Senior Network Engineer

Senior Network Engineer Role

As a Senior Network Engineer functioning in a tech-heavy Sales Engineering (SE) role, the candidate is responsible for gathering comprehensive technical requirements from customers and designing detailed technical solutions to satisfy those requirements.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Engage with prospective customer personnel to capture detailed requirements for potential solutions
• Design quality technical solutions to meet customer requirements
• Validate solution pricing against Equinix financial models
• Submit approved solutions to Equinix Account Executives and track progress to customer signature/purchase
• Prepare detailed turnover information for purchased solutions to Implementations for execution
• Maintain proficiency with associated systems and processes
• Employ continuous process improvement to streamline existing processes and improve efficiency
• Implement sold solutions as required
• Develop and leverage relationships with internal and external partner teams
• Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Candidate must possess an active US Government Top Secret Clearance with Full Scope Polygraph
• Foundational knowledge in IT fundamentals, processes, and organizational functions (PMO, NOC, Sales, Implementations, etc)
• Advanced knowledge of network fundamentals (network models, switching functions, routing functions, firewall functions)
• Advanced knowledge of network concepts (TCP/IP, routing protocols (OSPF, IS-IS, BGP), switching, L2VPN, L3VPN, EVPN)
• Extensive experience with network deployment, operation, and management
• Extensive experience with network solution design
• Familiarity with monitoring systems and functionality
• Bachelor's degree in related field preferred
• Certification preferred, especially in solution design
• 10 years experience in IT positions preferred
• 4 years experience in solution design positions preferred