A leading energy company in the Irving, TX area is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to join their team in a full-time, direct hire capacity. This role is ideal for a highly technical infrastructure professional with deep expertise in enterprise networking, routing, switching, and firewall technologies. You'll play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining highly available network environments that support around-the-clock operations with minimal tolerance for downtime.
This is an excellent opportunity to step into a hands-on architecture and engineering role where you'll have a direct impact on the growth and evolution of a large-scale network environment. The team is looking for someone who enjoys solving complex networking challenges, mentoring other engineers, and driving modernization initiatives through automation, SD-WAN, advanced routing, and cloud networking technologies. If you're passionate about building resilient networks and want to work in a collaborative environment with strong work-life balance and a hybrid schedule, this role offers outstanding growth potential.
Required Skills & Experience - 7+ years of enterprise network engineering experience
- Expert-level experience designing, configuring, and supporting routers, switches, and firewalls
- Advanced knowledge of BGP and OSPF design, implementation, and troubleshooting
- Experience supporting highly available, redundant, 24x7 production environments
- Strong background in TCP/IP, routing, switching, and packet analysis
- Experience leading network design initiatives and infrastructure projects
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and communicate effectively with technical and business stakeholders
- Cisco CCNP or CCIE certification required
- Experience mentoring junior and mid-level engineers
Desired Skills & Experience - Cisco networking expertise, including ACI experience
- Fortinet firewall administration
- Palo Alto firewall administration
- SD-WAN design and implementation
- Network automation experience with Python and/or Ansible
- VMware networking experience
- Large-scale VPN and WAN support experience
- AWS networking experience
- Advanced protocol and packet analysis skills
- Complex enterprise network architecture experience
What You Will Be Doing Tech Breakdown
- 70% Enterprise Networking (Routing, Switching, Firewalls)
- 15% Network Architecture & Design
- 15% Automation & Cloud Networking
Daily Responsibilities
- 80% Hands On Engineering
- 10% Project Leadership & Mentorship
- 10% Team Collaboration
The Offer You will receive the following benefits:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- 401(k) with 3% company match
- Hybrid schedule (3-4 days onsite)
- Casual work environment
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.
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