Contract Entrust Datacard Engineer Jobs in Texas

Entrust is currently looking for a Senior Network Engineer to develop and maintain functional and secure networks. You will collaborate with a team of Senior engineers to troubleshoot and optimize our networks for our users. In this role, you should have excellent problem-solving skills and thorough knowledge of network administration and architecture. If you're also passionate about security and data protection, we'd like to meet you.

Position Overview:

The Senior Network Engineer manages and maintains our company's computer networks. This involves planning and developing solutions for crucial infrastructure initiatives to maintain a vision for the commercial network infrastructure. In addition, this role provides high-level technical guidance and support for the enterprise network structure, as well as mentorship and guidance for a team of engineers that troubleshoots and optimizes our networks. To ensure success as a Senior Network Engineer, you should have extensive experience working with enterprise networks in multiple commercial co-located data centers, advanced project management skills, attention to detail, excellent communications and documentation.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement functional network infrastructure and systems using correct network diagrams and documentation
• Analyze and confirm the information demands and functional requirements in collaboration with internal and external customers
• Adopt network security measures after organizing, planning, and safeguarding data, software, and hardware
• Monitor network performance to identify necessary adjustments and improvements
• Cooperate with technology suppliers to offer business-focused solutions
• Provide technical leadership to teams working on deployment and support
• Ensure the stability of the working environment before, during, and after system updates
• Establish and maintain strong cross-functional working connections with corporate and local teams
• Resolve issues escalated by lower support tiers and provide support for those tiers as needed
• Configure firewalls, routing, and switching to maximize network security and efficiency
• Utilize online resources and documentation to gain knowledge about new or unfamiliar technology
• Collaborating with architects to design and implement functional company networks.
• Installing and configuring networking hardware.
• Creating and implementing network security measures.
• Mentoring and guiding junior Network Engineering staff.
• Conducting regular network performance tests.
• Delegating networking maintenance tasks to junior staff.
• Dealing with escalated network support issues.
• Drawing up network status reports.

Basic Qualifications

• College or University Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• 8+ years of High Availability, High Security, Internet Data Center Experience and the requisite rigor needed to operate in that environment
• 2+ years of public cloud experience preferred but not required
• Experience in with automation and deployment frameworks to deploy network services
• Documentation skills and experience
• Design and deployment experience with most of the following technologies:F5, Palo Alto, Cisco, OpenGear, Windows Server, VMWare, SD Wan, Network Virtualization
• Must be able to lawfully work within the US and have unrestricted work authorization for US

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong organization skills and detail-oriented
• Prior experience supporting commercial network infrastructure / environments
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of ITSM/ITIL
• Project coordination/management experience
• Experience with the following:
  • F5
  • Cisco OS, FW, Switches, Routers
  • Palo Alto, FWs
  • Cisco ACI

Compensation Range:

The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $108,720-$159,456 per year (in the primary posting location). Actual compensation will be determined based on geographic location, education, skills and experience. This position is also eligible for the company's discretionary annual incentive plan. In addition to your pay, Entrust offers eligible colleagues and their dependents comprehensive health and well-being programs which include medical, vision, dental, a generous 401(k) matching contribution, life and disability insurance, mental health coaching, virtual fitness programs, paid personal time off plus 12 paid holidays, parental leave and education reimbursement. Please speak with the recruiter for more details. Note: Benefit and Compensation programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program. Entrust has the right to end, suspend or amend any of its plans at any time in whole or in part.

For US roles, or where applicable:

Entrust is an EEO/AA/Disabled/Veterans Employer

For Canadian roles, or where applicable:

Entrust values diversity and inclusion and we are committed to building a diverse workforce with wide perspectives and innovative ideas. We welcome applications from qualified individuals of all backgrounds, and we strive to provide an accessible experience for candidates of all abilities.

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Recruiter:

Steve DonahueSteve.Donahue@entrust.com