O'Reilly Auto Parts · 7 hours ago
Principal Network Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$128K/yr - $192K/yr
3+ years expO'Reilly Auto Parts is seeking a Principal Network Engineer to serve as a subject matter expert for complex network systems. The role involves recommending resources for scalability, enhancing service levels in multisite environments, and providing leadership and direction to team members.
RetailManufacturingAutomotiveWholesale
Responsibilities
Design and select business-critical storage, data center, and client/server environments to design solutions in line with industry best practice and provide a third-line point of escalation for appropriate global infrastructure solutions
Analyze information, draft engineering standards and specifications, and evaluate the effectiveness of those standards within own engineering discipline to ensure work of the required quality is delivered and to inform engineering work in the organization and/or of its suppliers, contractors, and consultants
Discuss and recommend more complex or innovative technical developments to improve the quality of the website/portal/application software and supporting infrastructure to better meet users’ needs
Design and plan fault isolation and resolution for complex challenges to limit and address issues promptly
Document complex "as is" and "to be" processes and describe the changes required to migrate to the "to be" capability to record accurately the change required
Design and monitor the quality of website/applications software tests and respond to user emails to monitor, diagnose, and correct performance issues
Act as subject matter expert in an area of technology, policy, regulation, or operational management for the team. Maintain external accreditations and in-depth understanding of current and emerging external regulation and industry best practices through continuing professional development, attending conferences, and reading specialist media
Drive advances in technologies and architectures to increase the value delivered by technology and digital capabilities, either through improvements to the efficiency of the technology environment or through those that reduce the total cost of technology operations. Recommend and participate in activities related to the design, development, and maintenance of the digital capabilities within the enterprise architecture
Work effectively with cross-functional teams to conceptualize products and services, leveraging data to drive original design ideas and decisions
Elicit complex business requirements using a variety of methods, such as interviews, document analysis, workshops, and workflow analysis, to express the requirements in terms of target user roles and goals
Explore and develop a detailed understanding of external developments or emerging issues and evaluate their potential impact on, or usefulness to, the organization
Lead in detecting and analyzing security incidents, including attacks, breaches, and identified vulnerabilities, and remediate any security gaps in line with the security incident management procedure
Use data from a wide range of sources to analyze key themes and identify possible impacts on the business
Lead cross-functional teams through projects that enhance capacity, security, mobility, and access
Participate in an on-call rotation and provide flexible response to network outages or urgent incidents to maintain operational continuity
Qualification
Required
Determine and analyze trends from data that is collected to assist in compiling reports that will help in decision-making
Design, execute and report on systems/service tests to ensure that an application functions as specified in the requirements
Conduct gap analysis between current and future states to identify components of the overall change strategy
Adopt solutions to automate and manage multiple applications and functions within an organization
Manage and administer wide area networks (WANs)
Proficiently navigate and manage cloud-based infrastructure, including virtual machines, networks, storage, and services
Understand, deploy, and manage cloud-based infrastructure and services
Understand business context, needs, rules, and architecture, as well as organizational structure, cultures, capabilities, and processes to document the current state of processes and the business
Develop an effective change strategy based on gap analyses and enterprise readiness assessment results, including transitions states and release plans
Applies comprehensive knowledge / skill, acts with independence and provides guidance and training to others
Maintain system/service and information security, integrity, compliance and continuity
Utilize the appropriate modeling tool(s) to diagram the requirements from data and state changes, process and process improvements, as well as use cases and user stories
Proficiently use and troubleshoot a wide range of IT hardware, software, and network systems to ensure optimal performance and user experience
Review and evaluate recommendations and requirements and to develop appropriate plans or deliver actions required
Analyze and research customer and market conditions and facts in order to develop a full and comprehensive understanding of the customer and its market to enable maximum returns
Deep knowledge of software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV)
Preferred
Expertise in automation scripting (e.g., Python/Ansible/Terraform) for multisite network provisioning
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert or equivalent certification
Benefits
Competitive Wages & Paid Time Off
Stock Purchase Plan & 401k with Employer Contributions Starting Day One
Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance with Optional Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Team Member Health/Wellbeing Programs
Tuition Educational Assistance Programs
Opportunities for Career Growth
Company
O'Reilly Auto Parts
O’Reilly Auto parts is a specialty retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment and accessories.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$500M2024-08-19Post Ipo Debt· $500M
1993-04-23IPO
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Brent Kirby
President
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