SUMMARY
Founded in 1917, the National Hockey League (NHL®) is the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. With more than 600 employees across offices in New York, Toronto and Montreal, the NHL is a global sports and entertainment organization committed to building healthy and vibrant communities using the sport of hockey to celebrate fans of every race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status. At the NHL, we are looking for dynamic, energetic and impactful individuals who are committed to doing the same by sharing in our philosophy that Hockey is for Everyone - and inclusion belongs on the ice, in the locker rooms, boardrooms and stands.

OVERVIEW
The Senior Network Engineer will be a motivated, well organized individual responsible for providing daily network operations support of the network infrastructure. This role will also be responsible for assisting in the evaluation and testing of new hardware and services as well as produce network implementation and migration plans.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES
Would be responsible for all aspects of network technologies including but not limited to the following:

• Produce Network Design, Implementation and Migration plans.
• Test and support network hardware/services in various stages of deployment.
• Configure network equipment and services
• Provide recommendations to optimize network operation and performance.
• Work with internal as well as external technical teams during design, development, and implementation phases of various network-related initiatives.
• Produce and review technical documentation.
• Perform daily morning checks as per documented procedures
• Document and track all Incidents, Problems and Requests
• Provide ongoing Network maintenance, including migrations, updates and security patches
• Troubleshoot network-related service issues including outages, anomalous behavior, and slow performance
• Provide written documentation, updates and root cause analysis
• Available for after hours On-call support as needed
• Occasional travel for onsite support.

QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will have a four-year college diploma or university degree in data
communications or computer science, and/or equivalent work experience. Min 6 years
hands on network support experience preferably with Arista or Cisco routers, switches,
and firewalls. Motivated and self-starter with good technical aptitude. Must have excellent
analytical and problem solving skills. Excellent communicator with the ability to convey
technical information to non-technical audience. Must work well under pressure.

Hands on experience with the following:

• Arista Switches, EOS
• Palo Alto Panorama, NG Firewalls (Palo Alto certifications preferred)
• Cisco IOS, NXOS,
• Strong experience with Routing Protocols BGP, OSPF, Layer 2 technologies
• Experience with Network security (Palo Alto firewalls, Prisma Access, IPsec VPN, dot1x)
• Experience with SNMP, Netflow, sflow and other Network Monitoring protocols and Methodologies
• Experience working with network monitoring and SIEM systems
• Strong Documentation and experience with MS Visio
• Exposure to Network automation with Python, Ansible, Arista CVP

The NHL offers U.S. regular, full-time employees:

Time to Recharge: Utilize our generous Paid Time Off (PTO) to focus on your well-being and ensure a healthy work/life balance. PTO includes paid holidays, vacation, personal and sick days, plus an extra day off for your birthday.

Ability to Focus on your Health: Along with competitive salaries, the NHL offers comprehensive health benefits to employees and their eligible dependents effective on their first day with us - there is no waiting period. The NHL subsidizes a large portion of the health benefits costs, therefore your cost for medical, dental and vision coverage is minimal.

We also offer our employees and members of their household access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support mental, physical, and financial health. In addition, employees have access to a digital wellness resource designed to improve health and happiness through courses in sleep, movement, and focus. These services are confidential and at no-cost to our employees.

Childcare Leave: Because your family is the NHL family, employees are offered comprehensive Childcare Leave to welcome your new addition. The primary caregiver to the child is entitled to up to 12 weeks of paid Childcare Leave, at full pay, following the birth, adoption, or placement of a child.

Employees that are not the primary caregiver to the child are entitled to up to 6 weeks of paid Childcare Leave, at full pay, which must be taken within the first 6 months following the birth, adoption, or placement of a child.

Confidence in your Retirement Goals: Participate in the NHL's Savings Plan which includes a 401K(pre-tax and Roth options) plus non-elective (employer) contributions to keep your retirement goals on track.

A Hybrid Work Schedule: The NHL recognizes the value of flexibility in work locations/schedules to help our employees balance work/life priorities. Hybrid work schedules are available for a majority of our roles.

Our New Headquarters: Our new, state of the art, offices are located at One Manhattan West in Hudson Yards. When you're in the office, you can conduct meetings in one of our high-tech conference rooms, have lunch with a view or play in the game room. Employees can also enjoy New York's newest neighborhood that is home to more than 100 shops, culinary experiences, and public artwork.

A Savings for Commuting: Participate in the NHL's pre-tax commuter benefit plan whichhelps offset the financial cost of traveling to and from our office.

NHL Partner Rates: Unlock exclusive pricing from our Partners that include savings on travel, consumer goods and services, plus the NHL Store.

Life at the NHL: In your first few days, you meet with your new teammates and the HR Team. You have the opportunity to learn more about the NHL and our workplace culture. Employees are invited to play hockey during our Tuesday Night Skate at Chelsea Piers, join our Employee Resource Groups and more. You are a part of our team and we encourage you to be your authentic self, adding to our dynamic workplace culture.

SALARY RANGE:

$145-175K

Actual base pay for a successful candidate will be determined based on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to: experience/training, market demands, and geographic location.

When applying, please be sure to include a cover letter with your salary expectations for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity, however only qualified candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. NO EMAILS OR PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.

Job Questions:

1. This position will be based in our New York City Office. Are you willing and able to commute to our office for this position?
2. If you are not currently living in the tri-state area, are you willing and able to relocate at your own expense for this position?
3. Do you have the legal right to work in the United States?
4. Will you now or in the future require visa sponsorship to continue work in the United States?
5. What are your salary expectations for this role? (NOTE - we are NOT asking for your current salary or salary history)
6. How did you first learn about this role?
7. How many years of experience in Computer Networking field?
8. Do you have Palo Alto Firewall experience. If so, how many years and do you have Palo Alto certifications ?
9. Do you have any Cisco IOS and Arista EOS experience. Have you worked with Arista CVP or Cloud Vision Portal ? Please tell us more about this experience.
10. Are willing and able to work weekends and be on On-Call rotations ?

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