Company Overview:
Samsung SDS is the digital arm of the Samsung group and a global provider of cloud and digital transformation innovations. Samsung SDS delivers enterprise-grade solutions and services in cloud, secure mobility, analytics / AI, digital marketing and digital workspace. We enable our customers in government, financial services, healthcare, and other industries to drive business in a hyper-connected economy helping them to increase productivity, safeguard assets, and make smarter decisions.
Join Samsung SDS America and be part of the cutting-edge technology at our state-of-the-art Samsung Semiconductor Manufacturing facility in Taylor, TX. We are looking for an experienced Senior Network Engineer to join our dynamic Network Operations Team.
Position Summary:
As a Senior Network Engineer, you will play a critical role in supporting, managing, and implementing network projects while resolving complex technical challenges. This position requires a deep understanding of routing & switching and extensive experience with advanced network technologies such as VPNs, Load Balancers, Firewalls, and Wireless. Your expertise will be essential in ensuring the seamless operation of our network infrastructure, which is vital to our manufacturing environment.
Key responsibilities include working on multiple network implementation projects, providing expert support to resolve issue, creating technical and management reports, provide technical guidance for other team members, generate root cause analysis, and participating in an on-call rotation to support operations during and after hours. Ideal candidat should possess exceptional communication skills, adhere to Standard Operation Procedures, and be energetic, great team player, responsible, with a great sense of ownership, and collaborative.
This onsite role requires living within a 1-hour drive from Taylor, TX. Occasional work will be at the Samsung Austin Semiconductor location in northeast Austin, TX for project collaboration.
Responsibilities:
- Network Management: Oversee the entire network lifecycle, including the implementation, management, and troubleshooting of network devices to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
- Operational Support: Provide expert-level support to prevent and resolve network issues in collaboration with team members, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.
- Network Design: Lead the design and implementation of complex network architectures, including routing, traffic engineering, switching, P2P VPN solutions, network security, and load balancing.
- Escalation Support: Address and resolve escalated network issues from team members and internal customers, delivering timely and effective solutions.
- Project Implementation: Drive multiple network infrastructure projects, including expansions, upgrades (HW/SW), and improvements, ensuring successful delivery within project timelines.
- Monitoring & Reporting: Proactively monitor network performance, escalate issues, and follow up on resolutions in alignment with internal SLAs. Create detailed technical and management reports.
- Lab Testing: Conduct proof-of-concept (POC) testing in a lab environment to validate hardware/software solutions, workarounds, bug fixes, and impact analysis.
- Vendor Collaboration: Liaise with vendors and ISPs for issue escalation, maintenance windows, and RMA processing, ensuring timely resolution of external dependencies.
- Team Support: Assist with internal tasks, such as inventory management, hardware staging, peer reviews, and IP address management. Mentor and provide technical guidance to other team members.
- Documentation & Knowledge Transfer: Maintain and update network documentation, create completion reports, and conduct knowledge transfers to enhance team capabilities.
- On-Call Support: Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation, responding to escalation tickets and supporting operations during and after hours as needed.
- Compliance & Procedures: Adhere to standard operating procedures, configuration standards, and corporate change-control and security policies.
Requirements
- Bachelorโs Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 10+ years of hands-on experience in large-scale, enterprise-class network operations, including planning, design, implementation, and support, with a focus on Cisco devices (Catalyst, Nexus), Firewalls, and Load Balancers.
- CCNP Enterprise or CCIE certification (current or expired within the last 3 years).
- 3+ years of experience with F5 Load Balancing setups, including iRules.
- Extensive experience with routing protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, MPBGP, PIM, EVPN) and network technologies (VPNs, IPSec, VPC, STP, MLAG, LACP, VRF, IPv4 subnetting, 802.1x, TACACS+, SYSLOG).
- Proficiency in troubleshooting complex network issues, including hardware, L3/L2 problems, application connectivity, and P2P VPN connections.
- Experience with PIM, MSDP, Anycast-RP, and Multicast in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong customer focus, a sense of ownership, urgency, responsibility for network documentation, and a passion for mentoring team members.
- Must reside within a 1-hour drive of Taylor, TX.
- Willing and able to commute to the office 5 days per week.
- Must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience supporting networks in large manufacturing environments, particularly within a 24/7 operational context.
- Expertise in high availability network environments.
- Strong background in server network connectivity (Teaming, VPC, LACP).
- Experience with Packet Capture Analysis, SSL certificates.
- F5 Load Balancers or Palo Alto Firewalls certification, with at least 5 years of hands-on experience.
- Familiarity with Unix/Linux and scripting in Python, Ansible, or other automation tools is a plus.
Benefits
Samsung SDSA offers a comprehensive suite of programs to support our employees:
- Top-notch medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage
- Wellness program
- Parental leave
- 401K match and savings plan
- Flexible spending accounts
- Life insurance
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Time off
- Additional benefits
Samsung SDS America, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, marital status, genetic information, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process for candidates with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.
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