Senior Engineer, Core Infrastructure Connectivity at Best Buy in Richfield, Minnesota

Job Description:

Senior Engineer, Core Infrastructure Connectivity

As a Senior Engineer on our Core Infrastructure Connectivity team you will be responsible for supporting, building, and innovating our network connectivity capabilities. Our engineers will work with other engineers to implement, manage support, troubleshoot, and improve all areas of network connectivity as well as collaborate with application/development teams. Technology solutions we are responsible for include the following services: Cisco based route, switch campus, remote site and data canter infrastructure, Fortinet SDWAN, Cisco and Mist wireless technologies, Infoblox DNS/DHCP/IPAM, global and local load balancing solutions, security solutions to include firewalls, proxies, VPN, web application firewalls SSL decrypt, NAC, network monitory/packet capture analysis and cloud-based computing solutions. Our engineers work on various squads with respect to expertise and cross-domain knowledge in remote site connectivity, data center connectivity, cloud connectivity, network security, telecom services, and tools and automation services.

This role is hybrid, which means you will work some days at a Best Buy location and some days virtually from home or another non-Best Buy location. The specific work arrangements vary by role and team. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process. For this role, you must be located within a drivable distance to our office in Richfield, Minnesota, or Atlanta, Georgia.

What you’ll do

• Designs, configures, installs and supports large enterprise platforms/products from start to finish.


• Brings awareness of the technology landscape and plan delivery of coarse-grained business needs spanning multiple services and platforms.


• The ideal engineer has in depth knowledge to aid them in anticipating technical issues at the product level and make architectural and design decisions to avoid them.


• They demonstrate creativity and take initiative in solving complex problems. The engineer will participate in the creation and presentation of technical designs.


• This engineer leads and effectively triages complex issues across systems in many environments. Takes the lead in root cause analysis.


• Keeps up with industry trends and advocates for the standards.


• Creates and improves internal configurations and scripts.


• Designs and configures system automation and/or integrations.


• Takes responsibility in ensuring team's high work quality.


• Improves knowledge and understanding of core concepts of infrastructure engineering.


• Takes ownership of at least one infrastructure platform/services and its quality


• Defines and drives technology strategy.


• Be a major contributor in the delivery of complex solutions.


• Communicates effectively both verbally and written with various business partners.


• Participates in and leads production support situations.


• Mentors and teaches best practices and context to internal engineers supporting both personal and professional development.

Basic Qualifications

• 3 or more years of relevant experience with bachelor’s or advanced degree in IT, Computer Science, business or related field, OR appropriate industry certification(s) OR equivalent relevant professional experience


• 1 or more years of experience with understanding of TCP/IP protocol stack and routing protocols (BGP, EIGRP, OSPF)

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 or more years of relevant professional experience


• Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field


• 1 or more years of experience with scripting languages such as Python, JSON, YAML, etc.


• Appropriate industry certification(s) (Examples: Cisco, F5, Juniper, Fortinet, Palo Alto)


• Prior work experience in a large global enterprise (1000+ sites)

What’s in it for you
We’re committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. We offer generous benefits that address your total well-being and provide support as you need it, especially key moments in your life.

Our benefits include:

• Competitive pay


• Generous employee discount


• Physical and mental well-being support

About us
As part of the Best Buy team, you’ll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life — in our stores, online and in customers’ homes.

Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We’re committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.™

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