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Abbott Senior Network Engineer in Dublin, Ireland
ABBOTT BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AT CHERRYWOOD
Abbott Information Technology (IT) is responsible for delivering Information technology solutions and services to over 130+ countries globally.
The newly established hub will be a strategic location for technology talent, delivering regional programs and supporting global operations for critical services.
Our location in Dublin, IE (Cherrywood) currently has an opportunity for a Senior Network Engineer This role will be responsible for solution design, implementation, and operational support of Abbott’s global Wide Area Network (WAN) services. This position will serve as the technical lead for projects involving complex planning for all Abbott network infrastructure including detailed design creation, proposals, analysis, project preparation/implementation/support and troubleshooting complex networks. This role would require a strong skillset in routing.
Minimum Education & Experience
Required
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Telecommunication, or other related field – or combination of experience / education.
6- 8 years years of Networking experience with multinational enterprises of 5000+ users
8+ years designing enterprise scale routing and switching environments, MPLS / VPN, SD-WAN, WLAN, Cisco ISE and Identity/Authentication solutions, Intrusion Prevention, Cloud Security (Zscaler and other security solutions), Firewalls, Monitoring Tools, Network Topologies, Load balancing, and WAN acceleration / QoS and Cisco ACI
Experience in healthcare related industries is a plus.
Experience in WAN and advanced knowledge of routing protocols with a focus in SDWAN.
General knowledge of Data Center Networking, Routing, Switching, Wireless Access, Firewall Controls, Load Balancing, Security Infrastructure, Remote Access Connectivity Solutions (Cisco AnyConnect, Zscaler ZPA) & Network Segmentation technologies.
Preferred
- MS Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Telecommunications. Active Certifications: CCNA , CCNP, CCSE, CCIE.
Experience with the following products / environments preferred:
Cisco Routers and Switches
Cisco/ Viptela SDWAN or SDWAN technologies is a plus
Cisco ASA
Cisco ACI
Cisco Wireless
Zscaler
API Based Automation
Splunk
Service Now
Netbrain
Check Point Firewalls
Citrix NetScaler
F5 Load Balancer (GTM and LTM)
Tufin
Logic Monitor
Riverbed WAN Optimizers
Infoblox
Duties & Responsibilities
Design large scale enterprise WAN, SD-WAN, LAN, WLAN including routers, and other network related hardware.
Design and continuously improve network monitoring and observability capabilities.
Proficient in the following protocols and technologies: EIGRP OSFP BGP GRE IPSECMPLS STP HSRP OMP NAT and VPN
Define requirements in support of budget plans and make recommendations for ways to improve performance, reduce costs, and meet business requirements.
Defines the WAN architecture and hardware requirements for project proposals.
Design, execute, support day to day service requests.
Participate and lead large scale network refresh projects as well as divisional expansion projects.
Design and Manage Network Capacity and Performance
Evaluates and identifies opportunities for network performance and functionality improvement within the enterprise network.
Participate in the development efforts to bring automation into the network environment.
Responsible for compliance with all applicable policies, procedures, documentation, and industry best practices.
Successfully negotiate technical design and deployment strategy with key stakeholder and consumers of the service.
Serve as the platform technical subject matter expert and provide consulting support to the business and end-user organizations.
Produce and maintain timely, accurate engineering documentation.
Partners with Abbott’s Cybersecurity organization in conducting security and vulnerability assessments to ensure compliance with corporate security policies and adherence to best practices.
Integrates technical expertise with communication, leadership, and business skills in a team environment.
Collaborate and mentor Network Operations in resolving network incident tickets in a timely manner.
Create and improve playbooks for Network Operations to limit escalations.
·Troubleshoot network issues including but not limited to poor network performance, complex routing issues, connectivity issues and failures, and hardware failures.
Analyse WAN traffic – determine top talkers, source/target devices, and identify types of traffic.
Collaborate with a variety of circuit vendors and other in-house department to order/deliver/validate/test new circuits and place them into production.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com
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