Network Engineer III

Holman is a family-owned, global automotive services organization anchored by our deeply rooted core values and principles that have enabled us to continue Driving What’s Right throughout the last century. Our teams deliver the Holman Experience by treating our customers and each other as we would like to be treated, and creating positive, rewarding relationships all around.

The automotive markets Holman serves include fleet management and leasing; vehicle fabrication and upfitting; component manufacturing and productivity solutions; powertrain distribution and logistics services; commercial and personal insurance and risk management; and retail automotive sales as one of the largest privately owned dealership groups in the United States.

• Lead the design and implementation of complex networks such as data center, cloud, and wide area networks to support business needs.
• Architect and configure highly available network environments that include redundancy and failover capabilities to ensure maximum uptime and reliability.
• Design and implement networks to comply with industry best practices and regulatory requirements such as ISO, PCI, and FTC Safeguard.
• Design, implement, and manage network security measures such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPN, and SSE (Zscaler) to meet business and IT Security requirements
• Design and implement network automation and orchestration solutions to streamline operations and improve efficiency.
• Analyze and optimize network performance to ensure optimal throughput, latency, and resource utilization. Recommend changes to prevent future problems.
• Configure and manage network hardware, including routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers following corporate standards and best practices
• Perform maintenance and implement changes to critical data center, co-location, and cloud network systems following established procedures.
• Ensure proper function of public and private certificates, encryption protocols and related functions.
• Ensure network connectivity of all appropriate nodes, segment networks as appropriate, routing and switching functions are right-sized and effective, addressing is governed, and reliable internal time keeping is maintained and in use.
• Architect and document the configuration of the network layer in the public or private cloud environments
• Designing, deploy, and manage SD-WAN (software-defined networks) for enterprise environments and cloud networking including integration and management of Meraki’s cloud-based architecture for centralized control and monitoring.
• Design, implement, and manage network addressing services and related management functions, such as DHCP, BOOTP, IPAM, MAC Filtering, etc.
• Monitor and resolve Cherwell / ServiceNow tickets.
• Provide expert-level troubleshooting and resolution for critical network incidents and outages, including root cause analysis and preventive measures.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and make recommendations for corporate adoption.
• Ensure that all open projects and demand work is kept current, managed properly, and communicated as appropriate.
• Implement changes following established change management procedures
• Maintain documentation in central repository for use by any appropriate audience.
• Create documentation and provide training to transition support activities to junior level engineers and the Service Delivery team.
• Define corporate standards for network hardware, software, configuration, addressing, and design
• Define standard processes and procedures for performing routine maintenance for networking systems.
• Define and track KPIs for network performance, availability, and system currency
• Maintain hardware and software asset inventories using established procedures.
• Participate in strategic planning, roadmap creation, and budgeting for network infrastructure
• Participate in training and professional development activities to maintain and enhance skills
• Mentor and train junior and mid-level network engineers, fostering their professional growth and development.
• Participate in on-call rotation for after hours support
• Perform all other duties and special projects as assigned

Education and/or Training:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent work experience
• Industry certification such as Cisco CCNP or CCIE preferred
• Expert-level knowledge of networking protocols and technologies, such as TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, VPNs, and dynamic routing protocols (e.g., OSPF, BGP)
• Expert level understanding of Cisco Nexus, Catalyst, Firepower ASA, ISE, and IOS platforms; full stack Meraki with emphasis on SD-WAN and WiFi; F5 load balancing; and Palo Alto firewalls.
• Ability to decode and analyze packet captures and traces.
• Proficient in various desktop tools including MS Office Programs (i.e. Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, SharePoint etc.)

Relevant Work Experience:

• 8+ years of experience in designing, implementing, and managing large-scale enterprise networks.
• Breadth and depth of expertise in a technical or functional area; knowledge of work processes and tools is generally limited to own area of responsibility or department
• Collecting and analyzing raw data to identify trends, patterns, anomalies, and other helpful information.
• Reviewing and improving analytics processes, methods, and tools to increase efficiency, accuracy, and security

At Holman, we exist to provide rewarding careers and better lives for employees and their families. We hire, train, empower, and reward exceptional people. Our journey is guided by our desire to get it right every time and the acknowledgement that we have an opportunity to be better. To be better, we have to do better, and to do better we must know better. That’s why we are listening, open to learning new things – about ourselves and each other. We will never stop striving for improved diversity, equity, and inclusion because we are successful together when we feel trusted and supported. It’s The Holman Way.

At Holman, your total compensation goes beyond your paycheck. To position you for success and provide a rewarding career and better life for you and your family, Holman is proud to offer you the benefits you deserve; including protection against illness, disability, loss of work, or preparation for retirement. Below is a brief overview of the programs available to full-time employees (programs may vary by country or worker type):

• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) plan with Company Match
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays, Bereavement, and Jury Duty
• Paid Pregnancy/Parental leave
• Paid Military Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement

Benefits:

Regular Full-Time

We offer excellent benefits including health, vision, dental, life and disability insurance, and 401(k) with company match. Our time off benefits include Paid Time Off (PTO), paid holidays, bereavement, and jury duty. In addition, we offer paid pregnancy and parental leave, and supplemental paid military leave to eligible employees.

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Temporary or Part-Time

In geographic areas with statutory paid sick leave, part-time and temporary employees will receive a paid sick leave benefit that meets the mandated requirements.

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Pay:

Equal Opportunity Employment and Accommodations:

Holman provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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