Network Data Center Engineer

Overview:

Two Barrels is hiring a Network Data Center Engineer at our facility in Johnston, IA. You will be a traditional company employee. This is a full time 40 hour/week position with company benefits. This position is coded as “Office-Only” which means all work must be performed in our Johnston, IA facility.

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Responsibilities:

• Be a good human
• Provide technical support for network-related issues, troubleshoot problems, and implement solutions promptly
• Collaborate with other IT teams, including system administrators, developers, and security professionals, to ensure cohesive and integrated IT infrastructure
• Conduct capacity planning to ensure that the data center network can support current and future organizational needs
• Plan and execute network upgrades, including hardware and software updates, in coordination with the organization's change management processes
• Monitor network performance and proactively identify and address issues to ensure optimal performance
• Implement performance optimization strategies and recommend upgrades as necessary
• Implement and maintain security measures to protect data center networks from unauthorized access and cyber threats
• Design, plan, and implement data center network architecture to meet the organization's requirements
• Work on the development and implementation of scalable and high-performance network solutions
• Deploy and configure networking hardware, including routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers within the data center environment
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of network components

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3+ years of proven experience in a Network Engineer or similar type of role with a focus on data center environments
• BGP experience
• Experience with firewalls and security appliances
• Strong understanding of data center architecture and design principles
• Experience with network monitoring and management tools
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• In-depth knowledge of networking protocols, technologies, and security best practices
• Experience in vendor management
• Experience with scripting and automation of network devices

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive experience with data center switching with brocade, fs, juniper and cisco
• Familiarity with software-defined networking (SDN) and network virtualization technologies
• Experience in a quickly growing environment

Why you might like this job:

You want to be a part of a growing team and facility where you will have a significant impact. You want to grow and do innovative things that you might not have had the chance to do at past companies. We operate with the product mindset at Two Barrels and that means we are constantly trying to make things better, no project is ever truly completed and you like that. If you are interested in the above we should probably chat.

Benefits:

• Great Wage & Success Meetings with your manager
• Work From Home comfort package & company provided equipment
• 22 days paid time off annually, PLUS 4 paid holidays 
• 4% 401k employer matching through Fidelity
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental and vision for employees
• Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Flexible hours
• Coffee shop next door
• Crappy parking? Oh, I mean a cool downtown location for easy public transportation options…