Principal Network Engineer (Wireless Network)

About this role:

The Principal Network Engineer is a senior technical leader responsible for the design implementation and support of highly reliable secure and scalable network solutions to support Gartner Conference and enterprise operations. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in network architecture security wireless and operations and is passionate about leveraging modern technologies and automation to drive business outcomes.

What youll do:

• Architect design configure and support complex enterprise IP network solutions (LAN WAN SD-WAN Data Center and Cloud).
• Lead the design implementation and support of network security systems including firewalls VPNs IDS/IPS and zero trust architectures.
• Deep expertise in routing and switching protocols (BGP OSPF EIGRP VLANs VXLAN etc.).
• Evaluate configure and support secure remote access solutions (SSL VPN IPSEC SASE).
• Configure troubleshoot and support DNS DHCP and related network services.
• Support and troubleshoot unified communications (VoIP video conferencing QoS SIP WebRTC).
• Design deploy and support large-scale wireless LAN solutions (Wi-Fi 6/6E WPA3 guest access wireless security RF planning and site surveys) for high-density environments such as conferences and events.
• Perform wireless site surveys spectrum analysis and capacity planning to ensure optimal wireless coverage performance and user experience.
• Troubleshoot and resolve wireless connectivity and performance issues using advanced wireless analysis tools (Ekahau Hamina and Cisco DNA Center etc.).
• Provide advanced technical support for networking at Gartner Events including rapid deployment and troubleshooting in dynamic environments.
• Analyze design and implement comprehensive security solutions (next-generation firewalls intrusion prevention network segmentation NAC).
• Proactively identify isolate and resolve complex network issues to minimize business impact.
• Evaluate test and lead the deployment of emerging network technologies (SDN network automation AIOps cloud networking).
• Troubleshoot complex applications and network performance issues using advanced network analysis and monitoring tools.
• Collaborate with facilities and AV teams to integrate wireless networks with event infrastructure and ensure seamless attendee connectivity.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve business and technical objectives and drive continuous process improvement.
• Manage network-related projects service requests and maintenance activities using ITSM tools (e.g. ServiceNow Jira).
• Create and maintain detailed up-to-date network documentation diagrams and runbooks.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers and peers.

Must have:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of hands-on experience supporting large-scale enterprise networks.
• Expert-level understanding of routing and switching protocols and architectures.
• Extensive experience with Cisco networking platforms (IOS XE NX-OS Meraki) and multi-vendor environments (Arista Juniper etc.).
• Strong experience with network security systems and protocols (Cisco ASA/Firepower Checkpoint Palo Alto SASE).
• Extensive experience designing deploying and supporting enterprise wireless LANs including controller-based architectures (Cisco Catalyst Meraki Aruba etc.) guest networks and wireless security.
• Proficiency in wireless site survey tools RF planning and troubleshooting tools (Ekahau AirMagnet Cisco Prime DNA Center).
• Experience supporting high-density wireless environments and events including capacity planning and performance optimization.
• Experience with load balancers (F5 Citrix ADC) WAN accelerators and content filtering solutions.
• Experience with cloud networking (AWS Azure GCP) and hybrid connectivity (VPN Direct Connect ExpressRoute).
• Proficiency in network automation and scripting (Python Ansible Terraform) is highly desirable.
• Solid understanding of UNIX/Linux and Microsoft Server operating systems.

Who you are:

• Bachelors degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science or a related field required
• Excellent communication and prioritization skills.
• Able to work independently or within a team proactively in a fast-paced AGILE-SCRUM environment.
• Owns success Takes responsibility for successful delivery of the solutions.
• Strong desire to improve upon their skills in software development frameworks and technologies.

What youll receive:

• Competitive compensation.
• Limitless growth and learning opportunities.
• A collaborative and positive culture - join a diverse team of professionals that are as smart and driven as you.
• A chance to make an impact your work will contribute directly to our strategy.
• Enjoy the flexibility of working from home and the energy of collaborating with peers in our dynamic offices.
• 20 PTO days plus holidays and floating holidays in your first year.
• Extensive medical dental insurance and vision plan.
• 401K with corporate match immediate vesting.
• Health-and-wellness-related allowance programs.
• Parental leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Gartner Gives Charity Match.

And much more!

What are we:

• Action Oriented - Deliver fast get great results. We embrace the vision roadmap to success and the action it takes to make it happen.
• Intellectually Curious - Seek to learn love to teach. Were humble and embrace respectful radical candor with a mindset of ongoing professional and personal development.
• Collaborative - One team shared mission. We welcome feedback and understand the value of working together to accomplish more than what is possible individually.

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