P729408 Sr. Network Engineer

Job Description

Job Description:

The Network Engineer III manages the purchase, installation, and support of network communications, including LAN/WAN systems. The Engineer is responsible for evaluating current systems and works on complex problems where analysis of situation requires in-depth evaluation of various factors. The Engineer plans large-scale systems projects through vendor comparison and cost studies; using expert knowledge of LAN/WAN systems, networks, and applications. The Engineer operates under general direction and provides work leadership and training to less experienced network engineers.

   

This position is 4 days in office, 1 day remote per week, based at our corporate headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina (North Hills) 

Desired Skills 

• Solid communication skills.  The ability to translate end-user concerns to technical needs for communication within team or with other IT teams. 

• Good collaboration skills, within team and with others.  The engineer must have the ability to work with others in a collaborative way, sharing his/her ideas/opinions. 

• Experience managing the Akamai content delivery and web application firewall platform. 

• Knowledge of IP address management, including management of IP address blocks and DHCP. 

• Experience with the creation and maintenance of DNS records and DNS zones. 

• Knowledge of DNSSEC and secure zone transfers. 

• Knowledge of modern cloud technology components and deployment patterns.  

• Understanding of and experience with Palo Alto firewalls and the Panorama or Strata Cloud Manager management platforms. 

• Knowledge of public key infrastructure (PKI) and certificate lifecycle management. 

• Solid understanding of firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and security event analysis. 

• Proficient in the configuration, implementation and troubleshooting of Network Access Control Lists, Network IPS Filtering Policies, Internet Access Web-Filtering Policies, Network Access Endpoint Posture and Profile Policies, VPN Client and Point-to-Point technologies, and Network Authentication Services (AAA). 

• The ability to understand IPv4 networks and subnet masks and calculate CIDR boundaries. 

• Understanding of Cisco Routing and Switching including VLANs, Ethernet, WANs, LANs, Spanning Tree, Port Channels, and industry best practices 

• Familiar with different desktop operating systems and tools used by an IT professional. 

• Ability to effectively use Network Monitoring tools to isolate and diagnose problems proactively. 

• Ability to use industry standard tools and learn Advance Auto Parts specific tools to understand and diagnose issues with the network. 

• Ability to understand the 7 layers of the OSI network model. 

• Able to identify and document the root cause of network issues and outages, as well as recommended after-action changes to prevent further recurrence. 

• Able to open a support case and work with vendor TAC services to resolve open issues. 

• Can work independently on multiple projects or tasks. 

Primary Responsibilities 

• Acts as a subject matter expert (SME) for security tools, applications and processes, including, but not limited to, Akamai, DNS, DHCP, Palo Alto firewalls, AppViewX, Cisco ISE, and Palo Alto's Prisma platform with primary responsibility with Akamai and DNS and DHCP. 

• Configure and manage Akamai services, including Content Delivery Network (CDN), Web Application Firewall (WAF), and DNS.  

• Optimize Akamai settings for performance, security, and cost-effectiveness.  

• Implement Akamai caching strategies and rules to improve website performance and reduce server load. 

• Monitor the performance and health of DNS and DHCP services, addressing issues promptly 

• Generate regular reports on DNS and IP address utilization 

• Assist in auditing DNS and IPAM configurations to identify and mitigate risks 

• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for DNS, DHCP, and IPAM-related issues 

• Identify and resolve security issues across the on-premise and cloud infrastructure. 

• Collaborate with Product Managers, Platform Leads, and Information Security teams, to design and implement cloud security solutions. Collaborating with IT and development