Senior Network Engineer

Company

Cox Automotive

• USA

Job Family Group

Engineering / Product Development

Job Profile

Sr Network Engineer

Management Level

Individual Contributor

Flexible Work Option

Hybrid

• Ability to work remotely part of the week

Travel %

No

Work Shift

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $88,300.00 - $147,100.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

Job Description

Cox Automotive is looking for Senior Network Engineer who manages the implementation of wired and wireless network infrastructure initiatives and projects, while ensuring the availability, reliability, and optimal performance of networked systems and services. The person in this role performs business impact analysis, post mortem analysis, and develops disaster recover strategies. A Senior Network Engineer also provides technical and product guidance and advice to customers and management, in addition to participating in on-call after-hours work when needed. This role provides the highest level of engineering support of enterprise systems for end users and customers.

• Manage 4000+ network systems across a large scale enterprise while maintaining availability and integrity of these systems

• Creates regular reports; provides the necessary analytics to make technical and business decisions

• Effectively manages multiple projects involving installations of infrastructure software and hardware while meeting business objectives and deadlines

• Ensures all issues regarding system or network automated alerts are logged, tracked, and resolved; manage alerts and events through and enterprise trouble ticketing tool

• Follow the change management process to production systems with regards to physical or system configuration updates

• Makes process and systems improvement recommendations to assist the business in achieving its goals and objectives, leveraging best practices and professional experiences

• Develops and maintains capacity planning analysis, recommendations, and procedures

• Effectively communicates to business partners, customers/end users, engineering peers, and IT leadership; possesses the ability to deliver presentations to each audience

• Resolve operational issues through support tickets and alerts from network and system monitoring tools

• Remains updated of changes in the industry utilizing resources (e.g., technical training, technical magazines, white papers, books, etc.) to gain additional knowledge related to IT systems

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 4 years' experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 2 years' experience; a Ph.D. and up to 1 year of experience; or 16 years' experience in a related field

Required Experience/ Skills:

• 5-7 years of Network Engineering experience in large enterprise environments

• 4-5 years of experience managing Cisco Wireless Networks in a large enterprise

• At least 5+ years of experience in three or more of the following environments: IPSEC/SSL VPN's, Cisco routers/switches, Cisco Wireless infrastructure, WAN/LAN communication protocols (BGP, EIGRP, Spanning Tree),

• 5+ years of experience on technology infrastructure teams

• Strong problem solving, decision making, planning/ organizing, and communication skills required.

• Ability to manage pressure while maintaining attention to detail.

• Candidates must also have functional and technical expertise, adaptability and flexibility, be customer focused, and work well in teams.

Preferred Experience:

CCNA/CCNP, CISSP, Designing Cisco Enterprise Wireless Networks (ENWLSD), Implementing Cisco Enterprise Wireless Networks (ENWLSI)

Drug Testing

To be employed in this role, you'll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are a drug-free workplace, so the possession, use or being under the influence of drugs illegal under federal or state law during work hours, on company property and/or in company vehicles is prohibited.

Benefits

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, parental leave, and COVID-19 vaccination leave.

About Us

Through groundbreaking technology and a commitment to stellar experiences for drivers and dealers alike, Cox Automotive employees are transforming the way the world buys, owns, sells - or simply uses - cars. Cox Automotive employees get to work on iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book and industry-leading dealer-facing companies like vAuto and Manheim, all while enjoying the people-centered atmosphere that is central to our life at Cox. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer

• All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.