Senior Network Engineer

Hello, Good morning, We OpenKyber, a growing IT services organization delivering scalable technology solutions, and we are expanding our team with qualified talent. We have an immediate opening for a Sr. Network Engineer Digital Infrastructure with strong hands-on experience to support a long-term engagement with our client. Must collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

Role: Sr. Network Engineer Digital Infrastructure

Location: Plymouth, MN Locals Needed

Experience: 8+ Years

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Network Engineer to play a key role in delivering complex infrastructure projects and advancing the enterprise network environment. The ideal candidate will provide deep technical expertise in enterprise networking, SD-WAN, Cisco technologies, network architecture, security, and advanced troubleshooting. This individual will drive technical quality, resolve complex infrastructure challenges, and contribute to strategic technology decisions while ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and best practices.

Reports To: Director of Infrastructure Platform Engineering

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize SD-WAN hub-and-spoke architectures with a focus on scalability, reliability, and transport independence.
• Architect, deploy, and enhance enterprise wired and wireless network solutions in collaboration with vendors, stakeholders, and internal engineering teams.
• Provide senior-level technical expertise for physical and logical network infrastructure initiatives.
• Ensure network designs and implementations align with technology roadmaps, service lifecycles, and enterprise standards.
• Collaborate with Network Architects, Solution Architects, Enterprise Architects, Cloud Engineers, and Security Teams on infrastructure design and implementation.
• Participate in design reviews and prepare technical change requests for service providers.
• Monitor and analyse network performance across wired, wireless, and SD-WAN environments.
• Utilize telemetry and analytics tools to identify performance issues, troubleshoot complex problems, and determine root causes.
• Contribute to network automation, alerting, configuration management, and remediation workflows while supporting the organization's transition toward NetDevOps practices.
• Implement network security controls and ensure compliance with internal security standards and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Provide Tier 3 support for incidents, service requests, and complex network troubleshooting.
• Lead and contribute to Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and long-term corrective actions.
• Review existing network architectures, configurations, and tools to identify opportunities for improved performance, cost optimization, and resiliency.
• Stay current with emerging networking technologies, Cisco platforms, SD-WAN advancements, and industry best practices.
• Contribute to technical documentation, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• 7+ years of enterprise network engineering experience with strong expertise in Cisco technologies.
• 3 5 years of hands-on experience designing and deploying SD-WAN solutions.
• 5+ years of experience working with cross-functional teams, including architects, cloud engineers, security teams, and infrastructure teams.
• Strong experience with enterprise network architecture, design, implementation, and troubleshooting.
• Current CCNP or higher certification.
• Strong knowledge of infrastructure technologies, including networking, servers, and cloud environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to lead technical initiatives, coordinate across teams, facilitate decisions, and drive projects to successful completion.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.

Preferred Skills

• Advanced Cisco networking expertise
• SD-WAN architecture and deployment
• Enterprise LAN/WAN/Wireless
• Network monitoring and performance analytics
• Network security and compliance
• Network automation / NetDevOps
• Cloud networking
• Vendor management and service-provider coordination
• Infrastructure architecture and technical governance

For applications and inquiries, contact:View email address on us.fitly.work