Job Summary:

The Network Engineer II is a key member on Medline's Network Core Team. This position includes implementing new network hardware/software, maintaining existing products or services and participating in troubleshooting operational issues. The role will collaborate with vendors, operational staff and peer organizations to ensure the stability and integrity of Medline's Network infrastructure. In addition, it is vital that the Network Engineer successfully integrates knowledge of business and functional priorities.

Major Responsibilities:

• Configures, deploys and maintains networking solutions of Medline's LAN, WAN, WLAN, SDWAN, Cloud and Network Security focused infrastructure.
• Develops and recommends strategies for network growth, datacenter network security and enhancements by maximizing functionality of network equipment such as switches, routers, wireless infrastructure and firewalls.
• Participates in regular meetings and conference calls with customers and IS staff to help qualify opportunities and technical solutions for optimizing the network. Drives design solutions through deployment.
• Acts as a point of escalation for other IS teams regarding network infrastructure issues.
• Acts as Tier II/III line of support for Network Core trouble tickets.
• Maintains monitoring of network infrastructure, including alert configuration, new device provisioning and general day to day functioning of the monitoring tool set.
• Analyzes performance data and metrics, identifies problem areas and provides actionable insight to problem resolution.
• Develops and documents models, plans, diagrams, illustrations, and procedures in support of engineering activities and network related business initiatives.
• Experience as a technical leader on enterprise level projects.
• Reviews and responds to trouble tickets generated for the team by the corporate help desk; works with end users through resolution as necessary.
• Drives issues through closure engaging all appropriate cross-team resources.
• Performs complex and routine maintenance tests for designated areas of engineering; identifies, isolates, and escalates issues to appropriate personnel.
• Participates in off-hours support rotation of designated network resources.
• Collaborate with other Network Engineers for business continuity review and execution.Education:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or similar, or equivalent relevant work experience.

Work Experience:

Minimum of 5 years' experience providing operational support for predominately Cisco networking technologies and infrastructures in a large enterprise environment.

Experience implementing SDWAN Viptela Solution a plus.

SDN experience especially with Cisco ACI a plus.

Advanced experience with WAN technologies such as MPLS, Ethernet, T1's, and LTE.

Experience with Security, Layer Two & Three Switching, VLANs, VPN's.

Avaya Enterprise Experience a plus.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Advanced knowledge of Cisco equipment (Routers, Nexus switches, ASA VPN Appliance, Wireless controllers) required. Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) knowledge a plus.
Advanced knowledge of routing (BGP, OSPF, HSRP, VRRP and VRF).
Working knowledge of load balancers, especially F5, is a plus.
Strong knowledge of Cisco ISE preferred.
Strong knowledge of VOIP, including QoS on LAN and WAN.
Strong interpersonal skills with a desire to collaborate with internal and external business/technical teams.
Knowledge of CheckPoint firewalls a plus.
Knowledge on based network applications such as proxy servers, network monitoring tools (ExtraHop, SolarWinds, Cisco Prime, Netflow Scrutinizer).
Knowledge of Industry best practices when it comes to network design, network monitoring and security.
Ability to work out of any of Medline's Chicagoland area facilities on any given day.
Up to 10% overnight travel may be required.