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Rackspace US, Inc. Network Engineer III (Wifi) in Seattle, Washington
The Network Engineer-III is responsible for the planning, design, configuration, integration & installation of our growing local area network (LAN) and/or global wide area network (WAN). The Network Engineer-III will provide leadership in technical support and documentation to various departments and users with regard to the global infrastructure. The Network Engineer-III serves as a liaison to gather network requirements from internal customers, vendors, and other third-party providers. Work Location: - Onsite in Seattle, WA - Additional travel to satellite locations in Tacoma, WA, and Olympia, WA Responsibilities This role will focus on deploying and maintaining Wi-Fi networks DESIGN: Perform design requirements feasibility studies Perform vendor recommendation/selection and coordination for hardware testing and installations Examine theoretical and implemented designs for deficiencies and facilitate corrections BUILD: Prepare maintenance plan documentation & change management Examine maintenance plans for accuracy Script maintenance implementations Work in either a lead role or an assisting role during maintenance implementations IMPROVEMENTS: Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) & Method of Procedures (MOP's) Develop network standardization practices Document informational content for specialized network designs to be used for training needs Present and/or Train on new network typologies, hardware, and technologies to internal teams Lead Root Cause Analysis sessions to achieve better networking practices Determine baseline requirements for our network needs Provide code analysis on existing software, IOS testing, and software recommendations Create network lab mockups for error testing Automate repetitive Engineering tasks ADDITIONAL: Responsible for Forescout management and maintenance (as secondary). Manages the team's ticket queue and responds on-site to issues. Act as 3rd level escalations POC for design or other related problems Initial deployment of new products and services Monitor capacity and plan for bandwidth additions Establish project priority based on business needs Requirements High School Diploma or regional equivalent required Bachelor's Degree required, preferably in Computer Science or Network Engineering. At the manager's discretion, additional relevant experience may substitute for the degree requirement Minimum 5-7 years of recent experience with network design and build-out of LAN/WANs and/or large-scale network retrofits and remediations Experience with network access control (NAC) and software-defined networking technologies, including Forescout and Cisco Software-Defined Access (SDA) Experience with enterprise wireless technologies, including Wi-Fi design, deploying and maintaining Wi-Fi networks, RF optimization, and troubleshooting. Must have certifications: CCNA Preferred certifications: CCDA, CCNP, CCDP preferred, CCIE (R&S, SP, or DC) highly preferred (or equivalent experience), Python PCEP Advanced level experience working with most of the following technologies/applications: MPLS, BGP, LDP, QoS, IPv6, OSPF, vPC, STP, DWDM, EVPN, L2VPN, MPLS VPN, L3VPN, FHRP, VLAN, CDP, port-channels, IS-IS, MPLS Inter-AS, VXLAN, DNS, ACL, RADb, Flowspec, RTBH, GitHub, API's, NFV, Hypervisors, virtual switching Multi-vendor experience working with the following platforms: Cisco IOS, ASR 1k (IOS-XE), ASR NCS (IOS-XR), Nexus (NX-OS), Arista (EOS), Junos Experience working in a service provider, datacenter/hosting environment, or large-scale enterprise networks. Experience researching, evaluating, and recommending hardware and/or software solutions supporting large-scale deployments and/or remediations against the LAN/WAN Experience working with 3rd party networking vendors, with an understanding of the servi