Lead Network Engineer

Dorman Products is looking for an IT Network Engineer experienced in network administration as well as network design and security to support the operations and engineering of Dorman's on-prem and cloud infrastructure. This role will have a primary focus on designing, implementing, and maintaining highly reliable networks and enhancing monitoring and event management capabilities and procedures. As a Lead Network Engineer for Dorman, you will partner with managed services providers to recommend and implement changes to technology and processes to improve visibility into the health of the environment to provide improved support. A key aspect of the role will be to help review and develop new standards for a hybrid cloud operating model and engineer the integration and connectivity of applications hosted in one or more on-premise locations, Azure, AWS, and in SaaS provider environments. 

• Are you well versed in IT networking concepts, public cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure), ITIL processes for Incident, Problem, Capacity, and Change Management?
• Are you self-driven, able to identify risk/opportunities and create recommendations to influence change?
• Do you desire the freedom to pursue new ideas, offer different perspectives, and grow in your career?
• If you answered yes to the above, apply today and find out what makes Dorman an industry pioneer, trusted partner, and valued brand!

This is a hybrid role, in the office 2-3 days/week for the first month or two, and then 1-2 days per week onsite once acclimated.

Primary Duties

• Engineering support for network expansion (LAN and WAN) and hybrid cloud connectivity
• Support infrastructure projects and coordinate with internal customers and change management
• Troubleshoot, manage, maintain network equipment and connectivity
• Monitor capacity and utilization and recommend growth or architecture changes to optimize performance
• Help plan and organize infrastructure changes and improvement efforts
• Support growing hybrid cloud environment and multi-data center environment
• Ensure environments are secure and compliant with secure policies and best practices
• Perform network administration tasks such as installing updates
• Perform disaster recovery planning and testing to ensure business continuity
• Coordinate with managed service providers to support and maintain the environment
• Recommend changes to improve operations and system performance
• Be part of an on-call rotation for after-hour and weekend support.
• Coach and mentor junior network engineers
• Work independently in a remote-based organization

Key Accountabilities

• System uptime and security compliance
• Developing system monitoring and event management procedures
• Project deliverables to expand and enhance IT systems
• Capacity management
• ITIL incident/problem/request/change management

Core Knowledge

• Cisco Network Equipment
• IT Networking and security
• Network services in a Windows environment (DHCP, DNS, etc)
• Azure and AWS

Desired Certifications

• CCNA/CCIE
• Azure/AWS
• ITIL

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred in Information Systems, Computer Science or a closely related discipline; or one to two years equivalent experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5+ years’ working as a Network Engineer
• Technical hands-on skills with network technologies including, but not limited to routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, DNS, and VPN
• Familiarity with all aspects of IT infrastructure engineering and operations
• Strong technical skillset in cloud technology

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Dorman Products is an equal opportunity employer; we value a combination of ideas, perspectives, and cultures at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.  EEO/AA Employer M/F/D/V.  www.DormanProducts.com