.**Description**This position leads the companies most complex projects for planning, installing, configuring, administering, and troubleshooting the network across LAN and WAN environments as well as provides coaching and mentoring to all other members of the Network team.Recognized within the organization as a functional expert with specialized depth and/or breadth of knowledge. Works independently, with guidance only in the most complex situations. Solves complex problems; identifies new solutions using a broad perspective and understanding. Leads large-scale projects with substantial resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity. May lead a project team with influence over contribution of others. Translates functional vision into plans and guides their execution.**Accountabilities**- Leads the evaluation, recommendation and design of current and future network technologies, including network upgrades, deployments and expansions.- Owns architectural and engineering for one or more network technologies across the KCS enterprise.- Develops standards and policies for protocols, implementation procedures.- Develops strategies and direction for network systems solutions using current and emerging technologies.- Monitors network performance, ensures capacity planning is performed, and is proactive in accessing and making recommendations for improvement.- Plans, installs, configures, administers, and troubleshoots the network systems for LAN and WAN environments.- Participates in an On-Call Rotation for US and MX Network.- Participates and technically leads troubleshooting and project related conference calls. Able to convey technical information in a manner suitable to the audience.- Exemplifies KCS Vision, Values, and Culture in each and every interaction with team, clients, and stakeholders.**Required**- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college, preferably in a job related major field of study.- Minimum seven (7) years of relevant professional experience, including specialized knowledge of a discipline utilized to lead an area of our business, or equivalent combination of education and experience- Bilingual, 90% English Proficiency in reading, writing & speaking. This would include technical, business and casual situations.- Intermediate to Expert knowledge of F5 load balancers, Cisco ACI and Cisco NEXUS (9K, 7K, 5K, 2K), and Cisco FirePower Firewalls.- Expert knowledge of: Cisco switches and routers, Cisco IOS, IOS-XE and NX-OS,TCP/IP, LAN switching, routing and routing protocols, Access Lists, NAT, VPNs and VLANs, dynamic routing, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP and route redistribution.- Ability to work after hours and on weekends if needed, and participate in an on-call rotation role