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Senior Network Engineer/Architect
Architecture

Senior Network Engineer/Architect

Type of work
Undetermined
Experience
Senior
Employment Type
Permanent
Operating mode
Office

Tech stack

    VPN

    advanced

    NAC

    advanced

    mpls

    advanced

    CCIE

    advanced

Job description

Online interview
Circle K IT Network Team is the European wing of Global Tech – Infrastructure and Security (GTIS) organization, it’s the team behind all telecommunication services used by all business units in Europe, over 2800 branch sites and 10000 employees spanning nine countries. We are a small, yet highly focused and professional CCIE level team, responsible for future developments, new projects and initiatives, as well as being a last resort (escalation) for complex troubleshooting cases covering Cisco’s LAN/WAN/WLAN technologies, as well as voice and contact-center solutions.
We are looking for a highly skilled, passionate and self-motivated individual to join the team and help to design and build telecommunications infrastructure for one of the largest global retail companies. Position is based in Europe, but a successful candidate will have a chance to participate in both local European, as well as global projects and initiatives in and environment of over 15’000 sites and over a million end devices.

Primary responsibilities

  • Design, implement and troubleshoot large scale, global WAN, LAN, Wi-Fi and Security solutions using primarily Cisco Systems technologies.
  • Lead creation of automation tools and processes, having a strong drive towards efficiency.
  • Assist in creating the roadmap for Networks area, be a key person in implementing it.
  • Assist in developing of policies, processes, and procedures for the Network Team.
  • Work with our technology vendors to continually improve the Network services delivered to Circle K.
  • Demonstrate a clear understanding of our contractual relationships (licensing agreements, software maintenance agreements and alike) with key vendors.
  • Translate new ideas and business requirements into technical network solutions.
  • Act as third line (escalation) in complex operational issues, perform network troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose critical network problems
  • Measure and work towards high customer satisfaction for business users as well as external customers. This includes ensuring Network services are available and delivered according to agreed SLA’s and KPI’s

Qualifications

  • Cisco CCIE or equivalent certification, preferably a double CCIE – R&S and Security, or CCDE.
  • At least 10 years of experience as lead architect/engineer responsible for designing, implementing and troubleshooting routing, switching and Wi-Fi solutions in a large enterprise environment, consisting of no less than 1000 network devices, covering all areas listed below:
    • Enterprise routing and switching
    • MPLS and large scale, advanced BGP topologies
    • Large scale Site-to-Site and Remote-Access VPN
    • Enterprise wireless
  • At least 5 years of experience as lead architect/engineer responsible for designing, implementing and troubleshooting network security solutions, all areas listed below:
    • Next-Gen firewall solutions (both FortiNet & Palo Alto)
    • Large scale and complex NAC solutions (Cisco ISE and/or Aruba ClearPass)
  • Strong experience in Network Programming and Automation, using Python, Ansible or similar technologies.
  • Fluent spoken and written English, ability to clearly explain technical topics to business stakeholders

Personality Profile

  • Customer focus: Identifies and understands customer needs and puts them first in all activities and efforts
  • Commercial mindset: Goes the extra mile to drive the commercial success of the company.
  • Continuous improvement: Courageously moves the company forward today and into the future of retail
  • Cooperation: Shows commitment to company decisions and making us succeed together
  • Personal integrity: Promotes and lives the company standard of ethics, openness and values
  • Strategic execution: Understand, drive and act on company strategy in everyday business

What do we offer? 

  • Annual bonus
  • Private medical care
  • Multisport
  • English lessons subsidized by the company
  • Group insurance
  • Attractive discounts for products and services at our stations
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Modern and convenient office that you can virtually visit here - https://goo.gl/maps/CLteHfYcdYMbdESq6
  • Trainings & possibility to develop skills in a wide international environment

Covid-19…
Nowadays our teams are working remotely. Traveling to office is expected occasionally.
When working with us you can depend upon it that you will not be judged on the grounds of race, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Oppositely – we believe that our diverse and inclusive culture helps us create an amazing atmosphere where everybody feels welcome.
Check who we are here:  https://youtu.be/td-QGnNnvW0