Senior Network Engineer

Cargill
Madison, MN, United States
about 2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
4 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Bash Shell Border Gateway Protocol Computer Networks Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Software Design Documents Domain Name System (DNS) Github Issue Tracking Systems Internet Protocol Security (IP SEC) Virtual Private Networks (VPN) Multi-protocol Systems Python (Programming Language)
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Network Configuration and Change Management Network Architecture Routing Network Protocols Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Software Tools SAP Sales and Distribution Software Engineering Wide Area Networks Load Balancing Firewalls (Computer Science) Infrastructure Automation Frameworks Wireless Technologies Software Version Control Docker

Job description

The Senior Network Engineer will design transformation, deployment, automation, operation, and own Cargill’s software defined network infrastructure with an initial focus on migration of legacy networking infrastructure to modern software defined networking infrastructure. In this role you will provide thought leadership and actively engage in a network transformation project to migrate legacy physical networking infrastructure to Modern software defined networking infrastructure to architect, build, secure, and maintain., * Provide technical leadership and influence the use of software development and infrastructure as code practices to design, build and support software defined network capabilities.

  • Provide expert leadership across network teams to resolve complex problems and remove roadblocks.
  • Participate in the engineering community by being a coach and mentor to engineers, share new technical trends and develop modern skills and engineering best practices across Cargill.

Requirements

Do you have experience in Technical troubleshooting support?, * Minimum requirement of 4 years of relevant work experience. Typically reflects 5 years or more of relevant experience.

  • 4+ years experience in the field of Networking (Routing, Switching and SD WAN) having good understanding of Software Defined Networks. The person should have experience on Versa & Cisco products with ability to design, implement and troubleshooting skills.

Preferred:

  • 8 years of experience in network engineering in a large scale, distributed IT team
  • Around 5 years of experience in the design and implementation of wireless technologies
  • Expert level knowledge on WAN technologies and protocols, not limited to BGP, OSPF, QoS, CoS, ACLs, NAT/CGNAT, MPLS, VPNs & IPSec.
  • Experience across various areas of network, including switching, routing, software and traditional WAN, firewall, load-balancing, networking protocols, DNS, DHCP, network observability.
  • At least 8 years’ experience in maintaining and managing networks running OSPF and BGP routing protocols with QoS implementations. CCIE SP or Enterprise certification is preferred.
  • Ability to develop low-level design (LLD) for proposed network architecture.
  • Knowledge of automation and scripting of network configurations with know-how of python, bash, docker is preferred. Working experience in source code management tools like GitHub.
  • Experience working with agile teams, leveraging modern engineering tools and practices to manage team backlog, planned work, and issue tracking
  • Experience providing technical leadership across multiple engineering teams

About the company

Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. We are a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials - from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.

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