Responsibilities include:
- Design, implement, and support scalable enterprise network infrastructure across LAN, WAN, wireless, SD‑WAN, and cloud environments to ensure high availability, performance, and security.
- Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot network security technologies, including firewalls, network segmentation, NAC, VPNs, and traffic prioritization to protect business‑critical systems.
- Operate and maintain multi‑vendor network environments (switching, routing, wireless, and firewalls), ensuring consistent standards, configurations, and documentation across all sites.
- Support large‑scale network projects and rollouts, including site upgrades, new facility deployments, hardware refreshes, and technology initiatives with minimal disruption to operations.
- Monitor network performance and proactively resolve issues, leveraging monitoring, logging, and alerting tools to identify risks before they impact users or production systems.
- Collaborate with IT, cybersecurity, and application teams to align network design with business requirements, security policies, and application performance needs.
- Maintain accurate network documentation and runbooks, including diagrams, IP addressing, VLAN standards, and change procedures to support scalable operations and knowledge sharing.
- Provide escalation‑level support for complex network incidents, performing root cause analysis and implementing long‑term corrective actions.
- Engage with vendors and service providers to support circuit provisioning, troubleshooting, upgrades, and lifecycle management.
Candidate Qualifications:
- Required Qualifications
- 3+ years of hands‑on experience supporting enterprise network environments (LAN, WAN, wireless).
- Experience deploying, configuring, and troubleshooting network infrastructure such as switches, firewalls, wireless access points, and SDWAN.
- Strong documentation skills, including network diagrams, standards, and operational runbooks.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across IT, security, and business teams.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Cisco CCNA certification (or equivalent practical experience).
- Experience working in multi‑site or manufacturing/industrial environments.
- Exposure to network security technologies such as firewalls, VPNs, NAC, or network segmentation.
- Familiarity with multi‑vendor networking environments and SD‑WAN solutions.