Senior Network Engineer

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Job Description

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Overview

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.

We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers. We’ve continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors. We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation. This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.

We are looking for a Senior Network Engineer to join our team in managing and improving CoStar Group’s corporate wireless network. In addition, you will work on the network backbone that spans 6 global data centers and 80+ offices worldwide. You are a self-starter, love the challenge of solving problems, and are invested in building solutions to help the company scale.  You use leading edge hardware, software defined networking and traditional networking to work on a variety of challenging and innovative projects.

This position is located in Arlington, VA or Richmond, VA and is onsite Monday – Thursday, option to work from home on Friday.

Responsibilities

· Be the point person that helps troubleshoot, track, and resolve complex Enterprise network issues.

· Provide network engineering support for the DevOps, DBA, Systems, Security and Service Desk Teams

· Manage and expand coverage of network monitoring tools such as Solarwinds, Logic Monitor, PRTG, Nagios, etc

· Improves the consistency of the environment using scripting (Python, PowerShell), Terraform, Puppet, Ansible, etc.

· Manage a fleet of offices ensuring their stability and conformity with our standards

· Maintains and enhances our IPAM (IP Address Management) platform

· Learn our Aruba Wi-Fi platform, monitor and make improvements in the US and Europe centers

· Comfortable utilizing SEIM tools such as Qradar, Splunk or Azure Sentinel to query data and help various teams troubleshoot issues.

· Participate in new office designs to help us keep track with company growth, typically 400+ employees

· Implement and support our Palo Alto Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN), 40+ locations.

· Work with various networking technologies including but not limited to: o Firewalls –Palo Alto, CheckPoint, AWS Security Groups

o Cisco Nexus switches – 9Ks, 7Ks, 5Ks, 3Ks, FEXs

o Load balancers and traffic managers – F5 BIGIP LTM and GTM, Akamai

o SSL VPN solutions – Palo Alto, Junos Pulse, CheckPoint, Zscaler ZPA

Basic Qualifications

· Bachelor’s Degree required from an accredited, not for profit university or college (preferably in Computer Science, Computer Technology, MIS or related field)

· A track record of commitment to prior employers

· 5+ years of relevant experience in networking not limited to: TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, QoS, SNMP, VoIP, Firewalling, Load Balancing, Wireless, ACI, Python

Preferred Qualifications And Skills

· One or more relevant certifications such as PCNSE, PCSNA, CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, CCSA, CCSE, etc.

· Supporting enterprise Wi-Fi over LAN and WAN environments (preferably Aruba)

· Installing, configuring, and troubleshooting Cisco network devices.

· Working in environments with >5,000 end points (VMs, workstations, etc)

· Experience with internal and external DNS and global DNS

· Experience with IP Address Management (IPAM) systems such as InfoBlox, Solarwinds, etc.

· Experience with monitoring tools such as Solarwinds, AppDynamics, Nagios, Data Dog, PRTG

· Experience in local and global traffic management and load balancing solutions such as F5

· Network security experience including device hardening, IDS/IPS, SIEM, Firewalls, IPSec, vulnerability assessment and intrusion detection.

· Experience in network protocol analyzers/sniffers.

· Knowledge of all types of circuits – P2P, Dark and Lit Fiber, MPLS, WAN, MAN, PRIs

· Knowledge of heterogeneous networking components along with in depth knowledge of routing/ switching.

What’s in it for You

When you join CoStar Group, you’ll experience a collaborative and innovative culture working alongside the best and brightest to empower our people and customers to succeed.

We offer you generous compensation and performance-based incentives. CoStar Group also invests in your professional and academic growth with internal training, tuition reimbursement, and an inter-office exchange program.

Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):

· Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug

· Life, legal, and supplementary insurance

· Virtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and family

· Commuter and parking benefits

· 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions

· Employee stock purchase plan

· Paid time off

· Tuition reimbursement

· On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent), with yoga studio, Pelotons, personal training, group exercise classes

· Access to CoStar Group’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Employee Resource Groups

· Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks

We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States to apply. However, please note that CoStar Group is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

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CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing