Network Operations Director jobs in Columbia, MD

Sinclair, Inc. is seeking a Senior Network Operations Engineer to join our corporate SRE team.

What you'll be doing:

• Support and maintain a diverse set of networks that transports video traffic between different locations across the globe.
• Support and maintain a hybrid-cloud network environment combining both on-prem network technologies and AWS advanced networking configuration to meet the needs of Sinclair
• Maintain support processes and procedures for Cisco/Meraki/AWS networking deployments in conjunction with the Sinclair Cloud SRE team
• Develop network automation and day-2 operation practices for enterprise deployments
• Provide technical leadership for a team of engineers tasked with daily WAN / LAN operations for both on-prem and Cloud networking projects
• Work with the Sinclair Security team to maintain Firewall architectures, incorporating IPsec tunnels to connect multi-cloud environments and 3rd party providers to the Sinclair enterprise
• Work with Cisco, Arista, Fortinet, Palo Alto, Meraki, Aruba, AWS, Azure, and GCP networking solutions and technologies to achieve business outcomes
• Leverage FortiManager, Solarwinds, Cisco DNA, Firemon, BitB, and other networking tools for management and monitoring of network devices and services along with other opensource tools for enterprise management
• Leverage Scrutinizer to analyze NetFlow & SFlow data along with cloud-based SDN packet analysis tools to profile application traffic to identify and correct ongoing problems
• Provide tier 2/3 support to Network Team and Stakeholders as required on an on-call basis as part of a broader rotation
• Work in ServiceNow to support the organization and resolve networking issues.
• Develop, maintain, support policies and practices for the network team to elevate the levels of service that the organization provides for a diverse set of stakeholders throughout the company
• Embrace DevOps practices bringing them to the Network Operation team to accelerate device standards, monitoring, fault analysis, and tracking of changes throughout our enterprise

What we're looking for:

• Knowledge of Cisco CCIE level networking required, Routing and Switching, Data Center, Enterprise Infrastructure disciplines
• Deep understanding of LAN and Enterprise WAN architectures and how they are used to design global video delivery networks
• Expert knowledge in Network Troubleshooting with a focus on the OSI model as it relates to enterprise networking
• 10 years' experience Maintaining and Supporting Enterprise WAN environments
• 10 years' experience with complex LAN, WAN, Datacenter, and Cloud environments
• Knowledge of Python and Ansible to develop network automation solutions
• AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty Certification a plus
• Experience in cloud networking (AWS Direct connect, vpc's, transit gateways, privatelink, elb's, etc)
• Knowledge of Software Defined Networking and Virtual Network Functions (VNF) required.
• Must be effective and clear when communicating with both technical resources and C-level management stakeholders
• Must be able to work independently and as part of an operations support team for large critical all hands outages.
• Must be able to establish personal relationships with stakeholders understanding their needs and how best to accomplish their goals in a diverse non-standard environment
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where 24x7 communications are required for critical applications
• Ability to coach and lead the existing technical team in modern operations and DevOps practices to bring higher levels of automation, documenting, and service to our internal customers