What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Network Engineer position at Superior Energy?
Description
For oil & gas exploration and production companies worldwide, Superior Energy Services is an oilfield products and services company with global reach, financial stability and mature safety and core values platforms. Through its portfolio of premier rental and well servicing brands, Superior provides customers with robust inventory, expedient delivery, engineered solutions and expert consultative service — all delivered with enterprise-wide Shared Core Values for safe, sustainable operations and corporate citizenship. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate against any job applicant because of race, religion, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Superior is currently seeking a Senior Network Engineer to join our team in Houston, TX (On-Site).
The Senior Network Engineer position is part of Superior Energy’s Network Team, and Infrastructure Organization. This position is responsible for supporting, configuring, and implementing network devices, and telephony architectures. The position is also responsible for network security, response, incident management, and security event participation. Other responsibilities include strategic development to ensure performance, availability, integrity, and security of the company’s LAN and WAN infrastructure. Monitoring and improving network performance and utilization to provide network high availability and redundancy. Execute on future expansion requirements including the installation and testing of network and telecommunication system upgrades and patches when needed. Develop security measures to safeguard all company networks. This position is in our downtown Houston office (4 days a week in-office).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
Function as a Subject Matter Expert and Technical Lead for all data network-based technologies, including routers, switches, firewalls, and Wi-Fi.
Ability to design and deploy end-to-end enterprise networks.
Leads and drives network security efforts including design, technical investigations, event resolution, data collection, and analysis.
Monitor network performance and ensure system availability and reliability.
Provides support to technical Information technology teams and lead advanced troubleshooting efforts. Perform root cause analysis, problem isolation and incident resolution.
Create and implement network security measures and maintain security measures to defend against outside threats or malicious attacks.
Drives continuous improvement and efficiency across network infrastructure.
Technical management and oversight for deploying and maintaining a global network infrastructure.
Requirements :
Minimum 10 years of experience of Cisco Enterprise Routing and Switching network design, deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting experience desired.
Expert knowledge of Cisco routing, switching, and strong understanding of EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, Cisco IOS.
Extensive in-dept knowledge of Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) solutions and architectures preferably VMware VeloCloud and leading SD-WAN deployment projects.
Expert knowledge of LAN, WAN, WLAN, design and implementation experience.
Experience with network capacity planning, network security architecture, and general network management best practices.
In-depth experience in Meraki switches and WAPS including familiarity with Meraki dashboard for configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
Experience in designing, implementing, and troubleshooting network security solutions.
Hands-on experience with Cisco Firepower appliances, Cisco Next Generation Firewalls and Firewall Management Center (FMC).
In-depth knowledge of Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE), including deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting.
Experience in IT Planning, including project planning, design, working with support vendors, configuration planning, deployment, high availability / business continuity and maintenance.
Excellent communication skills for collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Certifications : Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Certification Required, CCIE / CCDE Certification desirable.
Education : Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or other relevant majors. Equivalent work experience may also be considered.
Excellent Benefits : Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, Matching 401(k)
