Network Engineer - Lead level

Company: USAA
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: February 23, 2021

Job Description:

Purpose of Job When you apply for this position, you will be required to answer some initial questions. This will take approximately 5 minutes. Once you begin the questions you will not be able to finish them at a later time and you will not be able to change your responses. We are currently seeking a talented Lead level Network Engineer to work in a 100% Remote Work Environment. Responsible for creating, modifying, maintaining and supporting infrastructure and individual system components that enable business functions and IT Services. Balance availability, security, efficiency and functional requirements to help provide an optimized production service. Identify and manage existing and emerging risks that stem from business activities and ensure these risks are effectively identified and escalated to be measured, monitored and controlled. Job Requirements ABOUT USAA USAA knows what it means to serve. We facilitate the financial security of millions of U.S. military members and their families. This singular mission requires a dedication to innovative thinking at every level. In each of the past five years, we've been a top-40 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For, and we've ranked among Victory Media's Top 10 Military Friendly Employers 13 years straight. We embrace a robust veteran workforce and encourage veterans and veteran spouses to apply. ABOUT USAA IT Our most important qualification isn't technical, it's human. Here, we don't just sit in front of a screen. We stand behind our 12 million members who rely on us every day. We are over 4,000 employees strong, a passionately supportive and collaborative team built on Agile principles. We've been in Computerworlds 100 Best Places to Work in IT and named a Top 50 Employer for Minority Engineers & IT by Workforce Diversity Magazine. See what it's like to work for a company where your passion meets our purpose: USAA Information Technology: A Realistic Preview (;v=BefdTd4hu9U) Tasks * Identifies and manages existing and emerging risks that stem from business activities and the job role. * Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled. * Follows written risk and compliance policies and procedures for business activities. * Leads the design of highly complex, scalable infrastructure, creates and enforces standards for system change reserves execution for the most complex implementations, ensures service delivery and maintenance tasks are appropriately automated, and Influences and guides monitoring and tooling activities * Leads resolution of the most complex production issues and guides troubleshooting of end-to-end solutions that span multiple systems * Influences the process of analyzing outages * Leads and prioritizes experiments with new patterns and technologies * Determines engineering best practices, concepts, and patterns * Understands and shares information about the customer and leads the identification of solutions and ideas for the customer * Partners with key stakeholders to lead the evaluation of potential solutions * Mentor and coach junior / experienced engineers. Minimum Education/Experience requirements: * Bachelor's degree in related field of study or 4 additional years of related experience beyond the minimum required * 8+ years of infrastructure experience demonstrating depth of technical understanding within a specific discipline(s)/technology(s) to include 3 years' experience in Systems Operations environment supporting complex environment deployment and infrastructure management activities * 2 years demonstrated technical leadership experience and/or leading teams * Demonstrated experience in successfully partnering with business teams and leaders to design and manage highly available, complex, secure, enterprise infrastructure, and associated components, including servers, storage, network, and virtualized systems *Qualifications may warrant placement in a different job level* When you apply for this position, you will be required to answer some initial questions. This will take approximately 5 minutes. Once you begin the questions you will not be able to finish them at a later time and you will not be able to change your responses. Preferred Education/Experience: * Previous Network Lead or Network Architecture experience * Proficient in SD-WAN technologies * Proficient in the deployment of Regional Network Aggregation Points * S ignificant experience in design, implementation and troubleshooting a variety of networking technologies to include Cisco/Arista switched and routed networks Desired Characteristics USAA Infrastructure Engineers create innovative solutions that impact our members. Collectively we are: * Curious and excited by new ideas * Energized by a fast-paced environment * Able to understand and translate business needs into leading-edge technology * Comfortable working as part of a connected team, but self-motivated * Community-focused, dependable and committed * Exceptionally detail-oriented Compensation: USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market position. The salary range for this position is: $117,600 - $211,700 *(this does not include geographical differential, it may be applied based on your work location) Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance or at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors. Geographical Differential : Geographic pay differential is additional pay provided to eligible employees working in locations where market pay levels are above the national average. Shift premium will be addressed on an individual-basis for applicable roles that are consistently scheduled for non-core hours. Benefits: At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals. Please click on the link below for more details. USAA Total Rewards () The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job. At USAA our employees enjoy one of the best benefits packages in the business, including a flexible business casual or casual dress environment, comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, along with wellness and wealth building programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education will assist you with your professional goals. USAA also offers a variety of on-site services and conveniences to help you manage your work and personal life, including seven cafeterias, two company stores and three fitness centers . Relocation assistance is not available for this position. For Internal Candidates: Must complete 12 months in current position (from date of hire or date of placement) or must have managers approval prior to posting. Last day for internal candidates to apply to the opening is 2/7/21 by 11:59 pm CST time .

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