• Senior IT Network Engineer

    Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (East Chicago, IN)


    Cleveland-Cliffs Steel looking for a Senior Network Engineer working at the Indiana Harbor facility in East Chicago, IN. The ideal candidate will be familiar with Cisco Distributed Model and has a fundamental understanding of OSI Layers 1 through 4 and be comfortable in an Industrial Environment.

    Summary of Responsibilities:

    + Understand and participate in safety related topics and actions and follow the established safety practices of both plant based and IT related safety. Understand and develop expertise in the functionality and deployment of the Cisco Core, Distribution, and Access model.

    + Be involved with and lead teams to implement Manufacturing Layer 3 switching in the ongoing effort to separate Operating Area networks from Business networks.

    + Assist in the deployment of firewalls and various security-based monitoring appliances and tools.

    + Work closely with IT Security to understand and mitigate potential network exposure to ‘bad actors’.

    + Maintain and improve the standards within the monitoring tool sets utilizing best practices. This includes configuration of the tools, report development, and configuration changes to various network infrastructure equipment (access points, routers, and switches) using the tools.

    + Create and maintain documentation as it relates to monitoring configuration, mapping, processes, and change records. Support for network management tools (Network Node Manager (NNMi), PRTG, Splunk, and SolarWinds). Provide base support (Break-Fix-Moves-Adds-Changes) and coordinate/participate in the design-installation of the Network Infrastructure projects. This will include directing the local MTE/ET resources for proper cabling/terminations, enclosure/patch panel and rack mounting.

    + Design, configure, coordinate, and participate in the installation of all network infrastructure equipment (access points, routers, switches, voice gateways, etc.).

    + T ravel 10-15% of the time to other domestic Cliffs locations in MI, OH, and PA.

    Minimum Qualifications:

    + Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer and Information Science or related.

    + Five years of experience as a Network Engineer or related is required.

    + Must have 5 years of experience with Ethernet LAN (Local Area Network) topologies; TCP/IP protocol; PC applications related to network engineering; and development and execution of SOW (Statement of Work) for network projects.

    + 4 years of experience with project management working in a team environment.

    + 3 years of experience with configuring router ACLs and logging.

    + 2 years of experience with Cisco wireless access points, routers, and switches; Microsoft Visio; Network Node Manager (NNMi), PRTG, Splunk and SolarWinds network management tools; and firewalls and other security appliances/tools.

    + Must be willing to travel 10-15% of the time to other domestic Cliffs locations in MI, OH, and PA.

     

    Persons interested in this position should apply at

     

    https://careers.clevelandcliffs.com

     

    Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is the largest flat-rolled steel company and the largest iron ore pellet producer in North America. The Company is vertically integrated from mined raw materials, direct reduced iron, and ferrous scrap to primary steelmaking and downstream finishing, stamping, tooling, and tubing. We offer an excellent total compensation package including competitive pay with variable compensation opportunity, health insurance, retirement, paid time off, and more.