Senior Network Engineer Job at Search Services, Houston, TX

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  • Search Services
  • Houston, TX

Job Description

ABOUT OF CLIENT

Join Our Client as a Senior Network Engineer and lead the design, security, and optimization of enterprise network infrastructure. Bring your expertise in Cisco, SD-WAN, and cloud environments to drive innovation and reliability across global systems. An exciting opportunity to shape the future of a high-performance network team.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer to design, build, secure, and optimize complex enterprise network environments. This role plays a critical part in ensuring network reliability, performance, and security while contributing to forward-looking architecture and technology strategies.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Establish and maintain network performance
  • Build network configurations and troubleshoot problems
  • Design and audit IP addressing schemes
  • Develop system configurations and oversee installations
  • Define, document, and enforce system standards
  • Troubleshoot outages and schedule upgrades to maximize performance
  • Configure routers, switches, and SD-WAN equipment
  • Collaborate with architects on network optimization
  • Secure systems by defining policies and monitoring access
  • Maintain knowledge through professional development and industry research
  • Partner with security teams to ensure enterprise-level protection
  • Provide technical strategy and guidance for network growth and innovation
  • Lead changes in architecture, design, and technologies
  • Serve as a technical consultant on enterprise-wide projects
  • Support LAN, WAN, WLAN, and Cloud connectivity architectures
  • Manage network infrastructure for growth, resilience, and disaster recovery
  • Provide 3rd level support for escalated network issues
  • Assist with wireless infrastructure and EA network design impacts
  • Lead large-scale network projects and provide regular progress updates
  • Maintain compliance with company policies, procedures, and safety requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

  • MUST HAVE Strong knowledge of IP Routing Protocols including and specifically EIGRP and BGP including outage handling and migrations, eBGP/iBGP, route policies, etc..)
  • 10+ years of LAN/WAN networking experience with deep understanding of communication methods (Multi-site, DC, retail or similar)
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with network firewall security (Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet)
  • Proven expertise in large-scale WAN/LAN Cisco network design and maintenance
  • Experience managing network projects and vendor/telco carrier relationships (Voice SIP/WebEx Cloud/Call Manager)
  • Full understanding of OSI model, DNS, DHCP, IP routing (L3), and switching (L2)
  • Experience with SD-WAN technologies, Meraki preferred
  • Cloud networking architecture (GCP, AWS, Azure preferred including gateways, VPC/VNet, VPN, peering)
  • Experience with Wi-Fi protocols and products (Aruba and Meraki preferred)
  • Proficiency in TCP/IP protocols in large networks
  • Strong IP scheme design and deployment background

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
  • CCNA/CCNP or higher certification
  • Experience with Cisco Call Manager and WebEx Cloud
  • Knowledge of SIP and voice routing
  • Knowledge of both Cisco and Fortinet with preferred expertise in migrations from CISCO to Fortinet

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