Senior Network Engineer VIRTUAL/REMOTE

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Description

Humana is seeking a skilled Senior Network Engineer who is a real self-starter and ready to make a positive impact! This person will be directly responsible for leading work on a wide range of software-defined and other next-gen network focused technologies. This is an exciting opportunity for forward-looking technology leaders to make key contributions to the evolution and transformation of the company's networks toward these next-generation technologies across the company. If you're ready to make a difference in tech at a Fortune 100 company, then make sure you apply to this position today!

The Senior Network Engineer designs, analyzes, plans and modifies network components supporting customer communication implementation activities. The Senior Network Engineer work assignments involve moderately complex to complex issues where the analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

Humana is seeking a Senior Network Engineer who will deliver solutions for the future underlay fabric for the enterprise. This is an exciting opportunity for forward-looking technology leaders to make key contributions to the evolution and transformation of the company's networks toward next-generation technologies. This is a critical role within Humana's IT organization responsible for the engineering and design, planning, implementation, and establishment of operational and maintenance programs to deliver best-in-class next generation network infrastructure. This includes optimizing all aspects of network eco-system, including performance, resiliency, availability, resource utilization and innovation. This person will provide network design, engineering and administrative support of both physical and virtual networking devices within our SDI environments. This person will be responsible for leveraging state-of-the-art networking technologies, including virtualization and software-defined networking (SDN), to develop and deliver a robust, scalable, network eco-system. He/she will work with various leaders across the enterprise to coordinate network solutions to meet challenges of technology, regulatory, security, and competitive conditions.

The scope will include the following areas of concentration:

Network fabric for the internal Data Centers / Private Cloud platforms supporting multiple software defined network overlay technologies;

Planning, designing, and deploying new LAN/WAN network infrastructure and connectivity for managed services environment.

Overseeing and performing administration, configuration, and monitoring of all network equipment (switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, VPN concentrators, etc.).

Support the elimination of existing datacenter dependencies to enable cloud/fastest-path access (i.e. VPN, Web Proxy, etc...)

End-User device connectivity architecture & implementations

Connectivity solutions for supporting a hybrid cloud strategy;

Remote site and campus network technology to support SDWAN implementations;

Internal company wireless connectivity;

WAN circuit topology and telco/carrier technical integration;

Remote user network end-point technology.

Engineering responsibilities for these areas of concentration include, but are not limited:

Design for new solutions;

Standard solution configuration;

Technology roadmap development, management, and maintenance;

Documenting and updating all network infrastructure and supported business processes.

Capacity and performance planning;

Integration with related infrastructure engineering efforts;

Alignment and integration with information security requirements;

Definition and development of operational KPIs and metrics;

Disaster recovery/business continuity integration;

Continuous knowledge and skills improvement

Assist in motivating and growing the Network Engineering team to its next level of maturity, agility (NetDevOps) and scalability. Help build foundation and help define capabilities and processes to address network needs in tactical and strategic terms.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree

5 or more years of technical experience

Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences

Preferred Qualifications

5 years of Layer 2/ Layer 3 network architectural design (LAN/WAN) and engineering experience

5 years of experience working with MPLS, BGP, OSPF, and other LAN/WAN technologies

5 years of 802.11 wireless infrastructure and administration

5 years of experience architecting large-scale wireless network infrastructure, with advanced experience designing carrier-grade WiFi

Strong understanding and support of 4G, LTE, 5G network deployments across remote sites

Strong experience supporting large-scale datacenters and remote sites

Strong experience with end-user device connectivity architecture & implementations (i.e. IoT, iPads, etc...)

Experience with Cisco networking equipment

Experience in VPN technologies

Knowledge of QoS and network security functions (firewalls, VPN, IPS, etc)

Ability to manage complex multi-organizational projects

Experience with implementing and operating a software-defined network environment (VXLAN, EVPN, etc.)

Vendor management skills (hardware/software security vendors as well as third party vendors)

Programming/scripting languages and frameworks knowledge and experience, in support of automation (Python, Ansible, etc.)

Familiarity with cloud architecture network designs, implementations, and support (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Data Center infrastructure solutions: Cisco (R&S), F5 (LTM, APM, ASM), Palo Alto (NGFW IDS/IPS functions), Infoblox (DDI), Citrix Netscaler (VDI), Cisco ISE and ACS campus LAN and WLAN solutions, also implemented on Cisco products, network segmentation and access control in remote offices

Experience with Arista, VMware NSX-T, and other SDN technologies

Experience architecting and implementing large-scale SD-WAN solutions

Demonstrated experience with DevOps, ITIL, and platform process & technology

Master's Degree in a Technical Field

Additional Information

Humana and its subsidiaries require vaccinated associates who work outside of their home to submit proof of vaccination, including COVID-19 boosters. Associates who remain unvaccinated must either undergo weekly negative COVID testing OR wear a mask at all times while in a Humana facility or while working in the field.

Work-At-Home Requirements

WAH requirements: Must have the ability to provide a high speed DSL or cable modem for a home office. Associates or contractors who live and work from home in the state of California will be provided payment for their internet expense.

A minimum standard speed for optimal performance of 25x10 (25mpbs download x 10mpbs upload) is required.

Satellite and Wireless Internet service is NOT allowed for this role.

A dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information

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Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Company info

Humana Inc.
Website : http://www.humana.com