Web Operations Engineer -- Networking
Wayfair - Boston, MA

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At Wayfair, we are looking to grow our Systems Engineering team by bringing on board a talented individual to help manage the communications infrastructure that underpins our large-scale Internet e-commerce platform and corporate applications. Though focused on networking, this individual will be a member of our Web Operations team and have exposure to a broad range of infrastructure and technologies. Most of our major projects center around a re-assessment of the web site infrastructure to allow us to distribute load around the world, scale up to handle constant traffic growth, and minimize page load times.

Some of our bigger projects are to:
Scale our data center infrastructure in the USA, Europe, and Australia to provide capacity close to our main customer base

Implement a new IDS infrastructure to improve our ability detect malicious activity targeting our e-commerce platform

Redesign our corporate wireless network to accommodate identity-based access

Integrate network management and provisioning with our standard server automation tools.

Develop and maintain our next generation monitoring platform based on agents and synthetic transactions to provide a holistic top-down view of infrastructure health.

Responsibilities include:
Managing and growing our production data center network which underpins our e-commerce platform

Administering our enterprise wired and wireless network

Improving our internal security event management infrastructure

Troubleshooting communications issues arising between systems or applications

Performing all other duties as assigned

Qualifications:
BA or BS degree from a 4-year college or university

Experience with IP routing (EIGRP/OSPF/BGP)

Experience supporting Ethernet switching in both an office and data center environment.

Ability to analyze packet captures (tcpdump/Wireshark)

Familiarity with security policy administration, filter rules, port scanning, and IDS

Familiarity configuring Cisco ASAs and other Cisco IOS-based devices

Scripting ability, especially using shell, C and PHP a large plus

Some knowledge of Linux/BSD and Web Servers (Apache/Lighttpd/Ningx)

Other traits we look for:
Excellent interpersonal and team building skills

An easy-going attitude and strong sense of humor

A positive, people-oriented and energetic attitude

An analytical, creative, and innovative approach to solving problems

An interest in working hard and being challenged in a fast-paced environment, and having fun while doing it

About Wayfair:
Wayfair is the largest online-only retailer of home furnishings and house wares in the United States. We’re looking for the brightest, sharpest, most creative minds in every field to help. Are you one? If you like transparency, friendliness, a relaxed but results-driven work environment filled with like-minded top-tier talent, Wayfair would like to hear from you. We own and operate Wayfair, AllModern, and Joss & Main. We are on target for over $600 million in revenue and currently employ over 800 employees in offices located in Boston, Utah, Kentucky, the U.K, Germany, Ireland and Australia. Wayfair was founded in 2002 and is privately held and profitable. We offer competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, pre-IPO equity, a long-term and sustainable, next-generation, e-commerce business model as well as surprising and generous perks designed to attract and retain the brightest people who are incredibly excited about what they do. Wayfair is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Come join us at http://www.wayfair.com/careers.

Wayfair does not accept unsolicited candidate referrals or resumes / CVs from third-party vendors, including recruitment agencies. Wayfair will not be responsible or liable for any fees or costs associated with such unsolicited submissions.

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