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The Network Systems Engineer is primarily responsible for driving forward our network and network security infrastructure. As an expert, you´ll implement the right technologies, which meet the company’s demands to be innovative and secure at the same time, whilst reporting to the Lead Network Systems Engineer.

How you create impact

• Evaluate, design, deploy, and manage network and network security solutions across the US and Canada.
• Ensure the integrity, availability and performance of our network infrastructure.
• Solve network trouble tickets and support vertical departments including IT Service Desk, Applications and Open Systems in the network.
• Drive forward standardization at a global scale to enable seamless integration, global support and infrastructure automation.
• Leverage automation for network solution and utilize infrastructure-as-a-code principle.
• Monitor the lifecycle management for network and network security solutions.
• Ensure network hardware, firmware and OS are compliant and updated.
• Collaborate with global colleagues and consult internal and external customers.
• Contribute to small to large-scale IT projects and support internal IT teams.
• Support site start-up network design and implementation.
• Provide LAN and WAN support for site locations.
• Actively participate in on-call rotations as needed.
• Respond to network outages through performing analysis, diagnosis and repair as needed.
• Maintain and monitor network infrastructure tools such as Grafana, Lanweeper, Cisco, vManage, Infoblox, Centreon Aruba Central, Clearpass and Zscaler.
• Create, manage and maintain network diagrams and documentation.

What we would like you to bring

• 5+ years experience in managing large scale enterprise networks with in-depth knowledge of network transport protocols including encryption required.
• Hands-on experience with LAN, WAN, SDWAN and network security technologies including WiFi technologies required. 
• Experience with Cisco SD-WAN Routers and WAN Appliance, and Aruba Networks (preferred).
• Experienced in scripting and automation, and ITIL.
• Ability to interface with and coordinate WAN vendors.
• Self-motivated to work autonomously and exercise independent judgement.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities with attention to the details.
• Prioritization skills to execute tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative, team-oriented with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong customer-service orientation.
• Fully onsite from our Naugatuck office.

What's in it for you

At Kuehne+Nagel we strive daily to inspire, empower, and deliver not only to our customers, but also to our colleagues. We offer a dynamic global work environment with opportunities for excellent training programs and career mobility. The target base salary range for this position is between $100,000 and $110,000. Base salary is part of a competitive total rewards package that includes health and welfare benefits, a 401k retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement, and incentive compensation for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, skills, job location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. Kuehne+Nagel reviews pay ranges regularly to ensure competitive and fair pay based on industry market data. #LI-AA1

Kuehne+Nagel participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.