Senior Systems/Network Engineer
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At OceanFirst Bank, each one of our employees plays an important role in delivering value to our customers and executing daily tasks in accordance with our core values. We recognize that our employees are essential to our success, making OceanFirst a great place to work and do business.
Great benefits include: on-site fitness facility at Red Bank and Toms River headquarter offices, hybrid schedule after initial onboarding has been completed employee perks & discount programs, tuition assistance, incentive compensation program, professional development opportunities, and more! Apply today to #BecomeOceanFirst and make an impact in the local community!
ABOUT YOUR ROLE
The Senior Systems/Network Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, maintaining, and supporting the Bank's growing hardware and software network infrastructure. This role is part of the infrastructure team that is responsible for designing and developing scalable, maintainable, and highly available network architectures that meet business objectives and service level agreements (SLA's).
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Manages complex Server, LAN, WAN, VoIP, and wireless networks throughout the company and serves as a primary point of contact for changes on all network related systems.
Collaborates day-to-day with the IT Infrastructure Manager and Systems Administrators on hardware and software configurations, monitoring, alerting, troubleshooting, provisioning and Disaster Recovery testing.
Ensures system availability and reliability by monitoring system uptime, utilization and performance using the Bank's in-house monitoring tools OpManager, Splunk etc.
Administers various devices and services including routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, and Wi-Fi.
Consults with business line management to define needs, boundaries and priorities of tentative projects including equipment acquisitions and specific information requirements. Coordinates the business requirements with division/department management and other IT departments to determine the most cost-effective solution.
Maintains systems software through upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes and security configurations.
Proactively identifies opportunities for hardware and software improvements. Researches and evaluates new technologies and the viability to provide enhancements to current environment.
Provides level 2/3 support and troubleshooting to resolve issues. Audits network production systems for security, capacity, and usage.
Works within established configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval and success of changes made to the network infrastructure.
Diagnoses, troubleshoots, and resolves network systems problems to minimize network down time.
Defines, develops, implements, and maintains the process involved in the administration, maintenance, security, backup, and recovery of network systems.
Establishes and maintains vendor relations to deploy and manage network operations.
Documents policies, processes and procedures of new and existing duties.
Works with internal customers and other personnel within the Bank for problem resolution.
WHAT WE EXPECT OF YOU
Knowledge of Juniper/Cisco switching and routing in an enterprise environment.
Strong knowledge of TCP/IP networking/subnetting, firewalls, Remote Access VPN solutions and VoIP technologies.
Strong understanding of SD-WAN technologies, DCHP, DNS, and Network Access Controls (NAC) concepts.
Strong communication/interpersonal skills, leadership, team player, task management skills, attention to detail and project coordination/planning.
Strong ability to define and analyze problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to apply judgment, implements solutions, and resolve conflicts.
Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment of engineers to meet aggressive goals and high-quality standards.