Senior Network Engineer

Role Overview

• Design, implement, and support enterprise network infrastructure including routing, switching, SD-WAN, wireless, security, and cloud networking solutions.
• Develop, maintain, and manage network lab environments to support testing, validation, certification, and proof-of-concept initiatives.
• Evaluate and validate network hardware, software, firmware, and infrastructure upgrades prior to production deployment.
• Create and execute test plans to ensure network performance, scalability, reliability, security, and compliance requirements are met.
• Troubleshoot complex network issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to improve stability and availability.
• Drive network automation and orchestration initiatives using modern tools and scripting technologies to improve operational efficiency and scalability.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, security teams, vendors, and business stakeholders to design and deploy enterprise networking solutions.
• Support incident management, problem resolution, and escalation activities for critical network services and infrastructure.
• Research, prototype, and implement emerging technologies including cloud networking, software-defined networking (SDN), network automation, and AI-driven operations.
• Develop technical standards, architecture documentation, operational procedures, and reusable engineering frameworks to support enterprise network initiatives.
• Partner with technology vendors to evaluate new products, influence roadmap decisions, and ensure alignment with business requirements.
• Provide technical leadership, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to engineering best practices, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement efforts.

Requirements

• Associate's degree or equivalent work experience
• At least 5 years experience within a total Information Technology (IT) environment.
• At least 5 years experience with managing day-to-day delivery of satisfactory network services to clients.
• Expertise in enterprise networking technologies including Routing & Switching, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, VXLAN, EVPN, LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, and Wireless.
• Strong hands-on experience with Cisco networking platforms including Catalyst, Nexus, ACI, Identity Services Engine (ISE), DNA Center, and Meraki.
• Experience designing, validating, and supporting high-availability, large-scale enterprise network infrastructures.
• Knowledge of network security technologies including Firewalls, VPNs, NAC, Zero Trust, Segmentation, IDS/IPS, and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE).
• Proficiency in network automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Python, Ansible, Terraform, APIs, Git, and CI/CD methodologies.
• Experience with cloud networking and hybrid architectures across AWS, Azure, and multi-cloud environments.
• Strong troubleshooting, performance tuning, packet analysis, and root cause analysis skills using tools such as Wireshark, ThousandEyes, SolarWinds, and network monitoring platforms.
• Experience with Software-Defined Networking (SDN), network virtualization, automation frameworks, and AIOps solutions.
• Industry certifications preferred, including CCNP Enterprise, CCIE, AWS Advanced Networking Specialty, Azure Network Engineer (AZ-700), CISSP, or equivalent.

Tech Stack

• Ansible
• AWS
• Azure
• Cloud
• Firewalls
• Python
• Switching
• Terraform

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law