Senior Network Engineer

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Berlin Packaging is the premier supplier of rigid packaging. With over $3 billion in revenue, we grow 5x faster than the overall packaging industry.  

Chances are you enjoy products supplied by Berlin Packaging every day! We serve virtually every end market: automotive, beverage, food, home care, industrial chemical, pet care and veterinary, personal health and beauty, wine and spirits, and cannabis.  

Combine that with our “Anything is Possible” mindset and our winning culture, our 2,000+ employees agree, we love it here. Our engagement scores are 2x the average. And every single employee shares in Berlin’s profitable growth. 

Are you up for the opportunity of a lifetime? If so, we are seeking a Senior Network Engineer who will be a member of the Enterprise Engineering Team. Who will provide day-to-day support for the global network infrastructure and datacenters of Berlin Packaging and its subsidiaries. Daily activities include project coordination, network operations, system and network provisioning, technical documentation, second and third level incident support. Ownership and responsibility of several key systems and applications. Provide technical leadership, research and recommendation of new applications and processes to improve the productivity and profitability of the organization.

The Senior Network Engineer is a highly motivated, results-oriented professional who will be focused on the securing, designing, engineering, and supporting of a mix of Cisco and Palo Alto based networking. Will be focused on improving the stability and performance of the network, maintaining, and driving the security posture of the systems, continuous monitoring of network health, and troubleshooting issues and outages that arise.

Key Accountabilities:  

• Drive policies and implementation of key security initiatives
• Design and deploy functional networks according to industry best practices (LAN, SDWAN, WAN)
• Manage enterprise wireless infrastructure
• Design and deploy functional security perimeters
• Maintain complete technical documentation
• Maintain a large global software defined network comprising of more than 70 locations with multiple datacenters
• Work with and adhere to Change Control Management policies and implementation standards
• Patch management of IOS based Cisco devices
• Respond to escalated support tickets and provide timely support to other IT groups
• Work on IT projects and be able to see project from planning stages to completion
• Work with new hardware and software technologies and be able to understand and learn said technologies to become a Subject Matter Expert (SME) as needed or delegated by manager
• Fulfill employee portion of the Berlin Values

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:  

• Industry related certification(s) required – Cisco CCNP or CCDP Professional level Certification or similar
• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field or the equivalent experience and certifications
• Minimum of 5 years of IT related experience; strong IT consulting background
• Familiarity with systems hardening and security practices and strong familiarity with security tools – SIEM, EDR, etc.
• Strong experience with disaster recovery design planning and implementation
• Strong experience with high availability network design and implementation
• Strong experience with Azure networking principles and deployment
• Strong experience with routing and routing protocols such as BGP, OSPF, etc.
• Expert knowledge with Cisco IOS Campus area networks–Catalyst Series and Cisco ASA or Palo Alto firewalls
• Strong experience with Cisco Datacenter networking Nexus and Cisco UCS
• Strong experience with Software Defined Networking - CloudGenix, Palo Alto
• Strong experience with wireless network design and deployment - Cisco Wireless and or HP Aruba
• Experience managing a network monitoring system - SNMP, SolarWinds, etc.
• Experience with telecommunication industry and managing supporting circuit installations and turnups
• Experience with network and system security and adhering to SOX and PCI Compliance
• Cross functional experience with Systems Engineering highly desired
• Ability to be flexible and take on new skills and responsibilities as this role evolves with the changing technologies and methods common within the field
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Experience with VMware, Cisco UCS Fabric Experience, and/or Windows server experience a plus
• Experience with Active Directory, SCCM, DHCP, DNS, Radius a plus
• Experience with Storage area Networks Cisco MDS a plus
• Multilingual a plus – Spanish, Italian, French or Dutch

Working Environment:  

• Corporate Headquarters
• 10% - 15% travel; must possess valid US passport for occasional international travel to Europe
• Must have valid Driver’s License
• Occasional lifting up to 50 pounds may be required

Berlin Packaging offers an outstanding compensation and benefits package including:

• 1Berlin Shared Ownership Plan
• Profit sharing
• 401(k) with company match
• Medical insurance including dental insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for transportation, medical, and dependent care expenses
• Vision insurance options
• Paid parental leave for up to 12-weeks
• Health club reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement
• 529 college savings plan
• Employee Assistance Program for mental health and well-being
• Calm app to improve mental wellbeing
• Employee referral program
• Company sponsored life insurance with optional voluntary life insurance
• Company sponsored short- and long-term

At Berlin Packaging, we look at candidates’ skills but hire based on traits. We believe in hiring smart, passionate people who are thirsty for knowledge and enthusiastic to learn and develop their skills. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the points outlined in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Berlin Packaging provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to , , creed, , , ancestry, citizenship status, , or (including , childbirth and related medical conditions), or expression (including transgender status), , marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental , protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

Visit our Careers page for more information on our Anything is Possible culture and Total Rewards offerings.

*This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

*Berlin Packaging maintains a smoke-free workplace

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