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Senior Network Engineer
2 years ago
Who We Are
Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms, include Visual Concepts, Firaxis, Hangar 13, CatDaddy, Cloud Chamber, and HB Studios. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan, building and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including sports, shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, casual, and family entertainment.
Our team of engineers, marketers, artists, writers, data scientists, producers, thinkers and doers, are the professional publishing stewards of our growing library of critically-acclaimed franchises such as NBA 2K, Battleborn, BioShock, Borderlands, The Darkness, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization, WWE 2K, and XCOM.
At 2K, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment, which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We are dedicated to diversity and inclusion, and want our community of candidates to reflect this commitment. We encourage all qualified applicants to explore our global positions.
2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).
About the Team:
The 2K Network Engineering team is responsible for architecting and designing infrastructure components of our production and enterprise environments to support our studios and online games. Our team builds the blueprints for 2K, identifying current and future state. We work closely with operational and development teams to implement our vision.
What We Need:
We are looking for a Senior Network Engineer to join the team that will evolve our network footprint, designing key elements of the Internet edge, core, access and security layers. Our networks need to be scalable, and enable systems agility, while providing our hundreds of thousands of fans with the most stable and flexible platform. This position will ensure that new products and features have scalable architectures and will provide the performance our customers require.
What You Will Do:
- Ensuring that our network is resilient and performant
- New product introduction where required to introduce new features and capabilities that improve our customer experience
- Designing and documenting our global network infrastructure
- Working with partners within the company to design network solutions for various scenarios.
- Assist with network engineering escalations; oncall responsibilities.
Who We Think Will Be a Great Fit:
You are willing to work in a fast-paced and ground breaking environment with other highly skilled professionals, and anxious to grow and develop skills that will help make 2K the best gaming company in the world.
Required Qualifications:
- CCNP/JNCIP certification or equivalent knowledge and experience
- In depth troubleshooting skill in multi vendor environment - Juniper, Arista
- Advanced knowledge of routing protocols, and network threat detection & remediation
- Advanced knowledge of switching and wireless technologies and protocols
- Advanced knowledge of next generation firewall systems - Palo Alto
- Advanced knowledge of Data Centre infrastructure - Arista CVP
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with networking in major cloud providers
- Knowledge of network automation NETCONF/YAML, Ansible
- Arista CVP, ZTP
- In depth knowledge of VXLAN/EVPN for Arista
- Advanced knowledge of DDOS protection and mitigation - Arbor APS and TMS
- Knowledge of scripting languages Python/Perl for automation
- Knowledge of F5 load balancers including AFM
- General knowledge of virtualization platforms
- Knowledge of Windows and Linux based operating systems
As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need reasonable accommodation.
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