Developing new and modifying existing network platform capabilities to support business processes by mapping network platform/infrastructure components, identifying dependencies across systems/platforms and managing network infrastructure security, availability, recoverability, performance, integrity, and supportability

• Configuring and maintaining Mastercard’s global network which includes Datacenter, Customer, and Corporate networks.
• The team is also responsible for maintaining the global network standards, complying with audit, and deployment of new technologies to fit business needs.

Purpose of the position includes:

• Developing target Network architectures to support business strategies, including creating blueprints, standards, and roadmaps for platform and infrastructure components
• Assessing current state Network technology solutions and developing new concepts and designs to develop a fully documented enterprise business architecture
• Work on implementing Network designs deriving from the low-level architecture documents.
• Work on standard Network maintenance activities

Best Fit for the role:

• Have you ever developed Network architecture standards to implement new or existing technology solutions?
• Have you ever designed Network solutions to meet business needs?
• Have you ever implemented any new technologies that were already designed?
• Have you ever performed detailed problem analysis and troubleshooting? Have you lead the effort to solve the problem collaboratively?
• Have you ever worked with a cross-functional team to deploy a network routing and switching solution per the delivery requirements on a global scale?
• Have you ever had to work with an acquired company to merge networks and applications?

Role:

• Ability to develop architecture standards
• Implement solutions designed to merge acquired companies with the Mastercard network.
• Engineering and implementation of complex network solutions in a variety of disciplines.
• Ability to implement the architectural standards for Customer specific, Datacenter specific, or Corporate office specific use-cases.
• Working on automation tools to support the Continuous Integration / Continuous Development (CI/CD) movement.
• Provide fourth level support to the Operations Command Center; investigation, troubleshooting and resolving network communications and operations problems impacting customer, backbone access, or performance on a global basis
• Provide support to the wider Engineering or Implementation teams

Network engineering expertise with exposure to two or more of the following areas: LAN/WAN, firewalls, VOIP, QoS, Routing and Switching technologies while adhering to standard design methodologies and best practices

• Mastery of TCP/IP protocol communications, addressing & subnetting, knowledgeable with IPV6 addressing
• Firewall experience: Checkpoint as well as Palo Alto.
• Knowledge of Cisco’s product portfolio; routers, switches.
• Knowledge of Aruba product portfolio; switches, ClearPass, APs.
• Knowledge of Prisma Global Protect solution
• Extensive knowledge of Network protocols, and disciplines, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, SNMP, VPN, SSH, and MPLS technologies.
• Knowledge of security and encryption technologies including IPSEC & GRE tunnels on routers and firewalls.
• Cisco certifications such as CCNA.
• • Familiarity with scripting tools such as Python.

Desirable or additional capabilities:

• Strong verbal and written communications skills, and excellent customer support capabilities
• Self-motivated demonstrating strong organizational and listening skills; and very detail oriented with the ability to carry out assigned tasks with minimal supervision
• Ability to consistently act in a professional manner and communicate with all levels of the organization, both internally and externally
• • Methodical problem resolving skills.
• Implementation of Cisco ACI.
• Understanding of Arista spine-leaf technologies is good to have.
• Understanding of AWS and Azure cloud solutions is good to have.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Math, Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience