Senior Network Engineer

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The Senior Network Engineer designs, analyzes, plans and modifies network components supporting customer communication implementation activities. The Senior Network Engineer work assignments involve moderately complex to complex issues where the analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.

The Senior Network Engineer will be responsible for providing engineering and operational support for Humana's enterprise network which spans across multiple lines of business from government, retail clinics and pharmacies, distribution centers to the traditional corporate campus and datacenters. The primary responsibility of the Senior Network Engineer will be to provide the highest quality network infrastructure environment support which includes management and troubleshooting of network solutions including routers, firewalls, switches, appliances, and cloud native network and security solutions.

The position will have the following responsibilities:

• Maintain and operate network solutions (routers, firewalls, switches, cloud networking) in the cloud and in on premise datacenters with a focus on reliability, throughput, scalability, and security which will help us scale with the needs of the business
• Monitor and tune network infrastructure to identify and eliminate issues and potential bottlenecks
• Provide a level of escalation in response to incidents/requests regarding network performance and configuration, including off hours escalations
• Maintain network documentation, run-books, diagrams, and network assets in the configuration management database
• Develop and continually improve guidelines and procedures related to Network management including process and efficiency improvements

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Required Qualifications

• 5 years of experience designing, deploying, maintaining, and improving wired, wireless, and complex High Availability Data Center Networks, Hybrid and Multi cloud Networks
• Cloud Platform Expertise with In-depth knowledge of AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud services, particularly around networking components such as VPCs, Direct Connect, Peering, and Load Balancers.
• Ability lead and drive incident based calls
• Advanced knowledge and experience with networking technologies (load balancing, VPN, ACL, NAT, DNS, Netflow)
• Advanced knowledge of and experience with networking routing including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IP Multicast and MPLS
• Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace, ThousandEyes, StealthWatch, BigPanda is a plus. Strong scripting experience: Ansible, Python, Perl, bash, windows scripts (VBS/PowerShell)
• Experience with Terraform, Istio and Kubernetes and similar are bonuses. Certifications such as CCNP Data Center\Routing and Switching

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands on experience with cloud service providers Microsoft Azure, GCP and AWS
• Familiarity with cloud-native security and network solutions and tools in Azure, AWS and/or Google Knowledge of network performance management solutions to triage and troubleshoot incidents (Splunk, ThousandEyes, Dynatrace)
• Ability to perform, analyze and deduce information from network packet captures using on premise and cloud solutions
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university or equivalent work experience

Additional Information

Work-At-Home Requirements

• WAH requirements: Must have the ability to provide a high speed DSL or cable modem for a home office. Associates or contractors who live and work from home in the state of California will be provided payment for their internet expense.
• A minimum standard speed for optimal performance of 25x10 (25mbps download x 10mbps upload) is required.
• Satellite and Wireless Internet service is NOT allowed for this role.
• A dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information

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Scheduled Weekly Hours : 40

Pay Range : The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.
$95,300 - $131,200 per year
This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits : Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

About Us

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is committed to putting health first – for our teammates, our customers and our company. Through our Humana insurance services and CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare, Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large.

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It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.