• designs, analyzes, plans and modifies network components supporting customer communication implementation activities • prepares analyses of short-term and long-term capacity requirements for switching, routing, transmission, and signaling • conducts SDWAN network design and testing, as well as feasibility and cost studies • develops standard solutions and establishes the required sequence of network activities • conducts site growth and expansion evaluations to determine the impact on remote services • participates in departmental strategy and makes decisions on moderately complex to highly complex technical issues related to project components • performs work independently, with considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments • participates in on-call and implementation duties during nights and weekends, as needed • delivers solutions for multi-platform network connectivity • optimizes all aspects of the remote network ecosystem, such as performance, resiliency, availability, resource utilization, and innovation • provides cloud network design, engineering, and administrative support for both physical and virtual networking devices within multi-platform environments • leverages highly available networking technologies in a heterogeneous environment • oversees and performs administration, configuration, and monitoring of all network equipment & cloud resources • supports the elimination of existing datacenter dependencies to enable cloud/fastest-path access • engineers connectivity solutions for supporting a hybrid cloud strategy • responsible for building and maintaining robust authentication policies using Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager and Cisco ISE • develops integrations for Zscaler ZIA with existing firewall stacks and edge infrastructure • manages high-availability environments across diverse switching and wireless platforms • participates in the lifecycle of multiple large-scale projects, ensuring high-quality delivery through rigorous Methods of Procedure (MOPs)