Blue Shield of California
Network Engineer, Principal
Blue Shield of California, Canyon, California, us, 94516
Your Role
Interested in learning more about this job Scroll down and find out what skills, experience and educational qualifications are needed.The Data Center and Infrastructure team is responsible for the design, engineering, administration, and support of corporate WAN, LAN and network infrastructure.
The Network Engineer, Principal will report to the Director, Technical Operations. In this role you will provide network architecture and design, implement network infrastructure, and provide 3rd level support to enhance the corporate network and its capabilities.
Your Work
In this role, you will:
Be the SME in network hardware, software, and technologies
Create a robust, supportable network infrastructure to better the users’ experience
Carry out operational, strategic activities, and change management of all impact and risk levels
Develop and maintain technology roadmaps
Engage in Incident Response, Audit, and Disaster Recovery practices
Define, publish, and maintain network infrastructure standards, and operational documentation
Lead proof-of-concept and prototyping efforts in both an infrastructure design and engineering capacity including collecting, analyzing, and documenting results
Socialize and promote Network technology offerings
Communicate with stakeholders regarding network technology planning, design, requirements, and development activities
Perform periodic and emergency system maintenance, minimizing business impact to the greatest extent possible, as well as troubleshoot and resolve hardware, software, or other related issues
Influence, review and approve support contracts
Oversee third-party vendors’ performance
Your Knowledge and Experience
Requires a college degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years of prior relevant experience
Prefers a minimum of 7 years of experience in architecting, designing, and implementing network infrastructure
Prefers a minimum of 7 years of experience with routers and switches, firewalls, WAN optimizers, Load Balancers, MPLS circuits, VPN
Previously worked utilizing the Agile methodology
Implementation of IDS/IDP/CTI a plus
Strong communication and presentation skills to all levels of IT management and stakeholders
Pay Range
The pay range for this role is: $ 145970.00 to $ 218900.00 for California.
Note
Please note that this range represents the pay range for this and many other positions at Blue Shield that fall into this pay grade. Blue Shield salaries are based on a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, location (California, Bay area, or outside California), and current employee salaries for similar roles.
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Interested in learning more about this job Scroll down and find out what skills, experience and educational qualifications are needed.The Data Center and Infrastructure team is responsible for the design, engineering, administration, and support of corporate WAN, LAN and network infrastructure.
The Network Engineer, Principal will report to the Director, Technical Operations. In this role you will provide network architecture and design, implement network infrastructure, and provide 3rd level support to enhance the corporate network and its capabilities.
Your Work
In this role, you will:
Be the SME in network hardware, software, and technologies
Create a robust, supportable network infrastructure to better the users’ experience
Carry out operational, strategic activities, and change management of all impact and risk levels
Develop and maintain technology roadmaps
Engage in Incident Response, Audit, and Disaster Recovery practices
Define, publish, and maintain network infrastructure standards, and operational documentation
Lead proof-of-concept and prototyping efforts in both an infrastructure design and engineering capacity including collecting, analyzing, and documenting results
Socialize and promote Network technology offerings
Communicate with stakeholders regarding network technology planning, design, requirements, and development activities
Perform periodic and emergency system maintenance, minimizing business impact to the greatest extent possible, as well as troubleshoot and resolve hardware, software, or other related issues
Influence, review and approve support contracts
Oversee third-party vendors’ performance
Your Knowledge and Experience
Requires a college degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years of prior relevant experience
Prefers a minimum of 7 years of experience in architecting, designing, and implementing network infrastructure
Prefers a minimum of 7 years of experience with routers and switches, firewalls, WAN optimizers, Load Balancers, MPLS circuits, VPN
Previously worked utilizing the Agile methodology
Implementation of IDS/IDP/CTI a plus
Strong communication and presentation skills to all levels of IT management and stakeholders
Pay Range
The pay range for this role is: $ 145970.00 to $ 218900.00 for California.
Note
Please note that this range represents the pay range for this and many other positions at Blue Shield that fall into this pay grade. Blue Shield salaries are based on a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, location (California, Bay area, or outside California), and current employee salaries for similar roles.
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