SelectQuote Insurance Services

Network Engineer I

SelectQuote Insurance Services Kansas City Metropolitan Area

Company Overview

More than 35 years ago, SelectQuote was founded on one core promise: to help our customers protect the people they value most. We pioneered the way consumers shopped for term life insurance, and now, we also help people find home insurance, auto insurance, senior health insurance and more. Our quick and easy process saves consumers both time and money, and today, more than 2 million families trust us to help them with their insurance needs.

But what truly sets us apart is our people, and the opportunities to grow your career with SelectQuote are unmatched.

About The Role

This position will have a hybrid work environment.

Network Engineer l

Job Summary

The Network Engineer will be responsible for the configuration and maintenance of network infrastructure, including physical data center and networking infrastructure with some implementation duties. This person will evaluate and monitor all network devices to ensure maximum reliability and throughput in order to maintain the desired availability of the corporate network.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

  • Maintain multi-site TCP/IP networks, including LAN/WAN, WLAN, ISP, Data Center, and Network Security technologies in line with business architectural needs and industry best practices
  • Ensures appropriate network and server monitoring and security systems and alerts are implemented and current
  • Documents and maintains network and infrastructure physical and logical diagrams
  • Communicates effectively and efficiently with business lines and vendor partners regarding infrastructure support and analyses
  • Participates in a 24/7 on-call infrastructure rotation
  • Passionately pursue self-improvement, high performance in the areas of customer service, collaboration, teamwork, reliability, productivity, and execution

Skills/Abilities

  • Ability to adapt to new concepts and technologies quickly; grow skillset rapidly

Education And Experience

  • LAN/WAN networking including Static, BGP, VLAN, VSS, and LAG protocols
  • IPsec and SSL Virtual Private Networking (VPN)
  • Firewall configuration
  • Cisco switches and routers
  • Wireless LAN technologies
  • Load Balancing configuration
  • Amazon AWS - VPC, VPN Configurations, Route53, ALB, ECS
  • VOIP and virtual call centers
  • Network services including DNS, DHCP, SMTP, HTTPS

Certificates/Licenses/Registration

  • CCENT, Network+ or other industry Network and Security certifications required (Entry Level)

Financial Responsibilities (budget, Revenue)

This position has no budget responsibility, authority and/or level of control.

Physical Requirements

Work is performed indoors with potential for exposure to safety and health hazards related to office work. Could periodically travel to other office and operational sites. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

SelectQuote Core Values

Service: We create positive customer experiences.

Entrepreneurship: We create innovate & take risks.

Leadership: We build & invest in high-performing teams.

Empowerment: We embrace a changing environment.

Courage: We challenge the status quo & drive continuous improvement.

Teamwork: We help support & celebrate each other.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.

Our Benefits

Compensation & Benefits

The Compensation for this position is listed below. Local minimum wage laws apply. This information is posted pursuant to local requirements to provide applicants with information about what they might be eligible to receive. Individual pay decisions will depend on job-related factors such as experience, education, skill, performance, and geographic location where work will be performed.

Successful candidates may be able to participate in one or more incentive compensation or short-term incentive plans, which could generate additional earnings in accordance with the terms of each plan.

Full-time SelectQuote employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision, voluntary short-term disability, company-paid long term disability, company-paid life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D), 401(k) + company match and 100% vesting after 4 years, discretionary profit sharing, employee stock purchase program (espp), paid time off, floating holidays, paid maternity leave, paid parental bonding leave, tuition reimbursement, jury duty pay, and other paid leaves vary based on work location.

Base Salary Minimum

$60,000

Base Salary Maximum

$70,000
  • Seniority level

    Entry level
  • Employment type

    Full-time
  • Job function

    Information Technology
  • Industries

    Insurance

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