Description
Samsara is looking for a Network Engineer II to join their Business Technology Core IT team. The successful candidate will help own network technology and processes that enable Samsarians to do their best work. They will work alongside senior network engineers to maintain, optimize, and troubleshoot the company's global on-premise network infrastructure, with a focus on the Cisco Meraki environment.
Responsibilities:
- Configure, install, and maintain network hardware and software components, including Meraki switches, access points, and firewalls
- Perform hands-on troubleshooting and issue resolution for day-to-day network incidents
- Assist in developing and deploying network automation scripts and tools to enhance efficiency
- Support network maintenance activities, including hardware and software upgrades, migrations, and decommissioning
- Collaborate with other IT team members to integrate network systems with other applications and systems
- Help build and maintain dashboards and reporting to monitor the health and performance of the network environments
- Provide technical support and training to end-users as needed
- Create and update documentation for network designs, best practices, and operational procedures
- Support hardware lifecycle management, from procurement to decommissioning
- Assist in system deployment and configuration for new projects or initiatives
- Partner with vendors and service providers to help procure and maintain hardware and software
- Participate in duty rotation of 7-day by 24-hour on-call support
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a relevant technical field
- 1-3 years of hands-on experience in network engineering, IT infrastructure, or a related technical role
- Hands-on familiarity with the Cisco Meraki platform
- Solid understanding of the OSI model and core TCP/IP networking concepts
- Ability to troubleshoot common network issues using the Meraki dashboard and tools like Wireshark
- Exposure to network monitoring and diagnostic tools
- Comfortable learning and applying SD-WAN specific features
- Strong documentation habits and experience creating and maintaining network diagrams
- Experience with IT asset and inventory management
- Willingness to participate in a rotational on-call schedule
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset