Senior Network Engineer

Senior Network Engineer

• Lead the design, implementation, and governance of secure, resilient, and scalable network infrastructure. Act as a technical expert and strategic advisor in planning and deploying enterprise-wide connectivity solutions. Mentor junior staff, drive innovation, and ensure alignment with business goals, cybersecurity standards, and operational best practices.
• Lead network architecture planning and high-level design to support current and future business needs.
• Design solutions that integrate security, performance, and disaster recovery requirements.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption paths to leadership.
• Oversee configuration, deployment, and optimization of routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, load balancers, and WAN optimization tools.
• Guide infrastructure upgrades and ensure proper documentation of network changes.
• Own the development and maintenance of network standards, documentation, and procedures.
• Use advanced monitoring tools to assess and tune network health, availability, and performance.

• Bachelors degree in network engineering, computer science, or related field required.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in enterprise network engineering.
• Demonstrated experience with enterprise-grade hardware (Cisco, Palo Alto, Juniper, etc.)
• Familiarity with SD-WAN, NAC, VPN, DNS, DHCP, and VLANs
• Proven experience with high-availability, fault-tolerant infrastructure design

• Certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, or equivalent required or strongly preferred

This is a Hybrid position working both remotely from the State of Michigan, and working in the Farm Bureau Home Office located in Lansing, Michigan (Onsite three days a week).

Farm Bureau offers a full benefit package including medical, dental, vision, and 401K.

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