Senior Network Engineer

Our Brand : J.Jill is a national lifestyle brand that provides apparel, footwear and accessories designed to help its customers move through a full life with ease. The brand represents an easy, thoughtful, and inspired style that celebrates the totality of all women and designs its products with its core brand ethos in mind: keep it simple and make it matter. J. Jill offers a high touch customer experience through over 200 stores nationwide and a robust ecommerce platform. J.Jill is headquartered outside Boston. Overview : The Senior Network Engineer plans the future growth and expansion of our corporate, retail, and cloud based networks. Consistently communicates and keeps Information Services (IS) staff and IS Leadership informed of network status and capacity. Maintains our current infrastructure and supporting systems; identifies and remediates gaps and keeps IS updated on the latest in best network practices, tools, and new technologies to keep the network running at peak performance. Responsibilities : Implements, configures and maintains LAN/WAN infrastructure solutions across a large organization ensuring proper network connectivity of all sites, servers, workstations, and other network appliances. Implements, configures, and utilizes network monitoring tools to maintain and troubleshoot LAN/WAN infrastructure issues. Maintain and manage network (Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, Meraki) routers, switches, firewalls, circuits, patch panels, IDF/MDF rooms and data centers Engages in regular network troubleshooting activities and resolve network connectivity issues, which includes engaging vendors and their support organizations as needed. Analyzes the current network structure and submits quarterly comprehensive reports to management on how to make the network more efficient. Proactively manages standards, topology documentation, configuration files, performance baselines for network infrastructure. Manages day to day datacenter assets and allocates resources effectively for ongoing IS initiatives, networking, storage, etc. Participates in designing, implementing and managing all network security solutions in collaboration with IS Security Team. Works closely with departmental management to determine future network needs, conducts business impact analysis and plan for network / firewall rule changes. Advances projects that are designed to either add functionality required by the company or to address ongoing network issues. Maintains knowledge of networking related topics, including emerging technologies, industry best practices, and regulatory/compliance related concerns. Participates in on call rotation for all Infrastructure related “Priority One” issues and calls in when all P1 bridges are convened. Troubleshoots, analyzes and resolves highly complex network connectivity and security issues. Communicates to all IS related levels from Help Desk/Retail systems/ Technology Services/Store Ops/ J Jill IS leadership/throughout the entire incident activity. Adheres to and ensures compliance with all of J Jill policies and procedures as required, including PCI, ESD, and Safety. Required to work after business hours, weekends, and holidays occasionally to implement approved changes by the Change advisory board, technology refreshes and rollouts including but not limited to upgrades, patches, and maintenance. Qualifications : Certified to work with Cisco and Meraki networking equipment and specifically fluent with Palo Alto firewall infrastructure and configuration Solid knowledge and experience with network routing & switching Experience with: Cisco routers and switches (ACI, IOS-XE, NX-OS, IOS-XR) Experience with EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, multicast, unicast, layer 3 VPN Experience with Palo Alto firewalls Experience with F5 Familiar with network load balancing techniques, VPN solutions, and possess fluency with wireless solutions to support the organization Well-versed in implementing and supporting cloud-based computing solutions such as platform as a service (PaaS) and software as a service application. Excellent interpersonal, oral and writing skills Manage third party technology vendors Ability to learn and support new systems and technologies in a fast paced environment Excellent record keeping and attention to detail Must be available to work evenings, holidays, overnight, and weekends Experience with any Incident & problem ticket application software a plus Must be able to lift 40 pounds Must be willing to travel 10 - 25% of the time to J. Jill Tilton, NH facility Education & Experience: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Business or related field required; or equivalent combination of education and experience 8 years of experience in Computer Technology supporting IS system including Network Engineering experience Experience in a multi-location, Microsoft Windows, networked environment Other industry standard certifications (Microsoft, Cisco) are desired Detailed understanding of network topology design and implementation Some previous experience with Windows Server and VMWare virtualization platforms desired Experience working with Active Directory, Single Sign On (SSO), and telecommunication equipment/vendors to support telephony infrastructure preferred The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by associates assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this position. About Us : At J.Jill, we believe our associates should be seen, valued, and celebrated. We support the advancement of our associates by harnessing their unique contributions to grow and improve, and our success is guided by a culture that values keeping it simple and making it matter. J.Jill is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing an inclusive and professional workplace free from discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at J.Jill are based solely upon business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, sexual orientation, sexual and reproductive health decisions, age, marital status, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other legally protected status. J.Jill provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals, in accordance with applicable laws. 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