Job Description
About FlightSafety International
FlightSafety International is the world's premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations. The company provides training for pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the world's largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and award-winning maintenance training at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France and the United Kingdom.
Purpose of Position
The Senior Network Engineer proactively and holistically leads and supports architecture/engineering activities that guide the development and management of technical and infrastructure solutions. These solutions enable the organization's future-state business capabilities and drive the organization's targeted business outcomes. Technologies include data center, infrastructure, cloud, mobile, AI, Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, edge computing, and immersive experiences technologies. In addition, this role provides the leadership, facilitation, analysis, and design tasks required to develop an enterprise's technical and infrastructure architecture.
Tasks and Responsibilities
Works with peers (e.g., enterprise, business, information, solutions, and security architects) to analyze enterprise business context (business strategy and trends), as well as change requirements in other enterprise architecture viewpoints (such as business, information, and solution) to derive the future state technology architecture. This includes defining the requirements, principles, and models that guide technology decisions for the enterprise.
Leads the analysis of the current technology environment to detect critical deficiencies, legacy, and technical debt and recommends solutions for improvement. In addition, leads the analysis of technology industry and market trends to determine their potential impact on the enterprise and the enterprise technology architecture.
Coaches, mentors, and collaborates with technical subject matter experts and peers to develop technology architecture that enables and drives new business capabilities and operating models.
Minimum Education
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or equivalent industry experience
Desired certifications or equivalent in one of these disciplines; CCNA, CCNP, CCDP, CCIE, CISSP, and or other security certifications
Minimum Experience
5+ years of design and implementation experience in IT, with deep knowledge in infrastructure and network design, cloud technologies, and active directory and protocols
Exposure to multiple, diverse technical configurations, technologies, and processing environments (such as inside-out, outside-in, and outside-out)
Hands-on experience with network deployment, management, monitoring, and network analytics tools.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
CCNP certification is preferred
Deep understanding of networking protocols (e.g., IPSEC, HSRP, BGP, OSPF, 802.11, QoS)
Solid understanding of the OSI or TCP/IP model.
Excellent interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation
Excellent analytical and technical skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent planning and organizational skills
Knowledge of information principles and processes
Understanding of network and security architecture
Understanding and knowledge of system development life cycle methodologies (such as waterfall, spiral, agile software development, rapid prototyping, incremental, synchronize and stabilize, and DevOps)
Understanding and knowledge of IT service management (ITSM) and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
Understanding and knowledge of IT standards and control
Travel when required
Physical Demands and Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and communicate. The employee may be required to stand, walk, and sit.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to view monitors, technical documents, and reference material.
The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.
FlightSafety is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.
FlightSafety is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled.
