Network Engineer

Job Description:

* Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.;
Sponsorship is not available for this position.

* This position is Hybrid in our Menomonee Falls, WI Location

We are seeking an experienced Staff Network Engineer to help design, support, and modernize our global enterprise network environment. As a recognized technical authority within the network domain, you will contribute to architectural decisions, design robust multi-system solutions, drive adoption of best practices, and mentor other engineers. This role spans enterprise wireless, network access control (NAC), routing, switching, next-generation firewalls, and SD-WAN, with significant ownership of hardware lifecycle programs and operational excellence across a global, multi-site enterprise.

Core Technology Stack: Enterprise wireless (cloud-managed)
· Network access control (NAC)
· Next-generation firewalls
· SD-WAN
· Enterprise routing & switching
· Network automation

• Serve as a recognized technical authority in enterprise networking; contribute to architectural decisions and evaluate emerging technologies for adoption.
• Design new network components and enhance existing ones independently, ensuring clean integration with current architecture.
• Develop solutions that integrate across multiple systems, weighing technical trade-offs for scalability, performance, and maintainability.
• Design and implement governance standards across projects; drive adoption of engineering-excellence practices.

• Provide advanced engineering and operational support across enterprise wireless, network access control (NAC), routing, switching, next-generation firewalls, and SD-WAN.
• Lead troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis on complex, cross-platform network incidents.
• Design and implement network enhancements aligned with architectural and security best practices.
• Develop and execute test plans to validate network changes and deployments.

• Own lifecycle programs for a large inventory of network hardware - switches, wireless access points, firewalls, and SD-WAN devices.
• Plan and drive hardware upgrades, refresh projects, WAN circuit migrations, and decommissioning across multiple locations.
• Maintain accurate documentation of inventory, lifecycle stages, and platform dependencies.
• Partner with procurement, logistics, and field resources to ensure seamless deployment and transitions.

• Design and implement operational excellence practices across network systems; proactively monitor and maintain system health.
• Lead incident response efforts and drive post-incident improvements.
• Develop and own engineering-approved change plans; ensure changes follow structured change-management processes.
• Establish documentation standards and ensure consistency across projects; champion documentation as a core function (network diagrams, standards, lifecycle plans, runbooks).

• Lead cross-functional initiatives spanning multiple teams, mentor others on collaboration and stakeholder management.
• Assess skill gaps within the team and develop targeted learning plans; conduct knowledge-transfer sessions to grow team capability.
• Communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Develop accurate estimates for complex, multi-team projects; identify dependencies and risks that impact timelines.

• 7+ years of experience in enterprise network engineering, with demonstrated depth across enterprise wireless, routing, switching, and firewall technologies.
• Strong hands-on expertise with cloud-managed…