Senior Network Engineer
Universal Music Group
Woodland Hills, CAThis was removed by the employer on 10/5/2017 4:21:00 PM PST
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Description
We are currently seeking a senior level network engineer that can apply their networking skills to ensure the smooth and efficient ongoing operation of the UMG Global Network. In this role, you will provide a key interface between the business clients and network vendors, ensuring that business requirements are being fulfilled in a highly dynamic network environment while maintaining adherence to UMG technical standards, industry best practices, network security principals, and service provider agreements. Essential to your success is not only experience and certifications but a deep understanding of how networks really work in a global enterprise.
A high level of technical ability for troubleshooting and problem analysis is required, along with the ability to clearly communicate the results of problem analysis and future improvement opportunities to business stakeholders, IT support teams, and network providers to quickly and effectively resolve operational issues. In addition to technical skills, the successful candidate must be comfortable in effectively communicating with business end users, technical IT teams, business partners, network providers, and business process outsourced vendors, all while being sensitive to a wide diversity of cultural and technical backgrounds in a global business environment.
Job Functions:
As a key member of our experienced Network Services team, you will work to ensure the network is operating at peak efficiency to provide the business with the ability to get the job done.
Operational Stability
• Coordinate and schedule changes to the operational environment with other UMG business unit IT groups and network vendors, ensuring adequate tests are carried out prior to enhancements, upgrades, and other network changes.
• Support of the Design and Build teams within UMG for large projects.
• Assist in the implementation of new networks and upgrades while ensuring they are compliant to UMG standards.
• Identify opportunities and implement solutions to improve availability, reliability, efficiency, performance and overall service.
• Maintain & enhance knowledge of key technologies.
Support and Maintenance
• Diagnose and solve problems, frequently under time constraints and business pressure.
• Provide guidance as required to network providers, working with other team members as needed.
• Work with network vendors and global/regional IT groups to resolve problems compliant with SLAs
• Provide network support and configuration assistance to application teams deploying at public Cloud providers (AWS, Azure, etc).
• Provide detailed network performance analysis for application traffic.
• Provide Network reliability, availability, and performance reporting as necessary.
• Support for firewalls and the remote access environment, including client VPN.
• Support for identify management technologies including Active Directory, two factor authentication, Radius and PEAP.
• Maintain high quality network documentation.
• Maintain and implement high quality operational standards, processes and procedures.
• Maintain network redundancy, backup and recovery processes, and disaster recovery procedures.
• Build partnerships and trust with other information technology areas, vendor technical staffs, and customers in the business units.
• Secondary support as required for Office 365 when primary support team members are unavailable.
• Participate in on-call rotation, and as such, work out of standard business hours will occasionally be required.
Job Requirements:
This position requires established and proven network support experience in a global network environment. This includes a working knowledge in network technologies, LAN/WAN/Wireless technologies, VOIP and Collaboration Solutions, remote access solutions, network security, identity management, public and private DNS, DHCP, network performance analysis and capacity planning, and experience with network monitoring tools.
Skills/Abilities:
• Working knowledge, understanding, and experience with most of the following:
• Network infrastructure (WAN, MAN, LAN, Wifi, QoS for Data, Voice, and Video)
• Network protocols (IP, OSPF, BGP, RIP, IPSec, etc)
• MPLS / VPN / Hybrid WAN / Metro Networks / leased lines
• Network Hardware (Cisco routers and switches, Palo Alto firewalls)
• VOIP and Collaboration Systems (Skype for Business, Avaya)
• Remote Access solutions (client VPN, small office VPN, business to business VPN)
• Network security (firewalls and security monitoring)
• Network connectivity to Cloud Providers (AWS, Azure, etc)
• Network performance analysis and reporting
• Incident, Change and Problem Management processes within an ITIL based framework.
• Identity Management (Active Directory, ADFS, Azure AD, 2 Factor Auth, TACACS, Cisco ACS, Radius, PEAP)
• Microsoft Networking, public and private DNS, DHCP.
• Network monitoring and troubleshooting (PRTG, Nagios, MRTG, Netflow, SNMP, Wireshark, Riverbed Profiler)
• Operating systems: Microsoft (Server and Desktop), Mac OS X, Linux
• Microsoft Office 365 & Visio Professional
• Ability and motivation to learn new technologies.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with an ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.
• Proven ability to work effectively within and across teams, developing and maintaining collaborative relationships with people from different cultures and diverse backgrounds.
Experience:
• A minimum of 10 years diverse Network support experience in a global network environment.
• International experience is beneficial. Additional languages a plus.
Education:
• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or Engineering. (Professional certification and experience may be considered as a supplement to formal education.)
• Cisco Certification preferred (CCNP or higher).
• ITIL v3 Foundation Certification strongly desired.
Universal Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Disclaimer
This job description only provides an overview of job responsibilities that are subject to change.