Solutions Engineer-Network

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company that provides branding and information labeling solutions, including pressure-sensitive materials, radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, and a variety of converted products and solutions. The company designs and manufactures a wide range of labeling and functional materials that enhance branded packaging, carry or display information that connects the physical and the digital, and improve customers’ product performance. The company serves an array of industries worldwide, including home and personal care, apparel, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive. The company employs approximately 36,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Reported sales in 2022 were $9.0 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

At Avery Dennison, some of the great benefits we provide are:

• Health & Wellness benefits starting on day 1 of employment
• Paid parental leave
• 401K eligibility
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible work arrangements
• Employee Assistance Program eligibility / Health Advocate
• Paid vacation and Paid holidays

Digital transformation, business automation and resilience, and sustainability are resulting in an evolving technology landscape. Emerging cloud-native models, Internet of things, Operational Technology merging with Information Technology, cybersecurity threats, and immersive applications are dramatically impacting networking architectures and operations. Here at Avery Dennison, we are excited to look for a Network Engineer to join our team! In this role, you will contribute to defining network road-map, technology preferences, and solutions. You will also work within a team, and with external partners, responsible for the successful design, implementation and ongoing maintenance of enterprise network related solutions and services. The portfolio currently also includes active directory, remote access solutions, DNS & domain management and other services that are encouraged to evolve to meet business needs.

Avery Dennison uses services from a growing number of cloud service providers, therefore it would be beneficial to have the knowledge of implementing and working with enterprise networks involving cloud infrastructure.

Location: U.S Based

Job Responsibilities

• Design, implementation, and administration of secure enterprise networking infrastructure. Inclusive of SDWAN, cloud connectivity, internet access, firewall, switching, wireless and ZTNA, with emphasis being in the branch networking area (campus/factory networking)
• If applicable, the potential exists to make use of Active Directory or related IAM experience within responsibilities
• Working with management, develop road-maps, technology preferences and standards
• Identify solutions to new business requirements, develop business cases, and socialize to gain support
• Perform technical & vendor evaluations and provide readouts and recommendations
• Assist with service positioning, user adoption and standards compliance of related technologies & services, taking into account regional considerations (language, business practices, culture etc...)
• Participate in and support projects across all business functions
• Through the use of advanced tools and experience, resolve issues that tiers of support have raised (can involve outside normal business hours)
• Be a technical liaison between management, multi-functional technical teams, service desk support staff and vendors management
• Project coordination of service providers to complete lifecycle refreshes and technology changes
• Working with operations management, identify process improvements and eliminate waste
• Mentoring team members
• Ongoing optimization such as traffic management configuration, capacity planning, troubleshooting processes to ensure adequate application delivery
• Develop as-built documentation processes and provide support to maintain network diagrams and operational procedures
• Uses knowledge and expertise to identify and implement cost optimization opportunities
• Travel as required to collaborate with IT partners and project teams (estimate 10%)

• Requires 8+ years of experience in networking design and support (emphasis will be placed on experience in branch networking and effective service delivery within a large enterprise)
• Active Directory, DNS and domain name management experience is beneficial
• Can demonstrate interest, proficiency, continued skill development specifically in cloud networking and security solutions
• Azure networking and Zero-Trust architecture related experience (nice to have)
• 3-5 years working with providers of managed services
• 5+ years coordinating multi-functional teams including vendors and internal IT staff
• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
• Cisco CCNP or Fortinet NSE (Enterprise, Security, Data Center) or equivalent certifications are a plus
• Proven capability of delivering a broad range of traditional networking technologies and tools (e.g. routing and switching, routing protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, BGP), LAN systems, WAN transport (MPLS, DIA, broadband), WLAN, firewalls, load balancers, web proxies, DNS, DHCP, Network Access Control, packet sniffers and analysis, performance management tools (SNMP, Netflow etc)
• Outstanding understanding of technical troubleshooting methodology
• Ability to facilitate problem solving among administrative groups with varying needs and priorities, and to communicate well with administrative users, technical staff, and senior management.
• Strong practical experience and proven methods for traffic management and capacity planning across different network domains (WAN, LAN, WLAN)
• Knowledge of applicable laws, guidelines or regulations as they relate to global networking
• Strong oral, written and document creation, and interpersonal communication and presentation skills across organizational boundaries.
• Demonstrated project leading experience - constructing business cases, coordinating implementations, management reporting
• Benefit from having IT financial planning and budgeting experience

The salary range for this position is $95,250 - $142,352 / year.
The hiring base salary range above represents what Avery Dennison reasonably expects to pay for this position as of the date of this posting. Actual salaries will vary within the range, and in some circumstances may be above or below the range, based on various factors including but not limited to a candidate’s relevant skills, experience, education and training, and location, as well as the job scope and complexity, responsibilities, and regular and/or necessary travel required for the position, which may change depending on the candidate pool. Avery Dennison reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other protected status. EEOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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