Principal Network Engineer

Company: DISH
Location: Plano
Posted on: March 17, 2023

Job Description:

Department Summary

DISH is a Fortune 200 company that continues to redefine the communications industry. Our legacy is innovation and a willingness to challenge the status quo, including reinventing ourselves. We disrupted the pay-TV industry in the mid-90s with the launch of the DISH satellite TV service, taking on some of the largest U.S. corporations in the process, and grew to be the fourth-largest pay-TV provider. We are doing it again with the first live, internet-delivered TV service - Sling TV - that bucks traditional pay-TV norms and gives consumers a truly new way to access and watch television. - Now we have our sights set on upending the wireless industry and unseating the entrenched incumbent carriers. - We are driven by curiosity, pride, adventure, and a desire to win - it's in our DNA. We're looking for people with boundless energy, intelligence, and an overwhelming need to achieve, to join our team as we embark on the next chapter of our story. - Opportunity is here. We are DISH.
Job Duties and Responsibilities This position will provide top tier engineering and troubleshooting for the DISH corporate data network devices and services. Must be a detail oriented and highly organized individual. Best practice network engineering and strategic vision in the design, planning and implementation of technical products and network services. Strong Cisco background necessary. Requires a bachelor's degree in a related area, and CCNA certification (Route-Switch) or 5-10 years of experience in the field or in a related area. Network Engineering (cross-section of relevant skills):

• Practical experience related to LAN, WAN, WLAN, VLAN, DMVPN, VPN, SD-WAN and high-availability/multipath/redundant routers, switches and firewalls in large data center environment
• Support network protocols such as: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, HSRP, VLAN, TCP/IP, MPLS, STP, IPv4, subnetting, routing
• Familiarity with these technologies is a plus: Cisco ASA, Palo Alto firewalls (physical and virtual), Cisco ISE, networking for F5 LTM/GTM, and networking for IPS/IDS
• General technical knowledge of Cisco networking technologies and platforms to include Nexus, ASR, ISR, Catalyst
  High level of experience with Cisco's ACI data center platform running in network mode.
• Experience with network configuration automation (Scripting with Pearl/Python/Bash), and DNA Center a plus
• Experience with AWS infrastructure a plus Project Implementation:
  • Provide advanced technical leadership for complex project work
  • Supply advanced technical direction and leadership to the junior members of the data networking team
  • Work with various teams to gather requirements, create specifications, and design solution for network projects
  • Provide hands-on implementation and ongoing care and maintenance for network projects
  • Develop implementations in lab environment to prove out design specifications according to a test and validation plan
  • Maintaining daily operational responsibility for reliability of the DISH enterprise network
  • Monitors ongoing availability of network services and processes via tools such as Solarwinds Orion and Cisco Prime Infrastructure applications Network Operations:
    • Follow necessary processes to ensure enterprise network systems and services meet an operational uptime of 99.95%
    • Conducts advanced enterprise-level performance tuning as well as network performance audits on a regular basis
    • Maintaining daily operational responsibility for reliability of the DISH corporate network
    • Manages enterprise network systems and services to an operational uptime of 99.95%
    • Responsible for design and implementation of data network services and performs network testing and evaluation testing on a regular basis
    • Conducts advanced enterprise-level performance tuning as well as network performance audits on a regular basis
    • Monitors ongoing availability of network services and processes.
    • Extensive knowledge on Cisco routers and switches (Cisco IOS, IOS-XE, NX-OS)
    • Validate that customer network configurations are functioning per designs by validating log flows, event threshold settings, and alarm notification settings
      Skills, Experience and RequirementsEducation and Experience Bachelor's degree in Computer/Network Engineering or related field; 5-10 years as a data network specialist in a medium to large enterprise network; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Skills and Qualifications
      • Advanced knowledge of network monitoring and performance tools such as SolarWinds Orion NPM, Cisco Prime Infrastructure, Wireshark, etc.
      • Strategic thinker, strong interest and aptitude in collaborative big picture, enterprise-wide network infrastructure roadmaps.
      • A commitment to improving processes and to customer satisfaction.
      • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
      • Results oriented team player who will work towards meeting team commitments
      • and ability to work within a cross-functional team.
        Additional Information DISH Network offers the following benefits:
        • Medical, Health Savings Account, dental, and vision insurance
        • 401(k) and employee stock purchase plan
        • Tuition reimbursement
        • Employee referral program
        • Training opportunities
        • FREE satellite TV system and programming
        • Opportunity for a level of responsibility that could take years to reach in other companies
          Salary Range
          
          Compensation: $115,500.00/Year - $165,000.00/Year
          BenefitsFrom versatile health perks to new career opportunities, check out our benefits on ourcareers website. Successful completion of a pre-employment screen, to include a drug test and criminal background check.

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