Sr. Network Engineer

Job Description Who We Are Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the leading entertainment and sports agency, with global expertise in filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, trademark licensing, and philanthropy.  Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, CAA’s diverse workforce identifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organizations that shape culture and inspire the world.  

The trailblazer of the agency business, CAA was the first to build a sports business, create an investment bank, launch a venture fund, found technology start-up companies, establish a philanthropic arm, build a business in China, and form a brand marketing services division, among other innovations. Named Most Valuable Sports Agency by Forbes for eight consecutive years, CAA represents more than 2,000 of the world’s top athletes in football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, in addition to coaches, on-air broadcasters, and sports personalities and works in the areas of broadcast rights, corporate marketing initiatives, social impact, and sports properties for sales and sponsorship opportunities.

Founded in 1975, CAA is headquartered in Los Angeles, and has offices in New York, Nashville, Memphis, Chicago, Miami, London, Munich, Geneva, Stockholm, Shanghai, and Beijing, among other locations globally.

The Role We are seeking a Senior Network Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and operation of the enterprise network infrastructure that connects CAA's global offices, data centers, and cloud environments. As a senior member of the team, you will own routing, switching, and network security, drive complex infrastructure projects end to end, and serve as the top escalation point for the most challenging network issues.

You will also mentor junior engineers and help set technical standards and best practices. This is a hands-on, high-impact role for an experienced engineer who thrives on solving difficult problems in a fast-moving, high-visibility environment.

Responsibilities Design, deploy, and maintain enterprise LAN, WAN, and wireless networks across global offices and data centers.

Architect and manage SD-WAN, VPN, and cloud connectivity (AWS and/or Azure) to ensure secure, reliable performance.

AIOps and AI-driven network assurance (Palo Alto AIOPs / Cloud manager)
AIOps and AI-driven network assurance (Palo Alto AIOPs / Cloud manager)
Network architecture for AI service consumption (OpenAI/Bedrock)
Design and Configure routing and switching (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VLANs, VXLAN) on Cisco (Catalyst and Meraki).Expertise in Palo Alto best practices policy management

Implement and enforce network security controls, including firewalls, NAC, segmentation, and zero-trust principles.

Monitor network health and capacity, lead performance tuning, and own root-cause analysis on complex incidents.

Lead network components of infrastructure projects, including office build-outs, migrations, and technology refreshes.

Develop and maintain network documentation, standards, diagrams, and runbooks.

Automate recurring tasks and configuration management using Python, Ansible, Terraform, or similar tooling.

Mentor junior engineers and serve as the tier-3 support and escalation point as needed.

Participate in an on-call rotation and respond to critical outages outside of business hours as needed.

Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
7+ years of hands-on network engineering experience in enterprise or service-provider environments, including a senior or lead role.

Solid working knowledge…