Senior Network Engineer #3174
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Job Location:
Fort Worth, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
4 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Senior Network Engineer
Contract: 6 Month Contract to Hire
Location: Fort Worth TX
Hybrid **On-site 3 days and remote 2 days per week**
We are seeking an experienced Network Engineer to join our IT team and take a lead role in the design implementation optimization security and ongoing support of our enterprise and hybrid cloud network environments. This role requires deep hands-on expertise in datacenter networking private connectivity (carrier circuits) and cloud integration including the routing of enterprise traffic between onpremises infrastructure and public cloud platforms.
This position will serve as a technical authority for networking working closely with systems security and infrastructure teams to ensure our network platforms are secure scalable resilient and aligned with business needs. This role will have meaningful influence over network standards tooling and future-state architecture.
Skills & Technical Expertise
What Youll Bring
Education:
What Youll Do
Genius Road LLC is proud to be a Certified Womens Business Enterprise an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications merit and business need.
Contract: 6 Month Contract to Hire
Location: Fort Worth TX
Hybrid **On-site 3 days and remote 2 days per week**
We are seeking an experienced Network Engineer to join our IT team and take a lead role in the design implementation optimization security and ongoing support of our enterprise and hybrid cloud network environments. This role requires deep hands-on expertise in datacenter networking private connectivity (carrier circuits) and cloud integration including the routing of enterprise traffic between onpremises infrastructure and public cloud platforms.
This position will serve as a technical authority for networking working closely with systems security and infrastructure teams to ensure our network platforms are secure scalable resilient and aligned with business needs. This role will have meaningful influence over network standards tooling and future-state architecture.
Skills & Technical Expertise
- Advanced expertise in switching technologies (VLANs STP trunking EtherChannel QoS)
- Strong hands-on experience with Cisco Catalyst and Nexus platforms
- Solid working knowledge of routing protocols (EIGRP OSPF BGP) and enterprise routing design
- Proven experience with network security and firewall technologies (ACLs IPSec VPNs NAT/PAT certificates)
- Experience supporting enterprise services such as DNS DHCP and authentication services (Windows environments preferred)
- Familiarity with cloud and hybrid networking concepts particularly in Microsoft Azure
- Experience with network monitoring logging and alerting tools
- Working knowledge of RADIUS / AAA for wired and wireless authentication
- Experience supporting VoIP platforms (RingCentral or similar preferred)
- Ability to independently lead technical efforts while collaborating effectively across teams
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Excellent analytical troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to lift and install network and server equipment as needed
What Youll Bring
Education:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
- Cisco CCNP (or equivalent Juniper certification)
- CCNA minimum; advanced certifications strongly preferred
- 8 years of progressive experience in network engineering or advanced network administration roles
- Demonstrated experience designing and supporting enterprise-scale Cisco routing and switching environments
- Hands-on experience supporting firewalls and network security platforms in production environments
What Youll Do
- Design implement and support enterprise network architectures including LAN WAN wireless VPN and firewall environments
- Lead configuration optimization and troubleshooting of routing switching and security platforms in primarily Cisco-based environments
- Own and evolve network security controls including firewalls VPNs segmentation access controls and monitoring
- Act as a technical escalation point for complex network issues and outages driving root cause analysis and long-term remediation
- Develop maintain and enforce network standards architecture diagrams and operational documentation
- Plan and execute network changes following ITIL-based change management and best practices
- Partner with vendors service providers and data centers on design reviews implementations upgrades and support cases
- Monitor network health capacity and performance; proactively identify risks bottlenecks and improvement opportunities
- Support and enhance cloud and hybrid networking architectures (Azure preferred)
- Oversee and support enterprise VoIP solutions and supporting network infrastructure
- Contribute to disaster recovery planning testing and network resiliency initiatives
- Mentor junior team members and provide technical guidance where appropriate
- Participate in infrastructure projects and cross-functional initiatives as a networking subject matter expert
- Participate in on-call rotation or after-hours support as needed
Why Youll Like Working Here
- Collaborative fast-moving technology environment
- Exposure to modern networking and cloud systems
- Clear opportunities to influence infrastructure and security improvements
- Competitive pay solid benefits and employer-supported 401(k)
Genius Road LLC is proud to be a Certified Womens Business Enterprise an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications merit and business need.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Genius Road is a certified women-owned, boutique technical, telecom and executive recruiting firm based in Dallas, Texas.
