Network Engineer

***This position is onsite here in St. Louis, MO***

The Senior Network Engineer performs technical work designing, securing, installing, operating and providing the top-level support for local and wide area networks, firewalls, and voice systems.

Required Skills:

• The ideal candidate will have the ability to work independently and have a strong sense of accountability. Team members are expected to estimate, anticipate and improve deadlines wherever possible, research new and better solutions in collaboration with peer groups independent of leadership directives, and have a proven track record of quickly mastering leading-edge solutions.
• Excellent project management & organization skills, as well as a keen interest in learning and asking questions are an absolute must.  This position is expected to be able to have very strong multitasking skills and be able to prioritize workstreams and leverage others to efficiently deliver on timelines.
• Candidates are expected to have excellent 360 communication skills. This position requires effectively communication and customer service-oriented skills at all levels of the organization.  This is everywhere from non-technical team members outside the IT department, to non-technical peers outside the infrastructure team as well as highly technical peers within.  Additionally, this candidate would ideally possess a strong executive level presence.
• Advanced knowledge of Cisco & Cisco/Meraki, Palo Alto firewall, SDWan & application suites is a core requirement.  Knowledge of Citrix NetScaler, Audio Codes Session Boarder Controllers, and network management software such as SolarWinds solutions core requirements.
• Stand out candidates will have experience with the Microsoft networking solutions like ExpressRoute, Azure Virtual Network, and the overall architecture of SaaS/PaaS offerings specifically in, but not limited to the Microsoft solution suite.
• Previous experience in migrating from a legacy MPLS network architecture to a modern Palo Alto SDWAN solution, in a global, multi-continent environment is a huge plus. 
• Experience with both on-premise as well as cloud voice solutions is highly desirable, specific knowledge with Microsoft Teams voice capabilities would be extremely beneficial.