Equifax is looking to hire an Alpharetta based subject matter expert responsible for co-design and build related activities for strategic network platforms within Equifax. These core infrastructure platforms provide a competitive advantage to our portfolio of businesses globally. The incumbent is the lead technical authority for these technologies within Equifax, and is responsible for ensuring that our business continually benefits from industry innovations in the network domain. What You'll Do
Stay abreast of innovations in the network technology market in order to ensure we are ahead of business and regulatory needs.
Maintain a high profile within the technology community, contributing to Equifax' profile as an innovative technology company.
Engage with 3rd party vendors in order to assess and validate market offerings and opportunities to enhance the Equifax value proposition.
Prioritize the development of the enterprise service catalog in the network domain in line with Agile practices.
Technical guidance and mentoring for a focused team of junior level engineers who develop and enhance our network offerings globally.
Offer technical insights in order to recommend and support strategic investments in network technologies.
Review and approve highly technical engineering designs produced by their team in order to ensure sustainability and best industry practice for network platforms.
Leverage common designs and standard infrastructure builds throughout Equifax in order to optimize globally.
With a deep understanding of the requirements of operational support, ensure that all designs meet the requirements of our business units.
Maintain strong feedback loops with development and operations teams globally in order to ensure the continuous improvement of our catalog of offerings.
What experience you need:
BS or Associate's Degree or equivalent job experience required
Minimum of 10 years ofexperience as a Network Engineer professional
Minimum of 7 years of demonstrable cross-functional experience with Systems, Storage and Networking
Minimum of 7 years experience providing enterprise networking engineering solutions including layer 2 switching, layer 3 routing, wireless, and remote configuration
Minimum of 7 years of WAN experience across the following protocols / topologies: MPLS, QoS, BGP, DMVPN, OSPF
What could set you apart
Cloud certifications a plus
You have experience with Juniper (Routers, Firewalls), Palo Alto, Check Point Firewalls, Arista Switches, Blue Cost Proxy, and / or Cisco ASA
Monitoring and Management tools expertise: Net Brain, Tufin, Solarwinds, Provider 1, Panorama
Experience working in carrier grade network environments
Experience designing and operating multi-site geographically separate data center networks
Strong knowledge of cloud, IAAS and service oriented infrastructure
We offer comprehensive compensation and healthcare packages, 401k matching, paid time off, and organizational growth potential through our online learning platform with guided career tracks.If this sounds like somewhere you want to work, don't delay, apply today - we're looking for you!All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.