Purpose of Job
We are currently seeking a talented Network Engineer - Senior level for one of the following locations: Plano Legacy, San Antonio Home Office I or Remote.
Responsible for creating, modifying, maintaining and supporting infrastructure and individual system components that enable business functions and IT Services. Balance availability, security, efficiency and functional requirements to help provide an optimized production service.
Identify and manage existing and emerging risks that stem from business activities and ensure these risks are effectively identified and escalated to be measured, monitored and controlled.Job Requirements
ABOUT USAA
USAA knows what it means to serve. We facilitate the financial security of millions of U.S. military members and their families. This singular mission requires a dedication to innovative thinking at every level.
In each of the past five years, we've been a top-40 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®, and we've ranked among Victory Media's Top 10 Military Friendly® Employers 13 years straight. We embrace a robust veteran workforce and encourage veterans and veteran spouses to apply.
ABOUT USAA IT
Our most important qualification isn't technical, it's human. Here, we don't just sit in front of a screen. We stand behind our 12 million members who rely on us every day.
We are over 4,000 employees strong, a passionately supportive and collaborative team built on Agile principles. We've been in Computerworld’s 100 Best Places to Work in IT and named a Top 50 Employer for Minority Engineers & IT by Workforce Diversity Magazine.
See what it's like to work for a company where your passion meets our purpose:
USAA Information Technology: A Realistic Preview
Tasks
- Identifies and manages existing and emerging risks that stem from business activities and the job role.
- Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled.
- Follows written risk and compliance policies and procedures for business activities.
- Independently designs scalable infrastructure, provides oversight and priority for system change – reserves execution for complex implementations, automates service delivery and maintenance tasks, provides direction and priority for monitoring and tooling activities.
- Independently resolves complex production issues, and leads troubleshooting of end-to-end solutions that span multiple systems
- Leads analysis of end-to-end system failures to identify opportunities across multiple systems
- Independently experiments with new patterns and technologies
- Helps establish and improve engineering best practices, concepts, and patterns
- Understands the customer and independently identifies solutions and ideas for the customer and independently evaluates potential solutions
- Mentor and coach junior engineers.
Minimum Education/Experience requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in related field of study or 4 additional years of related experience beyond the minimum required
- 6 years of infrastructure experience demonstrating depth of technical understanding within a specific discipline(s)/technology(s) to include 2 years' experience in Operations environment supporting complex environment deployment and infrastructure management activities
*Qualifications may warrant placement in a different job level*
When you apply for this position, you will be required to answer some initial questions. This will take approximately 5 minutes. Once you begin the questions you will not be able to finish them at a later time and you will not able to change your responses.
Preferred Education/Experience:
- 4+ years’ implementing, designing or supporting WAN, Campus/WIFi, and/or Data Center Networks
- 4+ years’ working with Network Technologies such as Cisco, Arista, F5, AVI, InfoBlox, or CA Troubleshooting networks using Network Analysis tools such as Netscout, Netbrain, CA, or Wireshark
- 4+ years’ configuring and troubleshooting Network Routing protocols OSPF and BGP and other networking protocols such as LACP, Port-Security, AAA, VLAN’s, QOS and VPN’s
- Ability to leverage coding languages such as Python and Ansible to develop infrastructure as code, or network support scripts
Desired Characteristics
USAA Infrastructure Engineers create innovative solutions that impact our members. Collectively we are:
- Curious and excited by new ideas
- Energized by a fast-paced environment
- Able to understand and translate business needs into leading-edge technology
- Comfortable working as part of a connected team, but self-motivated
- Community-focused, dependable and committed
- Exceptionally detail-oriented
The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.
At USAA our employees enjoy one of the best benefits packages in the business, including a flexible business casual or casual dress environment, comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, along with wellness and wealth building programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education will assist you with your professional goals.
Relocation assistance is available for this position.
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USAA
Industry leading service that puts our memberships' needs first.
We're dedicated to the financial well-being of members of the military and their families for generations to come. That's why we provide a variety of financial products and best-in-class service to help our members achieve their financial goals and plan for the future.
Our history continues to drive our purpose.
USAA began in 1922 with 25 Army officers who offered to insure each other's vehicles when no one else would. Today, their tiny organization has grown into a respected institution offering a full range of financial products to millions of members.
We believe they'd be pleased to know that USAA remains true to their founding values of service, loyalty, honesty and integrity.
In 1922, when 25 Army officers met in San Antonio, Texas, and decided to insure each other's vehicles, they could not have imagined that their tiny organization would one day serve over 8 million members and become one of the only fully integrated financial services companies in America.
We believe they would be pleased to know that USAA has remained true to their founding values of service, loyalty, honesty and integrity.