Senior Network Engineer

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Network EngineerInfrastructure & Cloud

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Essential Functions: Design, develop, and manage enterprise network architecture for datacenter, campus, branch, cloud, and multi-tenant environments. Create scalable, secure, reliable,

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Network EngineerInfrastructure & Cloud

Design, develop, and manage enterprise network architecture for datacenter, campus, branch, cloud, and multi-tenant environments.
Create scalable, secure, reliable, and reusable network solutions.
Lead engineering efforts from design through implementation and operational support.
Evaluate emerging technologies and develop strategic recommendations.
Manage complex multi-vendor, multi-protocol network environments.
Design routing, switching, wireless, SD-WAN, security, and cloud networking solutions.
Define standards for network infrastructure and operational consistency.
Lead major network transformations and modernization projects.
Serve as escalation point for critical network incidents.
Perform advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
Develop proactive monitoring and observability strategies.
Drive reliability, availability, and performance improvements.
Design and implement network automation solutions.
Develop tools, scripts, and workflows that eliminate manual effort.
Improve service delivery through orchestration and Infrastructure-as-Code methodologies.
Drive efficiency initiatives across engineering and operations teams.
Design and implement network security architectures.
Lead remediation efforts related to vulnerabilities and compliance requirements.
Provide guidance on segmentation, access control, encryption, and zero-trust initiatives.
Support audit and governance programs.
Mentor Network Engineers and Operations personnel.
Provide technical leadership during projects and service reviews.
Develop best practices, standards, and engineering documentation.
Participate in technical roadmap planning and strategic discussions.
Interface with executive leadership, project teams, vendors, and customers.
Translate business requirements into technical solutions.
Lead customer design sessions and technical reviews.
Support business development and solution architecture activities.

Identify opportunities for service expansion or optimization and support upsell initiatives where applicable.
Other duties as assigned.

Bachelor's degree or qualification in an IT related discipline or equivalent technical and business experience.
7+ years of enterprise networking experience.
CCNP certification or equivalent experience.
Other experience or certifications valued

Cisco CCDE
Cisco CCIE
Fortinet NSE or higher
Juniper JNCIA or higher
Palo Alto PNSA or higher

Strong expertise in routing, switching, wireless, and network design principles
Strong experience supporting firewalls and VPN technologies.
Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, STP, OSPF, and BGP.
Experience with Azure, AWS, or hybrid cloud networking.
Experience with SD-WAN technologies.
Experience with network automation (Powershell, Python, Ansible, Terraform).
Experience in a managed services or service provider environment.
Network device firmware management.

Strong troubleshooting skills across OS, storage, and network layers

Experience with the following is valued but not required:

Monitoring technologies (LogicMonitor, Azure, Nectus, SolarWinds, etc.)
Network security technologies

Ability to adapt to a changing technical environment.
Ability to coach other members of team in their area of expertise.
Ability to communicate clearly with all team members and end-users.
Ability to work with a sense of urgency.
Customer-facing presentation and consulting skills.
Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
Ability to explain technical procedures in business terms.
Able to solve complex technical problems through sound and methodical troubleshooting.
Excellent written, oral and presentation skills.

Requirements

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Candidates local in Indianapolis, work hybrid onsite work schedule, generally 3 days a week, and have dependable transport for any on-site visits required.
Will be on-call and expected to provide after-hours support as needed.
Must be able to work on a computer for long periods.
Travel to customer sites as needed. Not more than 25%.

Computer.
Headset.

Must pass post-offer, pre-employment background check and drug test.
Due to customer, contractual, regulatory, and/or export-control requirements, candidates must be U.S Citizens.