Senior Associate Global Network Engineer

Description

***This role is based at one of our corporate offices in Memphis, TN, McLean, VA, or Dallas, TX***

This is your chance to be a part of an in-house Technology team that’s creating consumer-facing, cutting-edge technologies revolutionizing the hospitality industry around the world! As a Senior Associate Global Network Engineer, you will bring your technical skills to a hospitality company with an award-winning culture. On the Global Network Engineering team reporting to the Senior Manager Global Network Engineering, you will support projects including managing global Meraki network worldwide and engineering of Hilton networks supporting all corporate offices and hotel locations.

HOW WE WILL SUPPORT YOU

Hilton is proud to support the mental and physical wellbeing of all Team Members so they can Thrive personally and professionally in a diverse and inclusive environment, thanks to programs and benefits such as:

• 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)
• Learn more about the rest of our benefits

At Hilton, we believe every Team Member is a leader. We are committed to offering leadership development opportunities and programs through every step of a Team Member’s career journey and at every level, both in our hotels and across corporate. 

**Available benefits may vary depending upon terms and conditions of employment and are subject to the terms and conditions of the plans.

Requirements

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Your role is important and below are some of the fundamental job duties that make your work unique.

What your day-to-day will be like:

• Handle the network design and architecture of Hilton’s corporate and hotel networks while working with network support vendors and OEMs to implement designs and meet SLAs
• Update network technical standards and strategic technical roadmaps for both corporate and hotel Local Area Networks
• Implement new network projects through initiation, architecture, requirements analysis, design, project management, and systems integration phases
• Develop and test new configurations and network designs in our labs
• Proficiency in using Meraki APIs for network automation and scripting
• Maintain and update network documentation, ensuring all configurations, changes, and procedures are well-documented.
• Ensure network security best practices are followed, performing regular audits and updates to keep systems compliant with industry standards

How you will collaborate with others:

• Responsible for all aspects of network engineering policies and operations, including Develop operation metrics for all elements of the corporate environment and actively lead vendor and network performance monitoring
• Act as the backup role working within the LAN/WAN and Security team

What projects you will take ownership of: 

• Be a subject matter expert on Meraki SDWAN with deployment experience.
• General Network programmability (Python, scripting, and RESTful API)
• Develop and implement Cisco/Meraki network policies to optimize network performance across corporate and hotel locations 

WHY YOU'LL BE A GREAT FIT

You have these minimum qualifications:

• Three (3) years of professional work experience in Technology or related field.
• Two (2) years of experience automating common network functions in Python or an equivalent scripting language and working with Meraki API.
• In-depth understanding of networking fundamentals, including IP addressing, routing, switching, firewalls, and VPN technologies.
• Proven troubleshooting skills to diagnose and resolve global multi-site network connectivity issues.
• Enterprise routing/switching, with BGP, OSPF, Ethernet, MPLS, VPN, and 802.11x technologies with mostly Cisco routers, Cisco/Meraki switches, and Cisco firewalls.
• Hands-on Meraki experience, including all MX, MS, and MR hardware and their various configurations.
• Hands-on experience with designing networks using industry standards and best-practice design standards.
• CCNA certification required
• This is a hybrid role and would require to be near one of our three US office locations (McLean, Dallas, Memphis).
• Travel up to 10%

It would be useful if you have:

• Bachelor’s Degree, or Associate’s Degree plus six (6) years of Technology related experience, or High School Degree/GED plus 12 years of Technology related experience 
• Five (5) years of professional work experience in Technology or related field
• Four (4) years of experience in Enterprise Network Engineering
• Any additional Cisco/Meraki certifications: CCNP, CCSP, CMNO, CMNA, etc.
• Knowledge of AWS cloud networking and integrations and AWS certifications.
• Previous experience in a large-scale, multi-site enterprise environment.

WHAT IT IS LIKE WORKING FOR HILTON

Hilton, the #1 World's Best Workplace, is a leading global hospitality company with a diverse portfolio of world-class brands. Dedicated to filling the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, we have welcomed more than 3 billion guests in our more-than 100-year history. Hilton is proud to have an award-winning workplace culture and we are consistently named among one of the World’s Best Workplaces. Check out the Hilton Careers blog and Instagram to learn more about what it’s like to be on Team Hilton!

It is the policy of Hilton to employ qualified persons without regard to color, race, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medication conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service, status as a protected veteran, disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable law, genetic information, or any other protected group status as defined by and subject to applicable federal, state and local laws. 

We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position and provide other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law.  Please contact us if you require an accommodation during the application process.