Company Overview
Umpqua Bank, a Northwest-based institution, was recognized by Newsweek in 2024 as one of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies. Following our recent merger with Columbia Bank, it’s an exciting time to join our team. With over $50 billion in assets, we’ve become one of the top 30 publicly traded banks in the U.S. and a leading regional bank in the West, operating across eight states. We remain deeply committed to supporting our 5,000+ associates, customers, and communities.
At Umpqua Bank, we believe in delivering a unique brand of relationship banking while fostering a workplace culture where associates can thrive. We value individuals who embody our core principles of Trust, Ownership, Growth, Empathy, Teamwork, Heart, Enjoyment, and Relationships. If these values resonate with you, we’d love to meet you.
Job Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement solutions for new or updated technologies.
- Manage and maintain data center switches, routers, and firewalls to ensure optimal performance and security.
- Design and document comprehensive network infrastructure for data centers and branch locations, creating detailed drawings and diagrams and seeing projects through to operational readiness.
- Provide support for network technologies, software, systems, and services, including monitoring for outages and performance issues.
- Maintain configuration and version control of network devices to ensure consistency and reliability.
- Coordinate with circuit vendors to resolve network outages promptly.
- Mentor and develop the technical expertise of other engineers on the team.
- Participate in the on-call rotation and respond to critical outages as needed.
Qualification
- High school diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology preferred.
- 7-10 years of experience supporting Cisco Networks preferred.
- In-depth knowledge of routing protocols, including TCP/IP, VRFs, BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, EVPN, and GRE.
- Strong experience with SD-WAN solutions and network devices, including switches, access points, and MX devices.
- Proficient with data center equipment such as Cisco Nexus 9K, Catalysts, ISR, and ASR.
- Advanced expertise in configuring, troubleshooting, and maintaining routers, switches, and firewalls for both branch and data center environments.
- Cisco ACI experience is a plus.
- Familiarity with F5 load balancers.
- Experience with Azure VNETs and hybrid cloud connectivity.