Senior Network Engineer

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Job Description

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Overview

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces.  Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives. 

We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers.  We’ve continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors.  We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation.  This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors.  By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.   

We are looking for a Senior Network Engineer to join our large team of expert engineers to manage and support the CoStar Group network backbone that spans multiple active global private and public datacenters, 80+ offices. The Senior Network Engineer is also responsible for supporting the availability of web applications like Apartments.com & Loopnet.com, which are visited by millions of customers every day.

This position can be located in our Arlington, VA or Richmond, VA office and offers a schedule of Monday to Thursday in office and Fridays work from home.

Responsibilities

Design and implement network tools and solutions comprising 600 physical network appliances including routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, SD-Wan and VPN’sProvide network support operations as a player and coach in collaboration with >200 operations engineers spanning NetOps, DevOps, DBOps, SysOps, SecOps, DevSecOps, and ServiceDesk. Support tickets in relation to datacenters, internet applications, and worldwide office connectivity.Optimize and implement routing, switching, firewall, and load balancing enhancements for 50 market leading Internet sites that serve millions of visitors.Secure and manage over 80 worldwide office locations supporting both onsite and remote users.Work with various networking technologies including but not limited to:Firewalls –CheckPoint, Palo Alto, AWS Security GroupsCisco Nexus switches – 9Ks, 7Ks, 5Ks, 3Ks, FEXsLoad balancers and traffic managers – F5 BIGIP LTM and GTM, AkamaiWireless – Aruba controllers and access points, ClearpassSSL VPN solutions – Ivanti, Junos Pulse, CheckPoint, Microsoft Direct Access

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree required from an accredited, not for profit university or college (preferably in Computer Science or related field)A track record of commitment to prior employers Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience in networking not limited to: TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, QoS, SNMP, VoIP, Firewalling, Load Balancing, Wireless, ACI, Python

Preferred Qualifications And Skills

One or more relevant certifications such as PCNSE, PCSNA, CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, CCSA, CCSE, etc.Supporting enterprise wi-fi over LAN and WAN environments (preferably Aruba, Clearpass)Installing, configuring, and troubleshooting Cisco network devices.Working in environments with >5,000 end points (VMs, servers, workstations)Experience with internal and external DNS and global DNSExperience with IP Address Management (IPAM) systems such as InfoBlox, Solarwinds, etc.Experience with monitoring tools such as LogicMonitor, AppDynamics, Nagios, Data Dog, PRTGExperience in local and global traffic management and load balancing solutions such as F5Experience in network protocol analyzers/sniffers.Knowledge of various types of circuits – P2P, Dark and Lit Fiber, MPLS, WAN, MAN, PRIsKnowledge of heterogeneous networking components along with in depth knowledge of routing/ switching.

What’s in it for You

When you join CoStar Group, you’ll experience a collaborative and innovative culture working alongside the best and brightest to empower our people and customers to succeed.

We offer you generous compensation and performance-based incentives. CoStar Group also invests in your professional and academic growth with internal training, and tuition reimbursement.

Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):

Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription DrugLife, legal, and supplementary insuranceVirtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and familyCommuter and parking benefits401(K) retirement plan with matching contributionsEmployee stock purchase planPaid time offTuition reimbursementOn-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent), with yoga studio, Pelotons, personal training, group exercise classesAccess to CoStar Group’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Employee Resource GroupsComplimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks

We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States to apply.  However, please note that CoStar Group is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

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CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing