What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Network Engineer position at Specialty Dental Brands?
Description
Website: https://specialtydentalbrands.com/
The Sr. Network Engineer is responsible for designing, maintaining, and optimizing Specialty Dental Brands’ network infrastructure with a strong focus on Fortinet technologies. This role involves analyzing performance, troubleshooting complex issues, deploying and upgrading network hardware, and providing senior-level support to IT engineers and desktop support teams. The Sr. Network Engineer will work cross-functionally to ensure secure, reliable, and scalable network operations across the organization.
Requirements
Network Design & Implementation
- Design, implement, and maintain network solutions leveraging Fortinet technologies.
- Configure, optimize, and support firewalls, switches, access points, SD-WAN, VLANs, IPSEC, Site-to-Site VPN, and security appliances (Fortinet, Meraki, Unifi, SonicWall).
- Develop scalable and resilient network architectures aligned with evolving business needs.
Network Security
- Implement and maintain Fortinet security policies, rules, and best practices to ensure a strong security posture.
- Monitor and analyze network traffic for anomalies, security events, and potential threats, initiating remediation as needed.
Troubleshooting & Support
- Provide Tier-3 escalation support for complex network issues.
- Perform root cause analysis and collaborate with internal teams to resolve incidents efficiently.
Performance Optimization
- Monitor network performance, health, and capacity to ensure high availability.
- Identify and resolve network bottlenecks, latency issues, and performance challenges.
- Collaborate with infrastructure and application teams to align performance strategies.
Documentation
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation, including network diagrams, configurations, SOPs, and asset records.
- Keep documentation current to support troubleshooting, audits, and training.
Collaboration & Innovation
- Partner with IT leadership and key stakeholders to translate business requirements into effective network solutions.
- Evaluate and implement new Fortinet capabilities and other network technologies.
- Conduct peer reviews of network designs, configuration changes, and deployments.
- Research emerging technologies and recommend modern solutions to support organizational growth.
- Serve as an escalation point and participate in on-call rotations for after-hours incidents.
- Support additional operational tasks as required.
Qualifications & Experience
- 7 years of experience in diverse IT roles with extensive hands-on work across network devices (Fortinet strongly preferred).
- Advanced knowledge of Azure support, DNS, routers, switches, and enterprise networking concepts.
- Experience designing and supporting complex system topologies and network architectures.
- Experience with SD-WAN and Wireless Access Points (Fortinet experience a plus).
- Experience using automation or scripting tools (Python preferred) to enhance operational efficiency is a plus.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
Join Our Team
If you’re passionate about building secure, scalable network environments and want to play a key role in supporting a growing organization, we encourage you to apply today!