Senior Network Engineer

Jackson National Life Insurance Company in Lansing, MI; 37.5 hrs/wk (OT as req.); 8:30-5, M-F. Employer paid ad. Submit resumes to  . # . Infrastructure Network Manager – Multiple Positions.

The Infrastructure Network Manager is responsible for implementing and maintaining all company connections at a highly available, enterprise level and will be involved in a mix of project work and system support. This role is part of a team responsible for the management of the network infrastructure environment, including the configuration, maintenance, and installation of routers, switches, hardware, software, and tools.

The role ensures health and security of the route switch environment by maintaining patches, updates, configuration, and monitoring systems to help identify issues.

• Collaborate with the department leader to identify, design, and develop strategic network solutions compliant with technical and security policies.
• Collaborate with other Jackson networking and technical teams and Information Security on new initiatives; act as subject matter expert in several company network technologies, including analysis and QA.
• Assist in maintaining the network environment including configuration, IOS updates, patches; troubleshoot network issues using industry standard network tools and monitoring.
• Provide operational support for day-to-day activities, and work with Cisco IOS, NXOS, and ACI.
• Work on firewall configuration and implementation (ASA and Checkpoint).
• Responsible for wireless troubleshooting (Cisco Wireless Controllers), support Fiber Channel Infrastructure (Nexus 5000 series switches), support various network appliances (Citrix Net Scaler, WSA, and ESA).
• Complete network documentation using Visio and publishing via SharePoint or Wiki; support Level 1 and Level 2 technicians with trouble tickets for end users.
• Apply knowledge of emerging technologies to solve technical problems or enhance user experience; assist in Business Continuity testing; provide after-hours on-call assistance on a rotation basis; perform other duties and/or projects as assigned.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Information Systems or related technical field and/or educational equivalent with experience required.
• 5 years of work experience in roles such as Network Architect, Solution Architect, Senior Network Engineer, Senior Network Specialist, Network Engineer, or combination.
• 5 years of work experience with leading technology projects including deployment of Network Infrastructure Cisco ACI, Cisco DNA, Nexus 9000, CheckPoint R80.x and F5 BIG-IP load balancers.

Jackson is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. The Company subscribes to and endorses federal and state laws and regulations relating to equal employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, legally-recognized disability, marital status, legally-protected medical condition, citizenship, ancestry, height, weight, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other factor not related to the needs of the job.

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