Senior Network Engineer

Senior Network Engineer

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Position: Senior Network Engineer

Location: New Braunfels, TX (4 Days Remote)

Project Scope: A senior enterprise network engineer who will focus primarily on network design and architecture while supporting day-to-day operations and complex escalations. The environment supports approximately 8,000 employees and 230 remote sites, with the data centre hosted in Azure; it is currently Cisco-based and is expected to transition toward Juniper beginning in 2027, with Netskope identified as the future SD-WAN direction.

Team Size & Breakdown: Smaller team size, this person will be expected to hit the ground running at a Senior level.

High-Level Individual Duties:

• Design and architect enterprise LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, Azure, wireless, and network security solutions.
• Support an Azure-centric environment using Azure Firewall and hub-based networking while helping guide hybrid connectivity and future-state architecture.
• Maintain and optimize the current Cisco environment, including Cisco Viptela SD-WAN, while supporting the planned transition to Juniper and broader future-state technologies.
• Perform basic network operations, troubleshoot complex incidents, conduct root-cause analysis, and serve as a senior escalation point.
• Lead network upgrades, migrations, site rollouts, standards, documentation, and coordination with vendors and cross-functional teams.
• Support variable after-hours work as business needs require

Must-Haves (Concepts & Tools):

• Proven experience designing and supporting large, complex enterprise networks; the prior candidate lacked the required enterprise-level background.
• Strong Cisco routing and switching experience in the current environment.
• Generalized SD-WAN design, operations, and troubleshooting experience; direct Cisco Viptela experience is highly relevant but broader vendor expertise is transferable.
• Azure networking experience, especially Azure Firewall, network hubs, cloud connectivity, and hybrid architecture.
• Enterprise LAN/WAN, network security, firewall, VPN, wireless, NAC, monitoring, and root-cause analysis knowledge.
• Palo Alto firewall and broader network security experience. (Target this in your search)

• Ability to balance architecture work with hands-on network operations and senior-level incident escalation.
• Bachelor's degree or at least eight years of network engineering experience; degree and certification requirements are flexible for strong hands-on candidates.

Nice-to-Haves:

• Juniper OS and Juniper Mist experience to support the planned 2027 transition.
• Netskope experience aligned with the future SD-WAN direction.
• Deep NAC platform experience, such as Cisco Client, Aruba ClearPass, or FortiNAC.
• Advanced Azure services such as ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, Virtual WAN, NSGs, DNS, load balancing, and Private Endpoints.
• Relevant certifications such as CCNP, PCNSE, AZ-700, Juniper, HPE/Aruba, or SD-WAN vendor credentials.