IaaS Network Engineer (SDN) at Chubb in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey

Job Description:

IaaS SDN Engineer

Position Summary:

The position is situated within the IaaS department of the Chubb Enterprise Infrastructure Services (EIS) organization. The role is Software Defined Network oriented at an engineering level. 

Qualifications:

• 3 to 5 years of directly related experience supporting SDN operations and engineering


• Specific expertise with VMWare NSX, Cisco ACI & SDA, & Cisco SDWAN


• Cloud networking expertise (Azure, AWS, GCP)

Primary Job Responsibilities: 

• Design and oversight of SDN fabrics from multiple vendors with a focus on stability, scalability, automation, and performance

• SDN Operational deployment guidance and assistance


• SDN migration planning


• Investigation and diagnosis of incidents and problems relating to SDN and related services.

• Identify and manage risks within the SDN platforms


• Ensure that system improvements and changes are implemented and monitor effects of modifications.


• Design capacity and performance KPIs and automated responses to breached thresholds


• Incorporate monitoring, alerting, availability, and recovery.


• Produce extensive detailed documentation according to Chubb standards


• Operate in an Agile environment


• Act as a reference and resource to leadership and Operations organizations

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:

• Extensive and recent experience in SDN in a large enterprise


• In depth understanding of underlay network technologies in the data center and branch


• Knowledge of BGP, OSPF, & EIGRP


• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities


• Scripting and APIs


• Packet analysis


• Understanding of standard network protocols such as DNS, DHCP, NTP, VRRP, CDP, etc.


• Strong writing skills


• Familiarity with DevOps tooling


• Familiarity with ADM (Application Dependency Mapping) concepts


• The ability to debug complex-cross systems problems, and document root cause


• Demonstrate knowledge across a range of technology towers outside of network specialties


• Work with dispersed global teams across technical towers


• Self-driven with the ability to manage workload without direct supervision