Senior Network Engineer; Houston Houston, TX

Senior Network Engineer (Houston)

Join Our Client as a Senior Network Engineer and lead the design, security, and optimization of enterprise network infrastructure. Bring your expertise in Cisco, SD-WAN, and cloud environments to drive innovation and reliability across global systems. An exciting opportunity to shape the future of a high-performance network team.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer to design, build, secure, and optimize complex enterprise network environments. This role plays a critical part in ensuring network reliability, performance, and security while contributing to forward-looking architecture and technology strategies.

• Establish and maintain network performance
• Build network configurations and troubleshoot problems
• Design and audit IP addressing schemes
• Develop system configurations and oversee installations
• Define, document, and enforce system standards
• Troubleshoot outages and schedule upgrades to maximize performance
• Configure routers, switches, and SD-WAN equipment
• Collaborate with architects on network optimization
• Secure systems by defining policies and monitoring access
• Maintain knowledge through professional development and industry research
• Partner with security teams to ensure enterprise-level protection
• Provide technical strategy and guidance for network growth and innovation
• Lead changes in architecture, design, and technologies
• Serve as a technical consultant on enterprise-wide projects
• Support LAN, WAN, WLAN, and Cloud connectivity architectures
• Manage network infrastructure for growth, resilience, and disaster recovery
• Provide 3rd level support for escalated network issues
• Assist with wireless infrastructure and EA network design impacts
• Lead large-scale network projects and provide regular progress updates
• Maintain compliance with company policies, procedures, and safety requirements

• MUST HAVE Strong knowledge of IP Routing Protocols including and specifically EIGRP and BGP including outage handling and migrations, eBGP/iBGP, route policies, etc.))
• 10+ years of LAN/WAN networking experience with deep understanding of communication methods (Multi-site, DC, retail or similar)
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with network firewall security (Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet)
• Proven expertise in large-scale WAN/LAN Cisco network design and maintenance
• Experience managing network projects and vendor/telco carrier relationships (Voice SIP/Web Ex Cloud/Call Manager)
• Full understanding of OSI model, DNS, DHCP, IP routing (L3), and switching (L2)
• Experience with SD-WAN technologies, Meraki preferred
• Cloud networking architecture (GCP, AWS, Azure preferred including gateways, VPC/VNet, VPN, peering)
• Experience with Wi-Fi protocols and products (Aruba and Meraki preferred)
• Proficiency in TCP/IP protocols in large networks
• Strong IP scheme design and deployment background

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• CCNA/CCNP or higher certification
• Experience with Cisco Call Manager and Web Ex Cloud
• Knowledge of SIP and voice routing
• Knowledge of both Cisco and Fortinet with preferred expertise in migrations from CISCO to Fortinet