Network Engineer

Company Description

Performance Food Group is a customer-centric foodservice distribution leader headquartered in Richmond, Va. Grounded by roots that date back to a grocery peddler in 1885, PFG has a nationwide network of approximately 150 distribution centers, 35,000-plus talented associates, and thousands of valued suppliers across the country. With the goal of helping customers thrive, PFG markets and delivers quality food and related products to independent and chain restaurants, schools, business and industry locations, convenience operations, healthcare facilities, vending distributors, office coffee service distributors, big box retailers, and theaters across the U.S.Job DescriptionWe Deliver the Goods:

• Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more
• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America's food distribution system
• Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect

Position Summary:The Network Engineer is responsible for the implementation, monitoring, and maintenance of network infrastructure. This individual will serve as a technical resource, assisting in efforts needed to support of a "connected" experience for our associates. As a Networking Engineer, he/she will have a solid technical understanding of the network infrastructure in a large enterprise. The individual will assist in all troubleshooting and/or triage efforts should the network experience any type of failure or incident. This position will take direction, from both senior network engineers and leadership, to implement modernization of the network infrastructure, yielding an improved connected experience for our employees.Position Responsibilities:

• Subject matter expert for network infrastructure and the connected experience for all associates
• Can travel as required, up to 25%, to implements and supports all enterprise network infrastructure
• Stays abreast of available network upgrades, reducing the potential for technical debt. Identify opportunities to improve process and operational disciplines
• Contributes to the design and implementation of a resilient, secure and scalable network
• Assists in troubleshooting all network devices (routers, switches, wireless access points, VPN, VoIP).
• Works well with team members within various technology disciplines
• A self-starter who can fulfill various requests, including maintenance tasks and business projects, with limited supervision
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications• Bachelors• 3+ years of Cisco networking leadership in large, multi-site enterprise• 3+ years of Cisco network hardware configuration management (routers, switches, VPN/IPSec)• 3+ years leading all Cisco VoIP infrastructure in a large, multi-site enterprise• 3+ years managing enterprise deployment and support for secure Wireless• 3+ years of operations leadership where incident management and metrics is emphasized• 3+ years of TCP/IP, inclusive of LAN and secure WAN design and implementation• Cisco CCNA-level or equivalent proficiency certification required• Strong analytical skills with incident and problem management• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, including Jira documentation• Highly collaborative, willing to help colleagues and business partners• Consistently demonstrates a positive attitude, which fosters an enablement culturePreferred Qualifications• Bachelors• Cisco design and configuration management of a highly resilient and secure network• Cisco Call Manager (VoIP)• Cisco Wireless networking• Palo Alto Prisma• Meraki Wireless networking• Cambium Wireless networking• Checkpoint VPN configuration and management• Systems resiliency and integration experience (multi-site, geo-dispersed)• Application and/or product roadmap development expertise• Collaboration platforms expertise (Skype, Teams, Slack)• Preferred certifications: Cisco CCNP-level or equivalent proficiency certificationEEO StatementPerformance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the "Company") provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations. Please click on the following links to review: (1) our EEO Policy; (2) the "EEO is the Law" poster and supplement; and (3) the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.