Lead Network Engineer

Our Purpose

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Job Title

Lead Network Engineer Network Engineering team is looking for dynamic & experienced network professional to work on implementation, security and support of large multi-site, robust multi-vendor network environments.

Major Accountabilities:

• Manage and implement network projects across domains.
• Partners with design team and platforms teams, ensuring implementing network designs up to their requirements for upgrading existing corporate and Datacenter networks, as well as re-architecting network segments to facilitate new requirements, technologies and growth.
• Resolves network communications and operations problems impacting customer or backbone access and performance globally.
• Research and develop innovative solutions around unified network solutions.
• Supports assigned regional projects, which include responsibility for planning; time and cost control; resource utilization and implementation.
• Supports Vendor management. Lead a major work stream or multiple smaller work streams for a large network domain initiative, often providing technical guidance and advice to project team members
• Engaging with the broader technical community to anticipate developments in innovation, often evaluating new solutions and recommending future business network requirements

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Math, or Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge / Experience:

• 5+ Years IT experience in the following areas:

- Networking, including LAN/WAN - Firewalls - wireless - Security and encryption technologies

• Experience with TCP/IP protocol communications.
• Broad/Hands on knowledge across Leading Network Vendors such as Cisco, Palo Alto, Aruba, Arista & Checkpoint.
• Broad knowledge of Project Management methodology and best practices.
• Knowledge of Network diagnostics, BGP, SNMP, VPN, SSH, MPLS, SD-WAN, ACI technologies.
• Strong command on Datacenter Network technologies
• Skills and knowledge on network automation/scripting desirable.
  

Skills/ Abilities:

• Strong verbal and written communications skills.
• Self-starter with demonstrated listening skills.
• Serves as a mentor to lower-level employees and lead others and use good judgment.
• Limited supervision; work may be reviewed for direction and strategy.

COVID-19 Considerations

We value the safety of each member of our community because we know we’re all in this together. In many locations, which may change over time, we’ve implemented a virtual hiring process and continue to interview candidates by video or phone. In addition, in some locations, only individuals who have been fully vaccinated will be permitted inside Mastercard offices until further notice.

About Mastercard

Mastercard is an inclusive Equal Employment Opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

Corporate Security Responsibility
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.