Lead Cloud Network Engineer
Hilton
- Memphis, TN
- $100,000-140,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Go Hilton travel program: 100 nights of discounted travel with room rates as low as $40/night
- Hilton Shares: Our employee stock purchase program (ESPP) - you can purchase Hilton shares at a 15 percent discount
- Paid parental leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents
- Mental health resources including free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
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- Analyze requirements, coordinate with requestors, and manage vendors
- Maintain an overview of the Hilton Global Network topology and assist with necessary connectivity requirements
- Be responsible for all aspects of network engineering policies and operations, including network programmability (Python, scripting, and RESTful API) and orchestration
- Develop and implement network policies to optimize network performance across corporate and hotel locations
- Develop operating metrics for all elements of the corporate environment and manage network vendor and OEM performance
- Demonstrated capability to be autonomous as lead cloud network engineer in multi-phase / multi-year network projects, leading to successful implementation
- Internally: Work within GNE to ensure the infrastructure supports HA, secure applications, and data flow. Regular meetings will include strategies to enhance our current cloud network footprint and security to align with compliance and cybersecurity measures. Additionally, collaborate with application owners to understand their application requirements and network dependencies.
- Externally: Possess the ability to work with Hilton's external vendors (whether that is with our cloud service providers, MPLS providers, or Data Center vendors), to enhance our hybrid cloud networking capabilities. These external teams often play an important role in how projects are scoped and accomplished, and the ability to work with them is crucial.
- Cross-functional: Participate in team meetings that involve team members from within other networking areas of Hilton. Your expertise will guide discussions on cloud network planning, technologies, deployment, and operational challenges. You will use the ability to promote a culture of knowledge-sharing and collaboration. The departments within Hilton's network are numerous, and the ability to collaborate with them is essential when it comes to accomplishing projects/tasks.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Development with Networking Foundations: Lead the deployment of IaC initiatives using Terraform to streamline and manage AWS cloud networking infrastructure. Draw on your traditional networking principles (BGP especially), to better support AWS Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, CloudWAN, and other solutions. Your role will be to help improve network pathways within our hybrid cloud environment. You will develop Terraform modules that integrate these advanced connectivity options, ensuring high availability, security, and scalability. You will combine established network protocols with IaC to craft a network infrastructure that is not only resilient but also prepared for future growth and challenges.
- Cloud Load Balancing Solutions: Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvements of advanced load balancing solutions, using technologies such as VMWare's AVI NSX Advanced Loadbalancer within AWS. Your focus will be to improve the solution to ensure Hilton delivers a reliable and scalable service to enhance user experience and resource efficiency.
- DNS and Network Services Improvement: Take charge of initiatives to revamp our DNS management using BIND within cloud environments. While you need not be an expert, your understanding of DNS principles and your ability to guide improvements and collaborate with other teams will be important for the success of these projects.
- Five (5) years of professional experience in Technology or a related field
- Four (4) Years of proven Network engineering hands-on experience at Global Enterprise organizations.
- Three (3) years of working experience with Cisco cloud-based network engineering technologies on AWS
- Two (2) years of experience with Infrastructure as Code (IAC)/automation technologies such as Python, Ansible, or Terraform for network deployment and management.
- Solid technical background in networking technologies, including VPN, IPSec, BGP, MPLS, TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, and Load Balancing
- Experience designing/implementing AWS solutions and network infrastructure within AWS services and tools, including Transit Gateway, Cloud WAN, VPC Peering, Security Groups, Direct Connect, IGW, or NAT Gateway.
- Travel up to 10%
- Bachelor’s Degree, or Associate’s Degree plus 6+ years of Technology related experience, or High School Degree/GED plus 12+ years of Technology related experience
- Seven (7) + years of professional experience in Technology or a related field
- Experience working with 3rd party vendors and managed network service providers.
- Experience in enterprise-level network security incidents and Change Management process.
- Experience in a leadership role.
- Experience with other automation frameworks (Chef/Puppet, etc.) and configuration management tools
- Experience with other private and public cloud providers (connectivity, availability, resilience, and security).
- Certifications: AWS or Cisco Certified Networking Professional (CCNP)