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Job type full-time
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Cambium learning® group shared services
Cambium’s shared services teams work across all cambium businesses, providing critical support to employees and customers around the worldWe help ensure that each individual and organization we work with receives the exceptional service cambium is known for at every point in our engagement.
Job overview:
The senior systems engineer - network will be responsible for the build and deployment process and play a role in decisions to make our applications more testable, stable, and scalableThis person will participate in the design and administration of all it network devices including routers, firewalls, switches, servers, security, vpn and wan infrastructure.
The senior systems engineer will monitor, evaluate, and suggest architectural changes to our saas products and their delivery to customers, and must participate in discussions with the application development team including team leads and application architects.
Items in this category include, but are not limited to:
Network design, redundancy, troubleshooting, performance tuning and monitoring
Create or update high level network diagrams including circuits, physical maps and logical topology
Detailed understanding of load balancing
Comprehensive understanding of the following technologies: tcp/ip, dhcp, dns, radius, l2tp, 802.1x, eap-tls, cisco ios, dmvpn, eigrp, load balancing and ddos mitigation
Responsible for budget input with regard to hardware and data center operations
Application platform setup and configuration
Operating system setup and configuration
Application testing and identification of bottle necks
Server/application monitoring
Upgrades of os, application servers, and libraries
Security and disaster recovery preparedness
The qualified candidate will work with application and infrastructure architects to maintain and improve the overall performance, reliability, and scalability application servers and the applications running on them.
This team-member will be required to work some off-peak (night/weekend) shifts to provide software upgrades during low customer usage periods.
Location:
We are comfortable with this person working fully remote within the usa or be based out of one of our corporate offices in either ann arbor, mi or dallas, tx.
Job responsibilities:
Design, execute, and monitor our wan software as it grows and runs in multiple colocation centers
Play an active/hands-on role in the deployment activity in all environments (development, staging, internal, and production)
Assist in the design and execution of distributed data center operations
Work with development team leads to optimize parts of the application stack
Perform regular patches and upgrades to network equipment, servers and service software
Create and/or modify shell scripts to provide automation, diagnostics or logging
Modify load balancing configurations
Work with other system engineers and administrators to resolve network issues, optimize network settings and provide continued fault tolerance
Assist in the evaluation and make recommendations for future hardware purchases
Update and maintain deployment environment documentation
Lead the discussion with architects, engineers, management and external teams to identify and resolve production problems
Job qualifications:
Associate’s degree in engineering or computer technology or equivalent work experience or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience
Certifications such as ccna, ccnp, comptia network+ or equivalent work experience
Deep understanding of tcp/ip networking and all layers of the osi model
Experience with networking, server administration, wan communication technologies
Knowledge and experience with cisco routers / switches / firewalls, meraki access points and f5 load balancers
Detailed knowledge and experience implementing routing protocols such as eigrp in an enterprise setting
Detailed knowledge and experience with cisco ios and dmvpn.
Some experience with windows and linux (or unix) operating systems
Some experience with virtualization technologies such as vmware esxi
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines
To learn more about our organization and the exciting work we do, visit www.cambiumlearning.com
An equal opportunity employer
We are dedicated to fostering a culture that celebrates unique backgrounds, ideas, and experiencesAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.
