Senior Network Engineer (Top Secret Clearance with Poly)

Who are we?

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, operating over 260 data centers across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals. 

Our culture is based on collaboration and the growth and development of our teams.  We hire hardworking people who thrive on solving challenging problems and give them opportunities to hone new skills and try new approaches, as we grow our product portfolio with new software and network architecture solutions. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success. 

Job Summary
As a Senior Network Engineer functioning in a tech-heavy Sales Engineering (SE) role, candidate is responsible for gathering comprehensive technical requirements from customers and designing detailed technical solutions to satisfy those requirements. Coordinates solution details with other stakeholders, such as Sales, PMO, customer partners, and Engineering as required. Prepares extensive turnover packages for Implementations for sold solutions. Executes implementations as required. Serves as a technical expert/SME on SE processes and tools. Performs continuous improvement on SE processes and tools.

Responsibilities

·       Engage with prospective customer personnel to capture detailed requirements for potential solutions

·       Design quality technical solutions to meet customer requirements

·       Validate solution pricing against Equinix financial models

·       Submit approved solutions to Equinix Account Executives and track progress to customer signature/purchase

·       Prepare detailed turnover information for purchased solutions to Implementations for execution

·       Maintain proficiency with associated systems and processes

·       Employ continuous process improvement to streamline existing processes and improve efficiency

·       Implement sold solutions as required

·       Develop and leverage relationships with internal and external partner teams

·       Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

·       Requires active USG TS Security Clearance with FSP

·       10 years experience in IT positions preferred

·       4 years experience in solution design positions preferred

·       Foundational knowledge in IT fundamentals, processes, and organizational functions (PMO, NOC, Sales, Implementations, etc)

·       Advanced knowledge of network fundamentals (network models, switching functions, routing functions, firewall functions)

·       Advanced knowledge of network concepts (TCP/IP, routing protocols (OSPF, IS-IS, BGP), switching, L2VPN, L3VPN, EVPN)

·       Extensive experience with network deployment, operation, and management

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