Senior Network Engineer

Come join the Tillamook Team, one of the fastest-growing dairy brands in the US, where we Play to Win to create over 200 dairy products in 7 different categories: cheese, ice cream, yogurt, sour cream, butter, cream cheese and frozen meals. Our Uncompromising Quality has led us to become the #1 Cheddar, #2 Cream Cheese and #3 Family Size Ice Cream brand, but we’re not stopping there.

We’re loading up for our best years to come and want you to join us.

As a farmer-owned cooperative since 1909, we know that being Good Stewards for our stakeholders and doing a little extra always pays off. We’re looking for team members with a One Team and Genuine Care mindset who are inspired to share the delight of the Tillamook brand with each other and others every day.

The Senior Network Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, and execution of enterprise network infrastructure across a multi-site environment. This role helps steward the technical architecture and operational integrity of LAN, WAN, wireless, cloud, and security networking platforms supporting both corporate IT and manufacturing/OT environments.

This position requires advanced hands‑on expertise, strong documentation discipline, and the ability to translate business and manufacturing requirements into secure, scalable, and resilient network solutions. The Senior Network Engineer plays a critical role in maintaining operational continuity, supporting real-time production systems, and ensuring high availability across all locations. Success in this role also requires the ability to work collaboratively with employees, management, and external vendors to align technical solutions with operational needs.

• Design, implement, and support enterprise network infrastructure across LAN, WAN, wireless, cloud, and hybrid environments, ensuring secure, scalable, and highly available connectivity for corporate, manufacturing, and retail operations. Ensure alignment with regulatory and security frameworks.
• Develop and maintain network architecture standards, configurations, documentation, and disaster recovery capabilities to ensure operational continuity and long-term reliability
• Administer and optimize network technologies including routing, switching, wireless, firewalls, VPNs, cloud networking, network services, and security protocols.
• Serve as the senior escalation point for complex network issues, leading troubleshooting, root cause analysis, incident response, and resolution of production-impacting events.
• Monitor network performance, availability, and capacity; identify risks, implement corrective actions, and drive continuous improvement of network reliability and service delivery.
• Partner with cybersecurity, infrastructure, operations, and application teams to implement secure network solutions and ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, security, and operational standards.
• Lead and support infrastructure projects, including upgrades, site expansions, migrations, modernization initiatives, and integration of emerging technologies.
• Leverage automation, scripting, AI, and infrastructure-as-code practices to improve operational efficiency, scalability, and service quality.
• Manage relationships with network vendors, carriers, managed service providers, and external partners to ensure effective delivery, support, and service performance.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and knowledge sharing while collaborating effectively with employees, management, and business partners across multiple locations.
• Perform onsite support, implementation, and troubleshooting at corporate, manufacturing, and retail facilities and participate in on-call and after-hours support activities as required.
• Perform other related duties as required or assigned.

• CCNP, HPE Aruba Certified Switching Professional/Professional-level networking certification, Azure Network Engineer Associate, or equivalent hands‑on experience required.
• Advanced Cisco, HPE Aruba, cloud networking, security, or architecture certifications preferred.
• Security-related certifications, such as CISSP, or…