<p>Position Description Title: Senior Network Engineer Department: MIS Immediate Supervisor: Director, Enterprise Infrastructure Status: Exempt Position Purpose: The Senior Network Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, operation, and optimization of the organization's enterprise network infrastructure. This role serves as a technical leader and subject-matter expert for network technologies, ensuring high availability, performance, scalability, and security across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. The Senior Network Engineer works closely with infrastructure, security, cloud, and application teams to deliver reliable network services that support business goals. In addition to hands-on engineering responsibilities, this role provides technical guidance, mentorship, and architectural input, and plays a key role in strategic initiatives, major projects, and complex troubleshooting.</p> <p>Remote position in the US</p> <p>Principle Accountabilities</p> <p>Design, implement, and maintain enterprise network architectures, including LAN, WAN, WLAN, and data center connectivity Lead and support network modernization initiatives, such as cloud networking, SD-WAN, network automation, and segmentation Ensure network reliability, performance, and scalability through proactive monitoring, capacity planning, and optimization. Act as an escalation point for complex network issues, leading root-cause analysis and permanent remediation. Collaborate with security teams to implement and maintain network security controls, including firewalls, VPNs, segmentation, and secure access solutions. Develop and maintain network documentation, standards, diagrams, and operational runbooks. Participate in change management, ensuring network changes are planned, tested, and executed with minimal risk. Evaluate new technologies and vendors, providing architectural recommendations to leadership. Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical knowledge sharing within the team. Support disaster recovery, business continuity planning, and high-availability designs. Travel as necessary to support on-site deployments, audits, and team collaboration. Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.</p> <p>Essential Skills and Experience</p> <p>Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in MIS, Computer Science, or other related field preferred 7+ years of network engineering experience, prior experience in large-scale or enterprise environments preferred. Relevant certifications a plus (e.g., CCNP/CCIE, PCNSE, JNCIP, AWS/Azure networking). Advanced experience with routing and switching (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VLANs, STP). Strong knowledge of enterprise networking platforms (e.g., Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Juniper, Arista, or equivalent). Experience with WAN technologies, including MPLS, SD-WAN, and Internet-based connectivity. Deep understanding of network security concepts, including firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs, and zero-trust principles. Hands-on experience with cloud networking (Azure, AWS, or GCP - VNET/VPCs, VPN, ExpressRoute/Direct Connect). Familiarity with network monitoring and troubleshooting tools (SNMP, NetFlow, packet capture). Working knowledge of automation and scripting (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Ansible). Strong documentation and diagramming skills (e.g., Visio or equivalent). Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and influence architecture decisions. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a calm approach to incident response. Ability to think and work at both strategic and tactical levels as required. Speak to an audience with confidence, using appropriate communication skills/style. Ability to communicate effectively, both in oral and written form, to various audiences.</p>