Reporting to the Director IT Operations the Senior Network and Cloud Specialist is a technical subject matter expert who owns stabilizes and evolves our enterprise and plant-floor networks across multiple sites. This role requires advanced knowledge of enterprise networking protocols (MPLS BGP OSPF ACLs SDWAN/SASE) Azure network architecture (VNets ExpressRoute vWAN private endpoints) and hybrid cloud connectivity. The successful candidate will also lead the technical design and buildout of the organizations Disaster Recovery (DR) network environment ensuring secure resilient and scalable hybrid infrastructure. The candidate will balance hands-on operations with architecture-level recommendations ensuring uptime for 247 production while laying the groundwork for Zero Trust SDWAN and Cloud connectivity.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Hybrid Network Architecture & Operations
Oversee both on-premises and cloud environments networking ensuring systems are secure reliable and scalable for office warehouse and production areas.
Design deploy and maintain onprem enterprise networks including LAN WAN MPLS BGP OSPF VLANs QoS VPN routing switching.
Configure and support FortiGate firewalls SDWAN/SASE solutions IPS/IDS and network segmentation
Support SASE/CASB integrations with identitydriven controls.
Support Azure infrastructure components including IaaS workloads storage access identity integration and network security policies.
Acts as SME for major IT infrastructure projects including cloud migrations (Azure) efficiency improvements and modernization initiatives.
Collaborate on cloud modernization initiatives and infrastructure migrations.
Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
Lead the technical design and setup of Mevotechs DR network environment
Build and maintain DR failover networking in Azure and on Prem environments
Conduct DR testing network failover simulation and system recovery validation
Own network observability: NetFlow/sFlow SNMP traps telemetry synthetic tests; establish SLOs and runbooks.
Ensure smooth operations of complex server backups and monitoring software oversee the IT Disaster Recovery plan and manage and test the IT Disaster Recovery strategy.
Lead the migration of workloads between environments and manages upgrades backups and disaster recovery strategies.
Infrastructure Operations
Ensure the criticality of IT operations in a 24/7 environment is maintained while introducing innovative solutions to enhance platform stability performance and scalability.
Support lifecycle planning upgrades patching system migrations and backup operations
Provide advanced technical escalation for major incidents
Collaborate with other IT teams on architecture reviews security initiatives and infrastructure modernization.
Manage upgrading and tuning servers VMs routers firewalls switches and cloud infrastructure as needed.
Assist with vendor coordination and solution evaluation for network and security technologies
Documentation & Standards
Maintain detailed documentation for network topology firewall rules routing tables Azure configurations and DR procedures.
Establish and maintain operational standards and best technical practices.
Other duties as required
Vendor & Project Leadership
Lead network refreshes (switching firewalls WiFi) telco carrier changes and new site standups.
Manage MSPs and OEMs evaluate solutions assist negotiate renewals and drive root-cause problem management.
QUALIFICATIONS SKILLS AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems or equivalent professional experience
7 years of proven enterprise networking experience as SME.
Deep technical expertise in Azure networking including VNets vWAN private endpoints load balancers Azure Firewall ExpressRoute.
Experience using automation tools such as PowerShell Python or Terraform (asset)
Experienced with backup and restoration high availability and disaster recovery design and testing procedures
Strong IP sub-netting and IP management skills and thorough knowledge of public/private IP addressing management and network address translation.
Strong leadership and communication skills
Microsoft certification AZ-104 is required other technical certifications (Fortinet NSE AZ-700 MCSE ITIL) are preferred.
Physical Demands and Working Conditions
The physical demands and working conditions for this role may vary depending on the specific tasks and responsibilities assigned it may include but not limited to sitting standing and walking lifting and carrying dexterity and mobility work in a typical office environment with controlled temperature and lighting conditions. However they may also need to work in data centers server rooms or other IT infrastructure locations
The work schedule may vary depending on business needs project deadlines and operational requirements. This may include regular office hours as well as occasional evenings weekends or on-call responsibilities to address emergencies or system maintenance activities
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS
Standard office setting
4 days on site/week
Occasional evening and weekend work to meet deadlines
On-call availability
Fast-paced office environment
Required Experience:
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JOB PURPOSEReporting to the Director IT Operations the Senior Network and Cloud Specialist is a technical subject matter expert who owns stabilizes and evolves our enterprise and plant-floor networks across multiple sites. This role requires advanced knowledge of enterprise networking protocols (MPL...
JOB PURPOSE
Reporting to the Director IT Operations the Senior Network and Cloud Specialist is a technical subject matter expert who owns stabilizes and evolves our enterprise and plant-floor networks across multiple sites. This role requires advanced knowledge of enterprise networking protocols (MPLS BGP OSPF ACLs SDWAN/SASE) Azure network architecture (VNets ExpressRoute vWAN private endpoints) and hybrid cloud connectivity. The successful candidate will also lead the technical design and buildout of the organizations Disaster Recovery (DR) network environment ensuring secure resilient and scalable hybrid infrastructure. The candidate will balance hands-on operations with architecture-level recommendations ensuring uptime for 247 production while laying the groundwork for Zero Trust SDWAN and Cloud connectivity.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Hybrid Network Architecture & Operations
Oversee both on-premises and cloud environments networking ensuring systems are secure reliable and scalable for office warehouse and production areas.
Design deploy and maintain onprem enterprise networks including LAN WAN MPLS BGP OSPF VLANs QoS VPN routing switching.
Configure and support FortiGate firewalls SDWAN/SASE solutions IPS/IDS and network segmentation
Support SASE/CASB integrations with identitydriven controls.
Support Azure infrastructure components including IaaS workloads storage access identity integration and network security policies.
Acts as SME for major IT infrastructure projects including cloud migrations (Azure) efficiency improvements and modernization initiatives.
Collaborate on cloud modernization initiatives and infrastructure migrations.
Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
Lead the technical design and setup of Mevotechs DR network environment
Build and maintain DR failover networking in Azure and on Prem environments
Conduct DR testing network failover simulation and system recovery validation
Own network observability: NetFlow/sFlow SNMP traps telemetry synthetic tests; establish SLOs and runbooks.
Ensure smooth operations of complex server backups and monitoring software oversee the IT Disaster Recovery plan and manage and test the IT Disaster Recovery strategy.
Lead the migration of workloads between environments and manages upgrades backups and disaster recovery strategies.
Infrastructure Operations
Ensure the criticality of IT operations in a 24/7 environment is maintained while introducing innovative solutions to enhance platform stability performance and scalability.
Support lifecycle planning upgrades patching system migrations and backup operations
Provide advanced technical escalation for major incidents
Collaborate with other IT teams on architecture reviews security initiatives and infrastructure modernization.
Manage upgrading and tuning servers VMs routers firewalls switches and cloud infrastructure as needed.
Assist with vendor coordination and solution evaluation for network and security technologies
Documentation & Standards
Maintain detailed documentation for network topology firewall rules routing tables Azure configurations and DR procedures.
Establish and maintain operational standards and best technical practices.
Other duties as required
Vendor & Project Leadership
Lead network refreshes (switching firewalls WiFi) telco carrier changes and new site standups.
Manage MSPs and OEMs evaluate solutions assist negotiate renewals and drive root-cause problem management.
QUALIFICATIONS SKILLS AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems or equivalent professional experience
7 years of proven enterprise networking experience as SME.
Deep technical expertise in Azure networking including VNets vWAN private endpoints load balancers Azure Firewall ExpressRoute.
Experience using automation tools such as PowerShell Python or Terraform (asset)
Experienced with backup and restoration high availability and disaster recovery design and testing procedures
Strong IP sub-netting and IP management skills and thorough knowledge of public/private IP addressing management and network address translation.
Strong leadership and communication skills
Microsoft certification AZ-104 is required other technical certifications (Fortinet NSE AZ-700 MCSE ITIL) are preferred.
Physical Demands and Working Conditions
The physical demands and working conditions for this role may vary depending on the specific tasks and responsibilities assigned it may include but not limited to sitting standing and walking lifting and carrying dexterity and mobility work in a typical office environment with controlled temperature and lighting conditions. However they may also need to work in data centers server rooms or other IT infrastructure locations
The work schedule may vary depending on business needs project deadlines and operational requirements. This may include regular office hours as well as occasional evenings weekends or on-call responsibilities to address emergencies or system maintenance activities
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS
Standard office setting
4 days on site/week
Occasional evening and weekend work to meet deadlines
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