Tuesday, March 6, 2012

[KITlist-Tech] Network Engineer - Proofpoint (Sunnyvale, CA)

 

Please direct your responses to: ndavidson@proofpoint.com

Network Engineer - Sunnyvale, CA

Proofpoint is seeking an experienced IP Network Engineer to join the operations team. This position is full-time, based at our corporate offices in Sunnyvale, and reports to the Director of operations. The Network Engineer is responsible for all aspects of the Proofpoint corporate and production data center networks, working with Juniper/Cisco/F5 systems.

Requirement: Due to the security requirements for this particular opening, the applicant must be a United States Citizen.

Responsibilities:

Install, configure, and maintain high-capacity network hardware in a multi-vendor Juniper, Cisco, Dell environments
Manage physical network connectivity in high-density datacenter environment
Monitor network utilization, capacity, and performance quality
Detect, diagnose, and resolve network problems using methods that minimally impact production/customer environment availability
Document network topology and develop comprehensive network designs
Participate in infrastructure capacity planning and expansion activities
Support operations and product development teams in identifying and resolving complex functional challenges, helping to identify or rule out network issues
Participate / contribute in projects
Maintain network security controls and compliance on all network hardware
Work with security team in maintaining and enhancing network security standards and assess network vulnerability
24x7 response to critical issues on a fast-growing, high volume network infrastructure.

Skills:

Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience
5+ years of extensive experience with LAN/WAN networking hardware
Comprehensive knowledge of L2 technologies - VLANs/VLAN tagging, Spanning Tree, Etherchannel
Comprehensive knowledge of L3 technologies - IP Subnetting, IP routing, BGP, OSPF, VRRP
Experience with physical layer technologies-Gig/10G Ethernet, CAT6 & Fiber cabling
Experience with network operating environments IOS, JunOS
Experience with Security operating environments ScreenOS, SRX and Cisco ASA
Experience with network security - firewalls/ACLs, VPN services
Experience working with a variety of network monitoring tools: Nagios, Cacti, RANCID
Experience working in a high traffic cloud environment
Expertise with installing and planning of new data center facilities
Dedication to exceeding quality standards and providing services of the highest caliber
Excellent multi-tasking skills

Proofpoint, Inc. helps the largest and most successful companies in the world protect and govern their most sensitive data. Founded in 2002 by the former CTO of Netscape and headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, Proofpoint is funded by top Silicon Valley investors, including Benchmark Capital and Mohr Davidow Ventures.

Proofpoint offers a full benefit package including 3 weeks vacation and stock.

Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin ancestry, age, medical condition, disability, veteran status, marital status, or other prohibited factors under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Please note that Proofpoint does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Services Agreement, Proofpoint will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Proofpoint explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.

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