Sr Network Engineer (St. Louis

PLEASE NOTE:

This position requires permanent U.S. work authorization. Candidates requiring current or future visa sponsorship, including those on OPT, CPT or H1/H4, are not eligible for this role. This role is not open for staffing partners or corp-to-corp candidates.

World Wide Technology (WWT) strives to make a new world happen. WWT's work benefits clients and partners as much as it does its people and community across the globe. Founded in 1990, WWT brings together strategy, deep technical expertise and world-class partnerships to help public and private sector organizations design, build and scale intelligent AI, digital, cybersecurity, cloud and infrastructure solutions.

Through its Advanced Technology Center (ATC) - a collaborative ecosystem featuring state-of-the-art hardware and software, WWT enables clients and partners to conceptualize, test and validate innovative technology and then deploy solutions at scale using its global integration and distribution capabilities. With more than 14,000 team members and over 60 locations globally, WWT's culture-grounded in core values and leadership philosophies has been recognized by Fortune® and Great Place to Work for its commitment to innovation, trust and creating a great place to work for all.

WWT provides products and services to large enterprise, global service provider and public sector clients in up to 130 countries across six continents. Softchoice, a World Wide Technology company, supports commercial and SMB markets in the U.S. and Canada.

World Wide Technology (WWT) is seeking a Network Engineer for the Business Infrastructure Services team, with the opportunity to convert to a full-time role based on performance and business need. As a valued member of the team, you will design, implement, and maintain network infrastructure supporting WWT's NAIC warehouse operations while actively contributing to network security initiatives that protect, segment, and harden those environments.

This role requires the ability to support an on-site presence at the NAIC warehouses in Edwardsville, IL, and demands strong communication skills to collaborate with warehouse integration center leadership and cross-functional IT resources. As in all things at WWT, we are looking to take our organization to the next level. Even though we say our responsibility is to manage the above items, we are expected to continually look for enhancement opportunities for the support and services we offer to our stakeholders.

We are looking for candidates who continually strive to improve themselves so they can improve the organization as well.

• Design, configure, install, test, and maintain Cisco networking equipment - including routers, switches, firewalls, wireless controllers, and access points - across data center, remote site, and cloud environments.
• Configure and maintain static and dynamic routing protocols, including BGP and EIGRP, for internal and external connectivity.
• Configure and troubleshoot LAN protocols such as VPC, LACP, and STP.
• Deploy and maintain wireless networks by performing site surveys to properly locate, install, and RF-tune access points for optimal coverage.
• Configure and maintain monitoring tools for proactive analysis, alerting, and trend analysis of network health and performance.
• Troubleshoot network performance issues in collaboration with vendors, carriers, and end users.
• Review Quality of Service (QoS) configuration and perform operability and performance testing to proactively optimize the network.
• Perform scheduled maintenance on network infrastructure.
• Assist in creating and maintaining disaster recovery plans.
• Create and maintain documentation including as-builts, network diagrams, and knowledge-base articles.
• Generate hardware and software procurement lists and follow established processes to procure items.
• Develop and maintain network automation processes using Python, Ansible, or similar languages.
• Provide technical support and training to other teams as needed.

• Configure and manage Cisco firewalls (ASA / Firepower) including NAT rules, ACLs, DACLs, and security policies.
• Design and implement network segmentation strategies - VLANs, VRFs, and microsegmentation - to limit lateral movement and enforce least-privilege access.
• Support zero trust network access (ZTNA) initiatives by applying identity-aware, context-driven access policies across the network.
• Deploy, tune, and maintain IDS/IPS systems for threat detection and prevention across the perimeter and internal network segments.
• Configure and support VPN technologies including DMVPN, IPSec site-to-site VPN, and remote access VPN for secure connectivity.
• Monitor network traffic for anomalous behavior and participate in incident response activities alongside the security team.
• Collaborate with the security team to remediate vulnerabilities and implement network-level security controls.
• Enforce network security policies aligned…