Network Engineer

Venture Global LNG (“Venture Global”) is a long-term, low-cost provider of American-produced liquefied natural gas. The company’s two Louisiana-based export projects service the global demand for North American natural gas and support the long-term development of clean and reliable North American energy supplies. Using reliable, proven technology in an innovative plant design configuration, Venture Global’s modular, mid-scale plant design will replace traditional designs as it allows for the same efficiency and operational reliability at significantly lower capital cost.

We are seeking to hire a Senior Network Engineer who will be based at our Point Celeste, LA LNG facility to maintain functional and secure networks. The ideal candidate will have excellent problem-solving skills, a thorough knowledge of network administration and network architectures, and a passion for securing networks in order to protect our systems and data.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the Network team, architects and other departments on design and deployment of functional networks (LAN, WLAN, WAN)
• Configure and install network firewalls, switches, WAP’s and other network devices
• Monitor and support network performance and integrity
• Resolve network issues by troubleshooting cloud and local network infrastructure
• Mentor team members on technical issues within the network architecture
• Create, oversee and test standard operating procedures related to day-to-day work, projects, and disaster recovery.
• Communicate with users when needed
• Maintain complete technical documentation including drawings
• Suggest improvements to network performance, capacity and scalability 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in business, computer science, or network management systems
• 5 or more years of experience as a Senior Network Engineer and a team-oriented individual
• Professional certification preferred (e.g. CCNP, CCDP)
• Solid background in network administration, security and architectures
• In-depth understanding of communication protocols (mainly TCP/IP) and routing protocols (e.g. BGP, OSPF)
• Excellent troubleshooting skills using your experience, and network diagnostic tools
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Passion to ensure networks are operating at peak performance levels, and fully documented. All while using change management systems to track all approved network changes while managing a secure plant network.

Venture Global LNG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

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