Sr Network Engineer

Job Summary

The Senior Network Engineer will lead the evaluation of intermediate network systems, recommend resources for scalability, and identify products for enhanced service levels in multisite connectivity environments. Supports standards for low-latency networks in high-traffic retail and omnichannel environments. Recommends enhancements for security, mobility, and access. Provide resolution of complex network problems. Identify and evaluate new products. May provide work leadership and direction to other team members.

This is not a remote role. This role is located in Springfield, MO.

Drive advances in technologies and architectures to increase the value delivered by technology and digital capabilities, either through improvements to the efficiency of the technology environment or through those that reduce the total cost of technology operations. Recommend and participate in activities related to the design, development, and maintenance of the digital capabilities within the enterprise architecture. Design and select business‑critical storage, data center, and client/server environments to design solutions in line with industry best practice and provide a third‑line point of escalation for appropriate global infrastructure solutions.

Produce multiple concepts and prototypes to design digital products/services. Discuss and recommend technical developments to improve the quality of the website/portal/applications software and supporting infrastructure to better meet users’ needs. Design and perform website/applications software tests and respond to user emails to monitor, diagnose, and correct performance issues. Collect business requirements using a variety of methods, such as interviews, document analysis, workshops, and workflow analysis, to express the requirements in terms of target user roles and goals.

Explore and develop a detailed understanding of external developments or emerging issues and contribute to the evaluation of their potential impact on, or usefulness to, the organization. Implement required security measures, such as firewalls or message encryption, and provide input on their design, monitoring performance to notify security experts of any problems. Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching;

gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an in depth understanding of technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media. Contribute to the analysis of information, the drafting of engineering standards and specifications, and the evaluation of the effectiveness of those standards within own engineering discipline to inform engineering work in the organization and/or of its suppliers, contractors, and consultants.

Provide fault isolation and resolution for complex challenges to limit and address issues promptly. Document "as is" and "to be" processes and describe the changes required to migrate to the "to be" capability to record accurately the change required. Conduct research using primary data sources, and select information needed for the analysis of key themes and trends. Mentor associate and network engineers on complex troubleshooting, such as resolving wide area network bottlenecks in revenue generating systems.

Participate in an on‑call rotation and provide flexible response to network outages or urgent incidents to maintain operational continuity.

• Determine and analyze trends from data that is collected to assist in compiling reports that will help in decision‑making.
• Design, execute and report on systems/service tests to ensure that an application functions as specified in the requirements.
• Conduct gap analysis between current and future states to identify components of the overall change strategy.
• Adopt solutions to automate and manage multiple applications and functions within an organization.
• Manage and administer wide area networks (WANs).
• Proficiently…