Network Engineer

DreamWorks Animation is looking for a Sr. Network Engineer with significant experience in Unix and/or Linux environments. This position requires an individual to work independently and with team members to provide administration, and design for all network
requirements in multiple locations. Input in the design of future technology and evaluation of new hardware, software, and procedures. Responsibilities may include documentation, ongoing day to day support, as well as maintenance of all network infrastructure.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Manage the physical and logical configuration of network infrastructure to ensure optimum company use of all network attached resources and connectivity with company's partners.
* Evaluating business requirements and making recommendations on network design and hardware purchases to fulfill business needs.
* Develop and maintain written operations procedures for daily routine network management processes.
* Develop software tools and scripts to monitor and maintain the company's network infrastructure.
* Analyze and maintain performance data to optimize network utilization.

* Bachelors in Computer Science/Information Systems or comparable experience.
* Solid understanding and experience in Linux/Unix,10Gbps ethernet, OSPF, spanning tree topologies across VLAN's with trunked ethernets, metropolitan and long-haul
ethernet services
* Solid understanding of routing hardware and components, as well as copper, optical, SONET, and serial circuits, and BGP administration of an Internet-connected address space
* Experience with Checkpoint and PIX firewall administration, VPN and dialup concentrators, IOS/Cisco/Foundry Networks/HP products preferred.
* Experience in supporting the following network applications: High-volume Network Attached Storage, high-bandwidth streaming video, VoIP, and iSCSI storage.
* Proficiency in scripting/programming in any of perl, python, sh, C or C++ and application layer load balancers.