Senior Network Designer & Planner

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

In this role, you will be the responsible for the designing, planning, and coordinating the implementation of network changes. These changes will vary greatly in size, scope, time, and cost.  You will work with business and technical contacts to understand, refine, and scope out service requests and moves/adds/changes (MACs).  You will then coordinate will relevant groups, vendors, and service providers to order equipment, establish services, facilitate installation, and ultimately provide the requester with a superior network experience.  You will be responsible for following the proper change processes including definition, scheduling, communication, execution, and closeout.  As a senior designer, you will be responsible for very technical planning activities including low level designs, cable and build documentation, and exact device configurations.

The main accountabilities of this role will be:

• Respond to and work with requesters for any network change requests or moves/add/changes (MACs), large or small
• Coordinate scheduling with local site contacts and requesters for changes, requirements gathering, data collection, and ideation
• Define the high-level design (HLD) and low-level design (LLD) requirements and documentation of any given request
• Own the change and asset management lifecycle of the network
• Maintain calendar of all change to be executed in the network space
• Create and manage change records with risk assessments for all network changes
• Attending the change advisory board (CAB) meetings for communication of changes across the wider IT organization
• Handle procurement activities as they relate to the change requested including building of bill of materials (BOMs), acquiring quotes, and placing orders while following procurement processes and guidelines
• Managing shipping and logistics for all deliveries of services of network equipment
• Coordinate installation/decommission of network equipment and circuits
• Perform and/or assess local site surveys including LAN and WLAN
• Create WLAN deployment plans utilizing surveys and planning software such as Ekahau
• Establish network refresh plans, cost estimates, project timelines, and resource needs for all changes
• Define refresh schedule of network components including physical replacement guidelines but also code upgrades, patching, and other maintenance type changes
• Engage with manufacturer technical support experts to validate design considerations, be abreast of new possibilities, and ensure we are being consistent with our goals as a company
• Create and maintain global standard documentation for network infrastructure
• Participate in change activity in advisory role for which operations team is executing the given design
• Working with cloud and security teams to design external facing networks that adhere to guidelines of those external stakeholders
• Mentor and guide more junior planners in considerations, options, and methods for planning networks
• Recommend design standards to be adopted by future designs and network needs
• Work with architects to validate outcomes, ensure no unintended consequences, and maximize the user experience

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR.

• 6+ years’ hands on design, troubleshooting and configuration experience in supporting large multi-national corporate networks utilizing a diverse set of technologies and vendors
• 6+ years working directly in and configuring devices via Cisco IOS and the Meraki dashboard
• 6+ years troubleshooting and configuring WLAN technologies; Cisco and Meraki experience desired.
• 2+ years working with Cisco NSO, SAE, UCS, ISE, and DUO is desired
• 2+ years’ experience with VMware
• Extremely proficient in the use of IOS and Meraki dashboard in the troubleshooting and configuration of the network
• Cisco Certified Network/Design Professional (CCNP/CCDP) or comparable certification required or demonstrable work experience and skill
• Extremely comfortable collecting and analyzing packet captures
• Expert (High level understanding and application of network protocols and functions including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, NAT, DNS, DHCP, SDWAN, IPAM, SDN, ACL, Spanning Tree, VLAN, OSI Model, NetFlow, TACACs
• Ability to convey complex technical topics into layman terms while under time constraints
• Significant experience leveraging NMS tools (such as Nagios, SevOne, LiveNX, SolarWinds, NetScout, ServiceNow, Meraki Dashboard, etc.) to diagnose & triage issues or requests
• Must be extremely familiar with the use and limitations of syslogs, SNMP traps, device polling, NetFlow, and other management functions
• Understanding of ITIL and its principles such as event, incident, problem, and change management
• Organizational skills to manage multiple priorities at one time while meeting deadlines
• Experience leading network implementation & refresh projects from a technical, not just a coordination perspective
• Experience working with customers remotely and over the phone to assist with network troubleshooting
• Must be able to review network designs and identify flaws in those proposals as well as make recommendations on how to resolve
• An ideal candidate will have significant experience designing, implementing, and operating a very large network
• Proficient with design tools such as Microsoft Visio, Ekahau, LucidChart, etc.

WHAT WE OFFER

• A role which contributes to valuable and impactful work in a stimulating and international environment
• Flexible working arrangements and environment with an open culture and diverse workforce, a possibility of working from home
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• The opportunity to work with and learn from highly qualified and experienced employees
• A culture that promotes work/life balance, celebrates diversity and offers numerous events throughout the year
• Learning culture and a wide range of development options, including access to learning platforms (Degreed, LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly)
• High quality office environment

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ABOUT SYNGENTA

Syngenta Group is a leading science-based agtech company, dedicated to bringing plant potential to life. Each of our 50,000 employees in more than 100 countries work together to solve humanity’s most pressing challenges: feeding the world safety while taking care of our planet. We are proud to stand at the forefront of the tech revolution in agriculture. Using the latest digital innovations, data, and cutting-edge technologies we want to reshape the industry through data-fueled intelligent science. This is only possible through digital science by smartly connecting, integrating and exploiting data from Research and Development to Commercial, to better tailor our products and grower advice.

Our business success reflects the quality and skill of our people. We recognize that human diversity is as important to our business as biodiversity. Embracing the unique perspectives and capabilities of our employees helps us continue to catalyze innovation, maximize performance, and create business value. Join us and help shape the future of agriculture