Lead Network Engineer

Get to Know Us:
It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they're doing!
At BlackLine, we're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business of enterprise applications.
Since being founded in 2001, BlackLine has become a leading provider of cloud software that automates and controls the entire financial close process. Our vision is to modernize the finance and accounting function to enable greater operational effectiveness and agility, and we are committed to delivering innovative solutions and services to empower accounting and finance leaders around the world to achieve Modern Finance.
Being a best-in-class SaaS Company, we understand that bringing in new ideas and innovative technology is mission critical. At BlackLine we are always working with new, cutting edge technology that encourages our teams to learn something new and expand their creativity and technical skillset that will accelerate their careers.
Work, Play and Grow at BlackLine!
Make Your Mark:
We're looking for an experienced talent who specializes in network engineering in a global enterprise environment. This role will provide network engineering, implementation, analytical, and operational support. The Lead Network Engineer will ensure compliance to established system architecture, regulations and security policies, follow standards and best practices, and author and maintain support documentation.
You'll Get To:

• Work closely with systems & Infrastructure Engineers on design and initiatives
• Provide limited supervision to others through motivation, direction, review and feedback of assigned tasks.
• Maintain current network solution within workplace and R&D sites
• Collaborate with workplace team on office moves, expansions, closures and construction to meet needs
• Function as a Tier 1-2 escalation point
• Provision, implement, test/ validate , and maintain networking services per solution design
• Monitor, analyze, and report metrics of network services
• Document network knowledgebase and operational "Run-Book"
• Must be able to work occasional weekends, after hours, and holidays
• Participate in on call rotation

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• 10 + years of experience mid-large global enterprise networking infrastructure
• Extensive experience in IP networking, L2/L3 network protocols (spanning-tree, OSPF, BGP), TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, end to end QOS, VLAN, VRRP, LACP, MC-LAG, EVPN with VXLAN, ACL, application flow, NAC, and infrastructure cabling
• Extensive experience with multi-vendor switching technologies including Meraki, and Cisco
• Extensive experience with Cloud Networking Infrastructures (Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Extensive experience with Palo Alto Networks firewall services including IPSEC VPN, URL filtering, and IDS/IPS
• Experience in deploying, supporting SASE solutions.
• Experience with various tools such as Protocol Analyzer, SNMP, NetFlow, IPAM, RADIUS, Splunk, network taps, and load/stress testing
• Experience with developing scripts to automate infrastructure deployment and collect metrics
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio

We're Even More Excited If You Have:

• CCNP certification

Thrive at BlackLine Because You Are Joining:

• A technology-based company with a sense of adventure and a vision for the future. Every door at BlackLine is open. Just bring your brains, your problem-solving skills, and be part of a winning team at the world's most trusted name in Finance Automation!
• A culture that is kind, open, and accepting. It's a place where people can embrace what makes them unique, and the mix of cultural backgrounds and varying interests cultivates diverse thought and perspectives.
• A culture where BlackLiner's continued growth and learning is empowered. BlackLine offers a wide variety of professional development seminars and inclusive affinity groups to celebrate and support our diversity.

BlackLine is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, age, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, ancestry, color, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, medical condition, genetic information, or any other protected class or category recognized by applicable equal employment opportunity or other similar laws.
BlackLine recognizes that the ways we work and the workplace itself has shifted. We innovate in a workplace that optimizes a combination of virtual and in-person interactions to maximize collaboration and nurture our culture. Candidates who live within a reasonable commute to one of our offices will work in the office at least 2 days a week.
Salary Range:
USD $130,000.00 - USD $173,000.00
Pay Transparency Statement:
Placement within this range depends upon several factors, including the applicant's prior relevant job experience, skill set, and geographic location. In addition to base pay, BlackLine also offers short-term and long-term incentive programs, based on eligibility, along with a robust offering of benefit and wellness plans.