Senior Network Engineer

Copart Inc. a technology leader and the premier online vehicle auction platform globally with over 200 facilities located across the world Copart links vehicle sellers to more than 750000 buyers in over 190 countries. We believe in providing an unmatched experience every day and everywhere driven by our people processes and technology.

Copart is seeking a Senior Network Engineer based out of Las Vegas. In this role you will help design build operate and continuously improve Coparts global network infrastructure supporting enterprise data centers remote offices and critical business services worldwide. As a senior member of the team you will lead technical initiatives influence engineering decisions mentor fellow engineers and drive operational excellence across our global network.

Ideal Candidate:

• Ownership Takes ownership of the health of the environment not just assigned tasks. Proactively identifies issues follows through on commitments and consistently looks for opportunities to improve systems processes and documentation. Believes in leaving the environment better than they found it.
• Engineering Mindset Solves problems by understanding the why balancing technical excellence with operational practicality and making decisions supported by data.
• Continuous Improvement Constantly looks for opportunities to improve systems processes automation and documentation leaving things better than they found them.
• Collaborative Shares knowledge mentors others communicates effectively and recognizes that the best engineering outcomes come from strong teamwork.
• Curious Continually expands technical knowledge beyond networking embracing automation AI-assisted engineering and emerging technologies to solve increasingly complex problems.

We hire engineers for their mindset not just their résumé. Experience matters but we place even greater value on ownership technical judgment curiosity continuous improvement and the ability to positively influence those around you.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Own network projects from initial planning through implementation validation documentation and operational handoff.
• Lead the technical design optimization and deployment of enterprise network infrastructure across global data centers and remote sites.
• Develop well-supported technical proposals by analyzing operational data business requirements performance metrics and long-term scalability. Present recommendations with clear trade-offs risks and implementation strategies.
• Provide technical leadership on cross-functional initiatives driving engineering decisions through collaboration sound technical judgment and data-driven analysis.
• Review engineering designs implementation plans and change requests to ensure alignment with network standards and operational best practices.
• Serve as a technical mentor to junior engineers by providing guidance sharing knowledge and promoting engineering excellence and accountability.
• Plan and lead network implementations upgrades migrations and maintenance activities with minimal business impact.
• Deploy scale and continuously improve enterprise networking solutions across global offices and data centers.
• Support and optimize a global WAN environment consisting of Fortinet SD-WAN Site-to-Site VPN and point-to-point connectivity.
• Analyze application behavior network performance and capacity trends to recommend infrastructure improvements.
• Research evaluate and recommend technologies that improve network reliability visibility operational efficiency and automation.
• Develop maintain and enforce network standards engineering best practices and operational procedures.
• Create and maintain technical documentation network diagrams troubleshooting guides and standard operating procedures.
• Proactively monitor network health and resolve issues before they impact production services.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts during complex infrastructure and application incidents driving root cause analysis and permanent corrective actions.
• Review implement and validate network changes in accordance with established Change Management (ITIL) processes.
• Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to understand business requirements and deliver scalable reliable network solutions.
• Act as a backup engineer on peer-owned projects to ensure continuity knowledge sharing and successful project delivery.
• Participate in an on-call rotation supporting production infrastructure.
• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills while thriving in a collaborative engineering environment.
• Experience with network automation AI-assisted operations or agentic workflows is highly desirable.
• Provide periodic smart hands and physical support (e.g. server hardware swaps cabling component replacement) in collaboration with remote engineering and IT teams.

Technical Qualifications:

Enterprise Networking

• Extensive experience designing implementing and troubleshooting enterprise network (L2/L3) infrastructure using Cisco enterprise platforms (Catalyst Nexus).
• Experience implementing and supporting enterprise security in ANY of platforms (Fortinet Cisco Firepower/ASA Palo Alto or equivalent).

Core Technical Skills

• Enterprise routing and switching (OSPF BGP EIGRP VRF VLANs STP)
• Layer 2 technologies (LACP/EtherChannel VPC Switch Stacking)
• Enterprise security (ACLs NAT VPNs TACACS Cisco ISE or equivalent)
• High availability and resilient network design
• Enterprise data center networking

Preferred Expectations

• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Experience leading technical projects or mentoring engineers
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Flexible to participate in on-call rotations and occasional off-hours work

Preferred Qualifications (Experience in any of the following)

• Linux/Unix
• Python Ansible APIs or network automation
• AI-assisted engineering and agentic workflows
• Enterprise monitoring observability or configuration management tools
• A10 load balancers or comparable technologies

Experience & Certifications

• CCNP/CCIE or equivalent experience is highly desirable.
• 7 years of working experience in the Networking Engineering Field.

(While 7 years of networking experience is generally expected for this role we place greater value on engineering mindset ownership technical curiosity sound judgment and the ability to make meaningful contributions than on years of experience alone.)

Benefits Summary:
Medical/Dental/Vision
401k plus a company match
ESPP - Employee Stock Purchase Plan
EAP - Employee Assistance Program (no cost to you)
Vacation & Sick pay
Paid Company Holidays
Life and AD&D Insurance
Discounts
Along with many other employee benefits.

At Copart we are focused on harnessing the power of diversity inclusion and collaboration. By embracing diverse perspectives we open doors to innovation and unleash the full potential of our team. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace where everyone feels appreciated included and inspired to grow and contribute meaningfully.

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