Network Engineer Jobs

Network Engineer position involves hands-on, day-to-day IT operations for network components for business departments, applications, media workflows, game-day, and event-related services for the LA Clippers. The candidate should be a self-starter and can work both independently and with all levels of employees. The candidate should have excellent outward behavior and attitude to interpersonal relationships, as well as an appetite for learning and a desire to deliver quality and timely solutions.

This is a full-time role based out of our DTLA office and will support operations in DTLA, Playa Vista, and Inglewood. This role is eligible for our competitive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan with company contribution, Well-Being Allowance, and more.

The LA Clippers are committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace. New members of our team must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 (as defined by the CDC) and will need to provide verification of vaccination for COVID-19.

Job Functions:

• Work with 3rd party vendors as needed.
• Provide technical support to users and business units, responding to network-related helpdesk tickets as needed.
• Proactively monitor device and system resource utilization, trends, and infrastructure capacity.
• Provide administration support for Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), and Virtual Private Network (VPN).
• Audit the implementation of security configuration based on the established policies, and procedures in conjunction with the company's security team.
• Develop, maintain, and improve documentation of the network infrastructure and security including design documents, operations documents, troubleshooting guides and training materials.
• Diagnose network and internet connectivity issues. Be on-call for any network outages.
• Provides technical support and assistance to internal and external customers during normal and after regular hours when necessary which may include weekends and holidays.
• Supervise network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, and security configurations to ensure optimal operations.
• Provide input and participate in strategic planning sessions.
• Contribute to critical initiatives focused on venue technology and moving the business forward.
• Complete any special projects assigned in the given deadline.
• Contribute to the creation and testing of contingency plans including business continuity, disaster recovery, and incident response.
• Participate in the setup and breakdown of IT equipment for games and other event technology needs.
• Implement, configure, monitor, maintain, and support computer networks including servers, VPNs, routers, switches, firewalls, wireless networks, load balancers, and other hardware and virtual appliances and machines.
• Develop reports and presentations for management as needed.
• Follow the change management policies to ensure that routine, comprehensive and emergency changes are logged and approved.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of routing and switching protocols.
• Experience in maintaining and troubleshooting network firewalls.
• Experience managing a diverse network of services, applications, operating systems, and hardware.
• Experience with cabling technologies - Category 5, Category 6, Single & Multi-Mode Fiber.
• Experience with monitoring tools (Solarwinds, Datadog, etc.)
• Able to accurately define, diagnose, and configure common network terms and concepts such as MPLS/VPLS, VLANs, DHCP, HSRP, NAT/PAT, QoS, VSS, NAC, VPN, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, PBR, TFTP/SFTP, etc
• Experience in LAN/WAN technologies – fiber, Ethernet, WiFi, PTP, MPLS and or DWDM.
• Experience terminating their own ethernet cords.
• Proficient in packet analysis.
• 5+ years' experience in computer networks and systems maintenance in a corporate environment.
• Solid understanding of TCP and UDP ports.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to communicate with others in the company across technical and non-technical roles.
• Experience in maintaining, implementing, troubleshooting HD Wi-Fi solutions.
• Strong experience in maintaining and troubleshooting Azure network technologies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a large venue (10k+ capacity) and supporting live events.
• CCNA or comparable certification.

Compensation:

• $120,000 - $130,000 annual compensation. Compensation package offered will be based on multiple individualized factors, including a candidate's job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
• This role is classified as exempt.

Benefits and Perks

We offer a competitive benefits program, including:

• Wellbeing Allowance of up to $1,000 per year
• Financial Education and Wellness Program, including access to Certified Financial Planners
• Company-paid Long Term Disability insurance
• Medical, Dental and Vision plans
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Medical and Dependent Care)
• Paid parental leave
• Voluntary Life Insurance options for employee, spouse and children
• Company-paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Mind health support via Modern Health and Headspace
• 401(k) plan with company contribution