Cardinal, a Visa solution, is a global leader in authenticating digital transactions. We work every day to make the digital shopping experience safe, rewarding, and engaging. We're a global leader not only because of what we do, but because of who we are. Our team represents the best of the best. We work in a way that suits our people, their lifestyles, work styles, and individuality. We work hard as a team to collectively meet - and exceed - goals and consider each other family. We are one of the leading fintech companies in Northeast OH with teams locally and around the world working remotely. We are proud of what we do and how we do it.

When you work with us, you get the best of two worlds. Cardinal is a small company, with a welcoming, family-like atmosphere. But as a Visa solution, we offer the world-class resources and benefits of a global company. As companies with a worldwide customer base, both Cardinal and Visa realize the benefits of having a diverse employee base, both for our products and customer service. We believe in promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our employees come with different backgrounds and experiences, resulting in many different approaches that are part of our success. We are committed to empowering each and every one of our over 350 (and growing) employees. We show respect to others and believe in fair and equal treatment. We are dedicated to continuous improvement in all that we do. We use Lean and Agile principles and rituals as the framework for achieving that improvement. To achieve these goals, we need accomplished and ambitious people - people that recognize the value that comes with the varying perspectives, and the cultural awareness that comes with our diversity. What we are looking for could be someone just like you.

The Lead Network Engineer will design, implement and maintain the on premise and data center network infrastructure. The Lead Network Engineer will support the Operations group in building solutions in the production infrastructure and analyzing data to contribute to Cardinal Commerce goals and initiatives. This role will provide support for Cardinal Commerce internal and customer-facing systems.

What You'll Do:
• Design, implement and support WAN, LAN and wireless networks in the data center and corporate network environment
• Provide technical support to resolve network issues
• Review and signoff on proposed network designs
• Assess network performance to ensure that the present and future needs of the business are met.
• Plan and execute network migrations, network OS upgrades, network hardware upgrades, network patches and router, switch, firewall, VPN and WAF implementations.
• Provide technical training to junior team members on a continuing basis.
• Monitor network activity including: network health, data transfer rates, network connectivity, bandwidth consumption, and security events.
• Automate network deployments and data collection tasks
• Develop testing platforms to detect network configuration inconsistencies before changes are implemented into Production
• Create and maintain documentation on automation standards, SOPS, processes, diagrams, and other technical documents.
• Participate in the on-call rotation to ensure the core network functions are available
Additional Responsibilities:
• Assist with capacity planning.
• Analyze the network to identify system improvement.
• Escalate issues internally as needed.
• Assist with audits of environment to ensure compliance with established standards, policies, and configuration guidelines.
• Identify and resolve network problems.
• Evaluate and manage vendor relationships
• Participate in CAB meetings
Competencies:
• Passionate about technology with a strong desire to work in a fast-paced technical environment.
• Stays current with industry trends and offer suggestions that can support faster business processes.
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to prioritize issues effectively.
• Great written and oral communication skills.
• Motivated, self-starter, a willingness to learn.
• Isn’t afraid to innovate and challenge the status quo.
• Demonstrates attention to detail; listens and requests clarification.
• Contributes to building a positive team spirit.
• Puts success of team above own interests.
• Displays passion and optimism; inspires respect and trust.
• Follows policies and procedures.
• Supports organization’s goals and values.

What we need you to have:
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in a Technology discipline
o In lieu of a degree, a high school diploma or equivalent with four or more years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
• 8+ years of experience in the implementation, testing, and troubleshooting of technologies for networking applications.
• 8+ years of field experience in deploying wide area networks and local area networks.
• Proven experience working on complex, enterprise projects
• Hands-on expertise with Cisco equipment
• In-depth experience with switches, load-balancers, firewalls, VPN and routers, routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, etc.)

What we would love for you to have:
• Knowledge of Windows Server and Linux.
• Basic knowledge of web-based service-oriented application development.
• Basic knowledge of SANs.
• Experience working in an Agile environment.

Visa has adopted a COVID-19 vaccination policy to safeguard the health and well-being of our employees and visitors. As a condition of employment, all employees based in the U.S. are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, unless a reasonable accommodation is approved or as otherwise required by law.

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting.  The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.  Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.