Garmin

Technology

LeadITNetworkEngineer

Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Lead IT Network Engineer at Garmin. Skills: enterprise networking, data center networking, wireless technologies, network access control. Define team roadmap and priorities. Develop reliable solutions”

What You'll Achieve.

ensures high availability, performance, and security across all network domains

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Develops reliable solutions to complex problems; Applies extensive technical expertise and analysis to initiatives; real-time troubleshooting; incident response; root cause analysis; service restoration

Eligibility Requirements

Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation, 5 days in the office each week

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Business, or related field, minimum of 9 years of relevant experience, Proven expertise in enterprise networking, large-scale wireless environments, deep experience in data center networking design, operations, and troubleshooting, Hands-on experience with enterprise wireless technologies, Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers (WLC), access points, RF design, wireless performance optimization, experience with campus networking technologies, Cisco Catalyst (IOS-XE) switching, enterprise routing platforms (ISR/ASR), experience with data center networking technologies, Cisco Nexus (NX-OS), leaf-spine, VXLAN/EVPN, Cisco ACI, Experience operating and troubleshooting data center environments, fabric-based networking, high availability architectures, upgrades, migrations, and maintenance activities, Experience with network access control and policy enforcement solutions, Cisco ISE, authentication, authorization, segmentation, Solid understanding of routing and switching protocols, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VLANs, STP, port-channeling, Proven experience in operations-focused environments, real-time troubleshooting, incident response, root cause analysis, service restoration, Experience using network monitoring and troubleshooting tools, SNMP, NetFlow, Syslog, platform-specific analytics solutions, Knowledge of network security concepts, segmentation, ACLs, VPNs (IPSec), secure wireless design (802. 1X, WPA2/WPA3), Experience evaluating and implementing new networking technologies, centralized management and automation platforms, Cisco DNA Center, Demonstrated verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, ability to effectively document and organize work, Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment

Nice to Have

on-call rotation supporting enterprise and data center network operations

What You'll Do.

Define team roadmap and priorities

Develop reliable solutions

Research new technologies

Propose cost effective solutions

Lead major incident troubleshooting

Facilitate team discussions

Apply technical expertise

Contribute input to broader solutions

Serve as a leader of change

Coordinate department changes

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

collaboration leads to the best ideas; rely heavily on team interaction; Facilitates team discussions and meetings; Contributes input to broader technology solutions outside of discipline

Communication Scope

Demonstrated verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills; ability to effectively document and organize work

Process & Methodology

Coordinate department level non-project changes

Full Job Description

At Garmin we create products that are designed indoors for outdoor activities. We do this to enable our customers to make the most of their time spent pursuing their passions. We leverage the full potential of both public and private cloud environments to drive innovation. These platforms empower us to efficiently manage technology, staffing, and costs as we evolve our product offerings. We are looking for a **Lead IT Network Engineer** who will be responsible for leading the ongoing operation, stability, and continuous improvement of our enterprise and data center network environments, including wireless, campus switching, network access control, and data center networking. This role ensures high availability, performance, and security across all network domains through strong operational ownership and continuous improvement. We believe that collaboration leads to the best ideas, and we rely heavily on team interaction. As a role based in Cluj-Napoca, this position will require 5 days in the office each week. **Responsibilities:** * Provides significant contributions to defining team roadmap and priorities. * Develops reliable solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity. * Serves as a mentor and provides guidance to less experienced IT Administrators. * Researches new technologies and proposes cost effective solutions. * Leads major incident troubleshooting involving multiple disciplines. * Provides innovation within area of expertise. * Facilitates team discussions and meetings. * Applies extensive technical expertise and analysis to initiatives. * Contributes input to broader technology solutions outside of discipline. * Serves as a leader of change. * Coordinates department level non-project changes. **Requirements** * Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Business, or related field AND a minimum of 9 years of relevant experience OR an equivalent combination of e

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