Senior Network Engineer

Position Summary:

The Senior Network Engineer serves as a vital team member of the Infrastructure Team, tasked with the design, implementation, maintenance, and refinement of the organization’s enterprise network environment. This role ensures a reliable, secure, and high-performance network across all field, plant, and corporate locations. This position plays a hands-on role in managing complex IT and OT network systems including routing, switching, wireless, firewalls, VPN, voice, datacenter, and cloud connectivity while also contributing to long term infrastructure strategies that align with operational goals and cybersecurity standards. This position is full-time onsite. 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:(not limited to the following)

* Optimize and maintain existing and deploy new enterprise network infrastructure to meet the needs of the organization’s long-term strategy.

* Collaborate with service providers to ensure reliable and cost-effective WAN, internet, and phone circuits.

* Maintain consistent and reliable BGP tunnels to ensure stable interconnectivity across the organization. 

* Manage, document, and backup configurations of all network devices across the IT/ OT organization.

* Plan and execute network upgrades and lifecycle refreshes to ensure hardware remains at peak performance while adhering to cybersecurity standards and best practices.

* Identify and recommend scalable network solutions that meet the unique demands of the industrial environments including refinery, terminals, and remote sites.

* Maintain and manage Enterprise Wireless across all campuses to ensure connectivity for mobile devices.

* Coordinate with Cybersecurity team to proactively manage network hardware, firmware, security, and updating policies. 

Secondary Duties and Responsibilities:

* Work closely with other members of the IT team, including System Administrators, Security Analysts, Developers, and Database Administrators to execute projects and support technology initiatives. 

* Work closely with business stakeholders to identify and recommend networking solutions to support and enhance operations across various departments.

* Engage with manufacturer’s support teams to troubleshoot networking software/ hardware issues.

* Engage with Telco/ ISP providers to troubleshoot WAN, internet, and phone circuit issues.

* Support disaster recovery and business continuity efforts including redundant communication paths, failover testing, and incident response planning.

* Configure monitoring software to alert all network issues and outages.

Job Qualifications(Refers to job, not incumbent)

Education: A Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, or equivalent experience is required.  A Bachelor’s degree in technology specific to Network Systems is preferred.  A combination of education and significant work experience along with IT certifications may be substituted for educational qualifications. 

Experience: 8-10 years’ experience in network administration, design, and management technology along with hands-on experience with High Availability, Cisco FTD, CUCM, Nexus, and UCS. The ideal candidate will have superior expertise in TCP/ IP, BGP, and network segmentation and possess a strong understanding of IT/ OT convergence while securely segregating the environments.

Licenses, Certifications, or Registrations: CCNA, CCNP

Employee must have valid driver’s license if operating a company vehicle or his or her own vehicle for work purposes. 

Other:

* Ability to follow complex and unique processes and adapt to change rapidly.

* Analytical thought is needed to resolve issues in a variety of complex situations.

* Ability to manage multiple issues in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.

* Strong problem solving and decision-making skills.

* Superior organizational skills are needed to manage several issues and follow up simultaneously.

* Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in technical and non-technical terms both within and outside the organization.

* Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new software applications and technologies.

* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a positive customer service orientation