Network Engineer

Samsung SDS America is looking for a Network Engineer to join our team supporting brand new state-of-the-art Semiconductor Fab in Taylor, TX.

As a Network Engineer, you will be responsible for supporting, maintaining, managing, troubleshooting, and executing network projects for Samsung's enterprise network. You will have the opportunity to participate in all enterprise network aspects, including solutions design, technical support, project management, ticket resolutions, and more. Our goal is to provide excellent customer service and deliver high network availability in a 24x7 environment with on-call rotation.

This role offers an opportunity to work with a top-notch team of dedicated network engineers who are passionate about enterprise infrastructure and enjoy solving complex challenges.

To support your success in this role, you will temporarily join the network team at the Samsung Austin Semiconductor facility (in North-East Austin) for training and to learn about Samsung standards and procedures. After or during training, you will move to Taylor, TX, to support the construction site network and later the brand new manufacturing facility once it is ready for network operation.

This role will be working fully onsite. Due to the nature of the role, it is essential to live within 1 hour driving distance from Taylor, TX.

Samsung SDS is the digital arm of the Samsung group and a global provider of cloud and digital transformation innovations. Samsung SDS delivers enterprise-grade solutions and services in cloud, secure mobility, analytics / AI, digital marketing and digital workspace. We enable our customers in government, financial services, healthcare, and other industries to drive business in a hyper-connected economy helping them to increase productivity, safeguard assets, and make smarter decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Perform network lifecycle management.
• Design, implement, manage, troubleshoot and support of hundreds of critical network devices (Cisco switches, routers, PAN firewalls, F5 load balancers, Cisco wireless controller and access points, etc.) in a fast pace environment at a critical manufacturing facility.
• Process and assist with system requests/tickets, which include: defining solutions for internal customers, planning, preparation, deployment, implementation, monitoring, documentation.
• Responsible to plan and execute multiple projects related to infrastructure expansion, replacement, upgrades (HW/SW), etc.
• Proactively monitor network performance, report/escalate as appropriate, and follow up on issue until resolution meeting internal SLA.
• Provide onsite and after hours support as needed, participating in an on-call rotation.
• Execute lab tests to validate solutions, bug fixes, impact analysis, etc.
• Work with vendors and ISPs for issue escalation, follow up, maintenance windows, RMA processing, etc.
• Help create, and adhere to standard operating procedures, check lists, and conform to corporate change-control and security policies.
• Support network team with multiple internal tasks (inventory management, HW staging/preparation, peer review, etc.).
• Create reports per management's request, and on a weekly basis.
• Maintain documentation for all network systems (LAN/Data center/ Wireless/firewalls/load balancers, etc.) and conduct knowledge transfer to the team.

Requirements

• An associate's degree in computer science or a related field.
• A current CCNA certification or higher.
• Certification in at least one of the following: Firewalls, Load Balancers, Wireless, Arista.
• 5+ years of experience supporting/designing large enterprise networks.
• Hands-on experience with EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, VPC, STP, MLag, VRF, IPv4 subnetting, VSS, IGMP, PIM, Anycast-RP, MSDP, 802.1x, TACACS+, SYSLOG, Cisco IOS, Cisco NX-OS, Cisco EVPN, IPSec tunnels.
• A strong sense of responsibility and the ability to finish the mission.
• Must live within 1 driving hour maximum from Taylor, TX, and north-east Austin, TX.
• Ability to lift equipment up to 40lbs
• Occasional use of clean room gear (head to toes), and PPE in a manufacturing environment
• Full COVID-19 vaccination required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Cisco CCNP certification.
• Palo Alto Firewall Certification(s).

• F5 Load Balancer Certification(s).
• 7+ Years of experience supporting/designing large enterprise networks.
• Familiarity with Unix/Linux.
• Ability to script in Python, Ansible or other code base preferred. Splunk.

Benefits

Samsung SDSA offers a comprehensive suite of programs to support our employees:

• Top-notch medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage
• Wellness program
• Parental leave
• 401K match and savings plan
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time off
• Additional benefits

Samsung SDS America, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, marital status, genetic information, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.