Location
Bentonville, AR | United States
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What you’ll be doing...
Walmart has a challenging opportunity for a Lead Network Engineer with the ability to perform architecture design, network implementation, and coding on a team responsible for the wired (route/switch) network in 5,000+ stores and clubs where you can impact change at scale across the country. This is not a management role. Our team manages 10k+ routers and 70k+ switches serving 140 million customers a week. If you are excited about making an impact and interested in subjects like network virtualization , SD-WAN , LEO , open-source networking , 802.1x , and other cutting-edge technologies, then this is the role for you!
What we’re looking for...
You are tech savvy and as comfortable working independently as you are collaborating with the team. No stranger to a fast-paced environment, you manage multiple assignments, and competing priorities while staying focused on important deadlines. As a strong communicator, you can quickly build relationships with a diverse range of people and explain complex technical issues in a way that everyone can understand.
You'll need to have...
- Experience and be well versed with Cisco, Juniper and/or Meraki routing and switching
- Experience and be well versed with LAN and WAN technologies
- Bachelor of Science and 6 years network engineering experience OR
- Master of Science and 4 years network engineering experience OR
- 8 years network engineering experience
- Designing, leading, and implementing network projects at scale
- Troubleshooting network infrastructure problems
- Automation Experience (i. e. interacting with APIs, python)
Even better if you have one or more of the following:
- Network Virtualization Experience
- SD-WAN Experience
- IPv6 experience
- Relevant Certifications
Role and responsibilities:
- Develops technical solutions to meet customer needs by gathering requirements from the business; seeking feedback from key stakeholders relative to the business needs; translating business requirements into network designs; reviewing business problems and driving solutions; and presenting potential solutions to the appropriate audience.
- Demonstrates up-to-date expertise and applies this to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans by providing expert advice and guidance to others in the application of information and best practices; supporting and aligning efforts to meet customer and business needs; and building commitment for perspectives and rationales.
- Maintains and improves network stability by identifying new technologies; ensuring compliance with regulatory governance; initiating corrective action for support issues; initiating and driving requests for proposals; implementing complex network changes; designing, engineering, and documenting complex architecture and component configuration; developing design references; leveraging existing technology; and implementing and sharing best practices internally and externally.
- Models compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by incorporating these into the development and implementation of business plans; using the Open Door Policy; and demonstrating and assisting others with how to apply these in executing business processes and practices.
- Provides and supports the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders; identifying business needs; determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices; monitoring progress and results; recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; and adapting to competing demands, organizational changes, and new responsibilities.
- Develops and mentors associates inside and outside the team by assigning specific tasks to develop technical or business knowledge; assisting team members with completing assigned tasks; holding team members accountable for compliance with departmental network standards; ensuring all associates are advancing technically; recognizing team and individual accomplishments; participating and conducting formal and informal training on various technical topics; and providing subject matter expertise.
- Supports project management role by interfacing with Customers; representing projects to area project council; removing obstacles and barriers for team members; and participating in the budgeting and resource allocation processes.
About Walmart Global Tech
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.
Flexible, hybrid work:
We use a hybrid way of working that is primarily in office coupled with virtual when not onsite. Our campuses serve as a hub to enhance collaboration, bring us together for purpose and deliver on business needs. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team and be more flexible in our personal lives.
Benefits:
Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.
We’re a diverse group of people driven by our shared ambition to help people save money and live better. Here, we have the ability to learn and grow at the speed of technology, and the space to create within every role. Together, we are moving the world forward – and you can too. Dream it. Build it. Do it here.
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.
Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, information systems, electrical engineering, or related area and 3 years’ experience in large-scale networking environments or related area.Option 2: 5 years’ experience in large scale networking environments or related area.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering, or related area and 1 year’ experience in large scale networking environments or related area.
Information Technology - CISCO Certification - Certification
Primary Location...
805 SE MOBERLY LN, BENTONVILLE, AR 72712, United States of America
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