About the role:

As a Senior Network Engineer on TQL's IT Infrastructure Team, you will be joining a close-knit group of Network and Server Engineers in a fast paced, high growth environment. Our Senior Network Engineers contribute to the strategic vision, are forward-thinking, and act as lead contributors in the architectural design, planning, testing, deployment, and validation of technology solutions.

What's in it for you:

• $84,000 - $150,000 base salary and benefits package
• Position located in Cincinnati, OH - relocation assistance provided
• Independence to accomplish goals and requirements with minimal oversight
• Advancement opportunities with structured career paths
• Reimbursement for continuous education and technical training
• TQL's IT Team offers a hybrid work environment with the ability to work remotely 40 hours per month
• We win wherever we go - Voted a 2019 and 2023 Computerworld Best Places to Work in IT

What you'll be doing:

• Act as a product owner for our Cisco ACI environment
• Define vision, drive adoption, and manage technical debt
• Manage hardware and software lifecycle, maintain existing deployments and plan for future use-cases
• Identify processes or technologies that can increase operational and business efficiencies
• Provide escalation support for junior network engineers and operations teams
• Manage the implementation of complex technical solutions with minimal oversight
• Ensure optimal network performance and network uptime of 99.99%
• Work within the guidelines of our change management process to conduct appropriate updates
• Document technical builds and configurations
• Participate in outage bridges with a focus of quickly restoring full functionality
• Determine root cause and mitigation/remediation efforts to avoid problem recurrence
• Mentor junior teammates, cultivating strong teamwork and strengthening skill sets

What you need:

• Bachelor's Degree and Cisco ACI Certifications or equivalent amount of relevant experience
• Demonstrate strong expertise in Cisco Data Center, Routing, Switching Technologies
• Experience in data center design, implementation, and support for Cisco Nexus 9K, ACI Leaf & Spine switch fabric with MSO
• Prior migration experience moving virtual and physical servers to ACI
• 5+ years of experience operating as a network engineer in a large enterprise
• Extensive understanding of Layer 2/3 Networks, TCP/IP, IP Addressing Schemes, DHCP options
• Ability to perform and analyze packet captures
• Catalyst 3850, 9200, 9300, 9500, including stacked deployments
• Experience with F5 load balancing, GSLB & DNS configurations
• Strong understanding of routing protocols including OSPF and BGP, Static Routing, NAT
• Experience with WAN and Tunneling protocols - SDWAN, Metro Ethernet, IPSec, EPLS, SSL VPN
• Ability to design redundant and resilient network configurations
• Advanced understanding of network security including 802.1X, NAC, ACLs
• Advanced experience with Palo Alto security suite including HA Firewalls, URL Filtering, SSL Decryption, Prisma Access, and GlobalProtect
• Strong background in proactive monitoring and alerting, including configurations of syslog, SNMP polling & trapping, bandwidth utilization and network baselining
• Demonstrates strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, presentation, and project-management skills
• Ability to travel as needed - very low travel

Where you'll be: 4289 Ivy Pointe Blvd Cincinnati, OH 45245