Introduction
At IBM, work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities
The Lab Network Engineer is responsible for implementing new networking solutions, configuring existing lab environments for specific use cases and maintaining up to date systems across a wide variety of technologies and vendors with a strong focus on SDWAN deployments. Working alongside the Principle Network Architect, the Lab Network Engineer, is a trusted subject matter expert and will work with vendors to address technical knowledge and use case configuration setups for the Engineering organization needs.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Networking (UDP, TCP/IP, Scaled data streaming)
• Data Center/Servers (Cisco ACI, SAN Storage, Linux, System Administration)
• Virtualization (ESXi, KVM, Docker, public clouds)
• SDWAN (Cisco, Nokia, Fortinet, Silver peak, Velocloud)

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Strong troubleshooting methodologies and ability to work on your own or as part of a team.
• Certifications are a plus (Cisco, Juniper, Microsoft)
• Experience with distributed data at scale preferred but not required
• Basic coding/scripting (Bash, PHP, JSON, Jaba, XML)