Senior Network Engineer

Role: Sr. Network Engineer

Work Location: Houston, TX  (100% remote for daily work but able to attend meetings in person on occasion)

Number of Positions: 1

Position Type: Fulltime

Reports To: Network Operations Manager

Company Description: Supply Chain / Logistics

US CITIZENS AND GREEN CARD HOLDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. WE ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP AT THIS TIME.

JOB SUMMARY 

This is a newly added Senior Network Engineer position, working alongside our existing network team. This position requires a highly skilled and motivated professional who can manage complex network systems in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Essential Job Responsibilities 

• Design, operate, and continuously improve LAN, WAN, and wireless networks
• Strong knowledge of LAN/WAN fundamentals, including TCP/IP, VLANs, Routing protocols, SDWAN, and wireless technologies
• Monitor and maintain all network / WAN connectivity to support efficient branch office communications and perform capacity planning.
• Collaborate with other network staff to find solutions to networking issues.
• Propose design improvements, make recommendations, and perform implementations to achieve best practices.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical topics clearly to a range of audiences.
• Interact with internal clients to resolve issues; communicate with internal clients in a professional manner maintaining discretion.
• Deep understanding of physical network infrastructure, such as MDF/IDF design, cabling, optics, and circuit provisioning.
• Coordinate with 3rd party support on complex infrastructure issues and serve as incident owner through full incident lifecycle including reporting, researching, resolution, RCA and lessons learned.
• Operate enterprise remote access solutions such as SSL VPNs, SASE, SSE
• Serve as the team's subject matter expert for Network Access Control (NAC), owning policy design, troubleshooting, and ongoing operational support within an active, in-progress deployment

Requirements:

• 10+ years’ experience in related IT infrastructure
• Deep, hands-on expertise in Network Access Control (NAC) STRONGLY PREFERRED — FortiNAC strongly preferred; verifiable experience with Cisco ISE or Aruba ClearPass will also be considered given the transferable concepts
• Leadership experience preferred
• SASE, SSE experience
• General firewall experience (required); Fortinet firewall experience is a plus
• Scripting skills are a plus (Ansible, Python)
• Strong understanding of all aspects of design and implementation of corporate networking and systems infrastructure, including SDWAN, MPLS, VPN, DMVPN, network connectivity, Internet access, email, servers, etc.
• Strong knowledge and Hands on experience in configuring BGP, OSPF, IPSEC site to site VPN, DMPVN, VoIP, HSRP, NAT, SDWAN templates and service policies.
• Demonstrated proficiency with IPSEC VPN technology from multiple vendors
• Wireless Access Points and wireless security protocols such as EAP with RADIUS
• Able to troubleshoot network issues from network connectivity, routing, and firewall issues.
• Produce and maintain excellent documentation.
• Capacity planning
• Microsoft Windows Server operating systems
• DNS and DHCP in a global Windows environment
• Proficient with backup and restore technologies and best practices
• Agile project management and operational practice