Senior Network Engineer

Company Description

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our driving purpose is that we elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too.

When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team who are empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength.

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Job Description

The Senior Network Engineer will be responsible for providing strategic planning, innovative solutions and advanced technical knowledge to design, implement and support enterprise voice, video and data services that align with the Company’s business and IT objectives. This position will provide hands-on technical leadership and will manage simple and enterprise-wide projects from initiation to completion for the voice, video and data infrastructure, complex engineering environments and the manufacturing plant floor.   The Senior Network Engineer will partner with leaders in other business unit/operational areas to define requirements and develop architecture for scalable and reliable network infrastructure to meet present and future business needs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Installation, maintenance and enhancements of global networks that deliver voice, video and data services on corporate production and guest networks
• Perimeter network security including Fortinet Fortigate and Cisco ASA/FTD.
• Maintenance of private DHCP services and both public and private DNS services. 
• Ensure data integrity and security by evaluating, implementing, and managing appropriate network infrastructure hardware and software solutions utilizing industry standards and best practices.
• Assist with developing standards, policies, and configuration guidelines. Establish and document standards and procedures for team review.
• Conducts routine hardware and software audits of the network infrastructure to ensure compliance with established standards, policies, best practices and configuration guidelines.
• Perform upgrades to network infrastructure components.
• Develop detailed implementation plans including communication strategies, validation and back out procedures.
• Coordinates and implements low to high-risk network changes according to ITIL framework, independently to mission critical functional areas while following established designs and configurations already developed.
• Work with voice and data service providers to obtain new services and troubleshoot/maintain existing service
• Work with the IT group to develop and enhance processes and procedures for disaster recovery.
• Schedule and maintain projected efforts for projects, enhancements and administrative tasks.
• Assures technical development of other team members through sharing knowledge and experience.
• Develop, enhance and communicate key networking metrics to Senior Leadership.
• Perform work outside of normal business hours related but not limited to on-call incident escalation and off-hours maintenance work.
• Occasional travel to various FBIN locations

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience with Arista, Fortinet, and Cisco switches, including network design, architecture, and technical skills.

• Experience with designing, implementing and maintaining an enterprise quality of service architecture suitable for converged voice, video and data services.
• Experience with designing, implementing and maintaining voice services compatible with Microsoft Teams calling
• Network connectivity including SD-WAN, ELAN, port aggregation, load balancing and failover etc.
• Experience with designing, implementing and maintaining Juniper and Cisco wireless networks.
• Determines standards for implementation and configuration of software, hardware and system capabilities.
• Experience with driving and providing technical leadership of the design and build out of new data networking environments.
• Experience with network monitoring and management tools; setup, configuration, ongoing maintenance and tweaking; ability to provide reports and develop strategic direction based on those reports.
• Exposure to SIP, MGCP, G.729, G.711, and RTP and H.323
• Experience with Fortinet perimeter security including firewalls and VPN technologies; IPSEC and SSL VPNs for internal and external customers.
• Enterprise experience with EIGRP, BGP, OSPF and spanning tree
• Experience with vendor management: Hardware, software, telecom service providers, 3rd party services and support.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to understand basic business practices

• Ability to thrive in a fast paced and growing environment

• Ability to work under high stress and pressure environments
• Simple to complex project management

• Ability to use good judgment and experience to resolve complex issues and challenges.
• Takes ownership for work and initiative for requests, incidents and problems
• IT Professionalism in all aspects of the position
• Ability to prioritize projects and customer requests

COMPETENCIES:

• Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs workflows and procedures.
• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
• Teamwork - Works as a team member across many locations in multiple countries; Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others’ views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Supports everyone’s efforts to succeed; Recognizes accomplishments of other team members.
• Cost Consciousness - Works within approved budget; Develops and implements cost saving measures; Contribute to company profits and revenue as possible; Conserves organizational resources.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values and follows documented departmental policies and procedures.
• Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Makes timely decisions.
• Communication - Demonstrates effective communication and achieves smooth handoffs; Excellent customer service skills and acumen with the ability to consistently communicate successfully with all types of employees.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• 5-7 years as a Network Engineer with strong Fortinet, Arista, and Cisco router and switch design and management skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field is preferred; 2-year degree may be considered with appropriate experience

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES:

• Minimum of an FCA/CCNA or equivalent; FCP/CCNP or higher preferred

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

No supervisory responsibilities.

Additional Information

Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $60,000 - $84,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan.

At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy), inclusive fertility / adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates’ feeling of belonging at work.

Fortune Brands is a brand, innovation and channel leader focused on exciting, supercharged categories in the home products, security and commercial building markets. Our portfolio of brands includes Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, SpringWell, Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock, SentrySafe and Yale residential.

Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois and trades on the NYSE as FBIN

Equal Employment Opportunity:

FBIN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations:

FBIN is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please contact us at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information. Resumes submitted to this email address will not be responded to.