills*
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**the following are strongly recommended/critical:**

– Strong experience in Datacenter infrastructure, CORE switches configuration, Industrial network topology design, REP segments, spanning tree, traffic segmentation, routing protocols.
– Experience & certified in CISCO Catalyst, Nexus, Industrial Series, Aironet, Forti Net or other product lines
– Experience with Firewalls, CheckPoint, FortiGate, SD-Wan, configuration and management.
– Good coordination capability, detailed experience & understanding of industrial Network infrastructure topologies, Purdue model, CISCO recommendations, DELL equipment, configuration and remediation.
– Detailed understanding of a Routing Protocols, WLAN/wireless configuration, ISE, Spectrum, and LTE technology.
– Understanding of Layer 2, Layer 3, Layer 5, SNMP, LLDP implementation.
– Detailed understanding & implementation experience with SolarWinds, NPM, NCM and monitoring tools.
– ***Collaboration*
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Able to work together with equipment automation team, build working relationships with operational areas. Personal tact, cultural understanding, and well-developed communication skills (cross functional as well as on different levels).
– ***Shift work*
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The person is required to work in shifts, day or evening, the shift schedule can vary based on the workload and requirements established by function head or area director.

– ***Management Skills –***
Able to demonstrate experience, working alongside Network & Systems infrastructure teams and external vendors as both implementation and run/support business model.
– Experience with applying Lean tools, standards and tooling.
– Problem solving experience and active incident management experience.

A reasonable, good faith estimate of the minimum and maximum base salary for this position is $75 to $95/hr. as hourly rate with $170 K to $180 K per year as base for salary conversion. It is also open with option of being FTE/Perm employment for suitable candidates

***Benefits:***

Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life and AD&D insurance, retirement savings with company match, paid parental and transitional leave, PTO, wellness programs, tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance, and an Employee Assistance Program—supporting colleagues and families across health, financial, and work-life needs.

** The pay/Salary range listed above reflects the expected starting salary /Pay rate for this role. This range may be adjusted based on market conditions, location, and other relevant factors. The Company will determine the final starting salary/Pay rate in consultation with the selected candidate(s), in full compliance with applicable laws*