Network Engineer

Imagine what you could accomplish here! The Network Infrastructure team delivers an enterprise network that supports our global operations and portfolio of brands. We are responsible for creating cutting-edge designs, selecting software and hardware, and building next-generation networks that are available, reliable, scalable, and secure—keeping all our team members safely connected and productive across all datacenters, offices, distribution centers, retail stores, and showroom spaces. Dynamic, diverse, and intelligent people are the norm here. You will help solve a constant stream of challenges with continuous innovation, using an evolving set of inspiring technologies in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where innovation and reliability are paramount. We champion a collaborative culture where we challenge each other to excel, invest in career growth, share knowledge freely, and celebrate wins—big and small—as a unified team. If you’re energized by complex challenges, thrive in a high-performance environment, and motivated by collective success to achieve exceptional results, this is your opportunity!

Wolverine Worldwide is a Great Place To Work® Certified™ company, underscoring its commitment to prioritizing employee experience and cultivating an amazing company culture across its U.S. operations. The Great Place To Work Certification distinguishes employers that prioritize employee experience, based on employees’ survey feedback on trust, camaraderie, and appreciation in the workplace

As a Network Engineer on the Global Infrastructure and Networking team, you will work in a dynamic team environment and be responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting network technologies to solve large, strategic problems, transforming these complex problems into simple solutions. You'll make data-driven optimizations and resolve complex operational issues in production via improvements to designs, software, and processes. This role requires extensive experience in engineering and operations of large-scale enterprise networks, including LAN, WLAN, WAN, Cloud, and Datacenter.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.

• 5 years of experience in networking engineering.

• 5 years of experience in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting networks and security systems in organizations with wide area networks.

• Industry certification, such as CCNA, or equivalent training and development.

• Experience with TCP/IP network fundamentals, routing and switching technologies and protocols (BGP, OSPF, SDWAN), and network platforms (Cisco, Palo Alto, Meraki).

• Strong understanding of next-gen firewall concepts, including IPS/IDS and security policy management.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with identity/access management, network operations, and network analytics.

• Experience with cloud networking (Azure), Cisco ISE, Meraki, Catalyst Center, Umbrella, SolarWinds, and WAF.

• Experience with infrastructure automation and orchestration with Python or related programming language.

• Experience in incident and change management, participating in front-line problem resolution, go-live support, and post go-live support.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and support secure solutions for a hybrid cloud network infrastructure, defining and developing automations to enable large-scale deployments and operations.

• Assist team members and collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve critical network incidents, while performing effective root cause analysis for implementing lasting solutions.

• Obsess over the customer experience and drive operational excellence through strong technical leadership and continuous learning.

• Carry out regular network maintenances to migrate, upgrade, and augment existing infrastructure to current standards, supporting internal and external customers.

• Configure software or create/modify software code to meet business requirements; create and execute test plans for software modifications and facilitate transfer into production.

• Write technical and procedural documentations suitable for internal systems control and user manuals, including developing and providing one-on-one or small group user training.

• Develop technical and business proficiency through education, work assignments, and research to facilitate knowledge sharing sessions and constructive code/design reviews to promote the team’s learning agility.

• Foster a blameless post-mortem culture, leading retrospectives to turn incidents into valuable learning opportunities and process improvements for the team.

• Champion and uphold rigorous standards for network reliability, security, and performance (99.999% uptime).

• Function as a task leader on large projects and/or project leader on small projects. Coordinate resources, milestones, schedules, and related communication to meet project deliverables.

• Participate in rotating on-call schedule; support disaster recovery initiatives and change management processes; and assist in developing workflow standards and procedures.

Working Conditions:

1 day on-site in Rockford, and 4 days remote.

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The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills which may be required.

Wolverine Worldwide, Inc. is committed to creating a company that is as diverse as our consumers. We value the differences in one another and believe our differences make us stronger. Our diverse and inclusive corporate culture starts with the recruitment process. We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We aim to create equal opportunities for our associates, customers, and suppliers regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected characteristic.