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Position Overview:Our rapidly evolving IT Network department is seeking a Senior/Technical Lead Network Engineer with deep expertise in Arista Networks solutions and campus networking technologies. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience designing, deploying, and managing both data center and enterprise campus networks, leveraging Arista hardware and software such as Arista Validated Designs (AVD), CloudVision Portal (CVP), Network Detection and Response (NDR), and AGNI (Arista Guardian for Network Identity).
This role will also involve implementing Arista WiFi, Network Access Control (NAC), and end-user authentication/certification strategies, ensuring a secure and seamless network experience.
Our Impact:We assure Stability, Availability and Reliability for 10,000+ End-User Devices to support a wide range of applications in a hybrid Cloud environment.
We strive to prevent service impacts in a multifaceted and constantly evolving ecosystem, assuring rapid recoverability from any impacts to business and services.
Our strategy is to transform the Network with Automation and Process Engineering.
Provide technical leadership in the Campus Network area and think and execute proactively to ensure the scalability, stability, and security of the platform.
Identify, influence, and implement technology and processes to modernize our Network Infrastructure.
Collaborate with Network leadership to assure visible communication, risk reduction, and accountability for the performance and stability of the Campus network platforms.
8+ years of experience in Network Engineering; College Degree or equivalent experience.
8+ years in a senior-level engineering role engaged with IP network technologies with expert-level experience with BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, EVPN, VXLAN, MPLS, and segment routing.
Implement SD-WAN and hybrid cloud networking solutions for enterprise connectivity.
Automate network configurations using Arista AVD, Ansible, Python, and Terraform.
Utilize Arista CloudVision Portal (CVP) for network telemetry, automation, and lifecycle management.
Implement AI-driven network monitoring and analytics for proactive issue detection and resolution.
Manage device compliance and software upgrades through automation pipelines.
Deploy NDR (Network Detection and Response) solutions for real-time threat visibility and mitigation.
Implement network segmentation and micro-segmentation to enhance security.
Ensure compliance with industry security frameworks such as NIST, CIS, and Zero Trust Architecture.
Enforce role-based access control (RBAC), MACsec, and secure onboarding policies.
Must have a solid sense of accountability for performance and continued improvement of execution.
Communicates well within the team to effectively relay status and accomplishments to management.
Must not only lead current technical trends but also anticipate our future state technologies.
Arista Certifications (ACE-L2, ACE-L3, or equivalent).
Experience working with multi-cloud networking (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Familiarity with high-performance campus networking architectures (leaf-spine, SD-Access, fabric-based designs).
Exposure to multi-vendor environments, integrating Arista with Cisco, Palo Alto, etc.
Communicates and influences optimally.
Demonstrates deep job-specific knowledge and best practices to drive effective change and transform how work is performed.
Elevates team members via mentoring and knowledge sharing. Highly effective team leader. Top influencer for other IT and business partners.
Meaningful contributions to strategy and objectives. Knowledge leadership in all areas of expertise for areas of responsibility. Thinks beyond individual sphere.
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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Freddie Mac offers a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and market-leading benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.
This position has an annualized market-based salary range of $131,000 - $197,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity, and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.
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