Senior Network Engineer (Full-Time)

Senior Network Engineer

Circuit of The Americas (COTA) is a 365-entertainment destination for world-class events located in Austin, TX. The sports and entertainment portfolio at COTA is unmatched in the country with Formula 1 US Grand Prix, NASCAR and MotoGP attracting global fans during championship races on the famed Circuit and Live Nation producing over 30 headline concerts every year at the Germania Insurance Amphitheater. Opening in 2026, COTALAND, is on over 30-acres featuring two first of their kind Roller Coasters and 30 rides.

As the Senior Network Engineer, you will partner with our team to work on several projects including upgrading our networks at our campus. In this position, you assess our current operations, identify weaknesses, and install the hardware and software necessary to fix them. This may include tasks as simple as installing firewalls or a VPN, or completely revising our wireless internet system. This is a Full-Time onsite role.

Essential Functions:

• Support the IT infrastructure for major race events
• Responding to emergency outages promptly
• RJ-45 and Fiber Cabling and troubleshooting
• Configuring and troubleshooting wireless technologies like Office WLAN, BYOD, Guest Sponsor Portal
• Monitor Network equipment via SEIM
• Monitoring, investigating and retiring equipment alarms
• Excellent communication and conversation skills (Verbal and Written). Perform root cause analysis.
• Should be willing to work extra hours / weekends during Major Events, i.e. Formula 1, NASCAR, MotoGP, Concerts and Track Events.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Experience supporting Cisco equipment. (Routing and switching); Cisco IOS, Nexus, WLC, Meraki
• Certifications: CompTIA Network+, CCNA, CCNP R&S
• Strong understanding of 802.11 radio frequency (RF) link performance, reliability, and quality
• Network Automation with Ansible
• Certificate based authentication
• Strong troubleshooting skills
• Strong documentation and organizational skills
• Must maintain composer in from of clients and vendors
• Strong interpersonal skills; can effectively communicate and relate to all levels within and outside the organization; create and build positive and productive relationships.
• Hires outstanding candidates; has sound judgment in identifying strengths and weaknesses of others.
• Drives the team and the organization for results in order to improve bottom line performance; able to make timely or planned decisions appropriate to the circumstances or situation.
• Ability to make tough decisions, gains input from others and moves decisions forward in the organization.
• Responds quickly and effectively to changing trends and circumstances; embraces change and welcomes fresh perspectives; learns from past mistakes and adjusts accordingly.
• Ability to manage appropriate steps to get projects completed; has strong abilities to organize people and processes; can create a plan for resourceful workflow.
• Can be trusted to act in a manner that is truthful and values direct, honest communication at all levels of the organization.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
• CCNA Certification
• Several years of Network Engineering Experience
• Comfortable working with LAN and WAN Network
• Ability to stand, sit, use of hands to handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms.
• Ability to lift and/ or move up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to squat, bend, twist, push/pull.
• Ability to stand/walk for long periods.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.
• Work in extreme environments outdoors throughout the year.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be loud during events.

Salary commensurate with experience.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:

COTA strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.