Network Engineer

Description

The company's network engineering group, part of Operations & Technology, is hiring a Network Engineer based at the NBC Sports facility in Stamford, CT.

You will join a dedicated team that builds reliable, scalable networks for the company's broadcast and media production facilities.

The role includes providing subject matter expertise on IP networking and handling critical escalated issues at this location. You are part of a larger team and must support all locations, including Denver, Los Angeles, NYC, and Miami.

Responsibilities

• Configure, deploy, and support Cisco, Arista, and Palo Alto firewalls using vendor and internal automation and monitoring systems.
• Implement firewall policy on Palo Alto (Panorama) and F5, using both CLI and GUI.
• Take part in an on-call rotation supporting 24x7 production on-air network infrastructure.
• Build and maintain technical documentation and diagrams.
• Travel occasionally for projects and remote event support.

Requirements

• 3+ years installing and configuring network technology from multiple vendors, including Cisco (IOS, NX-OS, XR), Juniper, Palo Alto, and F5.
• Preferred: solid knowledge of both enterprise and service provider networking, including OSPF, IS-IS, vPC, port-channeling, 10/40/100G optics, IPSEC, QoS, VLAN, and Multicast.
• Preferred: knowledge of MP-BGP, route-reflection, MPLS (IP and Segment Routing), traffic engineering, L3VPN, and VRF.
• Preferred: ability to analyze network logs and other data to troubleshoot and isolate production and design problems.
• Preferred: understanding of major broadcast vendors and how their technology runs on IP networks for graphics, transcoding, playout, and master control.
• Preferred: experience deploying and supporting hybrid cloud environments (AWS, Azure), with a focus on network interconnect and security.
• Preferred: experience with network automation and version control tools such as Ansible and Git to deploy networks at scale.

Conditions

Hybrid schedule: you must work from the office at least four days per week. The company may change in-office requirements at any time.

Equal-opportunity statement omitted; the posting carries no further legal requirements.

Benefits

• Eligible for company-sponsored medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and various discounts and perks.
• Salary range: $75,000 - $95,000.