Lead Network Engineer

At Brooks, new ideas, new technologies and new ways of thinking are driving our future. Our customer focused culture encourages employees to embrace innovation and challenge the status quo with novel thinking and collaborative work relationships.

All we accomplish is grounded in our core values of World Class, Empowered, Accountable, Respectful, Engaged.

Lead Network Engineer

Job Description

Brooks Automation is a rapidly growing technology leader in automation solutions, serving the dynamic and expanding Semiconductor and Laboratory Automation markets. At Brooks, we thrive on innovative ideas, technologies, and innovative thinking that drive our future. Our customer-focused culture encourages employees to embrace innovation and collaborate to achieve new heights.

In line with our innovative culture, we are committed to harnessing cutting-edge cloud technologies to drive innovation and deliver exceptional solutions. We are currently seeking a highly skilled and motivated Principal Network Engineer/Architect with expertise in on premise and cloud networking technology stacks, as well as a deep understanding of traditional infrastructure, information security, and general cloud. Join our dynamic and collaborative team and play a pivotal role in shaping our core infrastructure and services moving forward.

Principal Network Engineer

As a Principal Network Engineer at Brooks, your primary responsibility will be designing, implementing, and managing our on premise and cloud-based networking and firewall solutions. This is a hands-on role where you will design and deploy your solutions. You will ensure that these solutions meet stringent performance, scalability, security, and reliability standards. Additionally, you will play a critical role in our SecOps practices, securing our on premise and cloud environments, and contributing to the development of reproducible models for use across the globe at all other Brooks sites.

What you'll do:

• Collaborate closely with stakeholders to comprehensively understand business requirements and translate them into network solutions, ensuring security, reliability, and simplicity.
• Design, construct, and maintain a network infrastructure using industry leading network vendor platforms across the global Brooks network.
• Implement and oversee security and compliance measures within the environment, adhering strictly to SecOps best practices.
• Optimize resources for cost-efficiency while maintaining a high level of availability.
• Deploy automation for provisioning, scaling, and monitoring of services across diverse platforms.
• Troubleshoot and resolve network-related issues, providing technical support when required.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, making recommendations for adoption as appropriate.
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior team members in key network and security technologies.

What you'll bring:

• Possess a minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in network engineering/architecture roles, demonstrating a strong understanding of networking principles, services, and best practices.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the following technology stacks (wired, wireless, firewall) Cisco, Meraki, Aruba, Palo Alto, and Cloud networking infrastructure (AWS, Azure, OCI).
• Experience deploying NAC solutions (i.e. Clearpass, ISE), and 802.1X certificate-based wired/wireless and VPN authentication, PKI infrastructure management.
• Familiarity with virtualized networking technologies; i.e AWS Transit Gateway, Cloud Wan.
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code (IAC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation is plus.
• Proficiency in scripting and programming languages (e.g., Python, Ruby, Bash, PowerShell).
• Exceptional problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Understanding of core infrastructure technologies to build highly reliable and resilient systems (e.g., load balancers, Windows, Linux, clustering, etc.).
• Certifications in network and cloud related technologies (e.g., Cisco, Aruba, Palo, Arista, Oracle Cloud, AWS, Azure) and SecOps (e.g., CISSP, CompTIA Security+) are considered a plus.

What we offer:

• Heavily subsidized medical, dental, and vision
• Flexible work schedules
• 401(k)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Referral Program
• Student Loan Program
• Telemedicine
• Employee Well-Being Programs

If you are enthusiastic about shaping the future of network, security and cloud infrastructure and have the qualifications to excel in this role, we invite you to apply today.

Brooks Automation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all.

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Brooks Automation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company considers candidates regardless of race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.