Network Engineer

Akkodis is seeking a Network Engineer for a 6-month contract job with a client in St Paul, Minnesota (onsite). Looking for a Senior Network Engineer (10+ years of experience). Prefer someone who has experience working in the oil and gas industry, plants; energy sector. Under general direction, responsible for activities related to network engineering. Pay Range: $65/hr- $70/hr on W2. The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors. Responsibilities Lead network design and engineering initiatives. Develop network architecture and design solutions rather than day-to-day operational support. Partner with Corporate IT, Application teams, and other infrastructure groups. Provide technical leadership and mentor other team members. Present technical recommendations and updates to senior leadership. Support the rollout of a major NextGen Maintenance initiative, which will enable maintenance personnel to leverage mobile devices in the field. Travel to refinery locations and corporate offices as needed. Required Approximately 10+ years of network engineering/design experience. Strong Layer 1 and Layer 2 networking expertise. Experience with: Cisco networking equipment, Arista switches, Fiber networking infrastructure, Core switching technology, and strong troubleshooting skills. Network design and architecture experience. Preferred Routing knowledge (does not need to be a routing expert). Security experience. Job Description Ensures long-term requirements of the Last Mile Networking Product Team and is included in the overall Refining IT planning of the department. Lead configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of switches and wireless devices. Monitor network performance, availability, and capacity; recommend improvements to improve resiliency, scalability, and service quality. Troubleshoot complex network incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence. Develop and enforce network security standards, segmentation strategies, and access controls. Plan and execute network upgrades, migrations, hardware refreshes, lifecycle replacements, and infrastructure modernization projects. Collaborate with cybersecurity, server, cloud, application, operations, and business teams to deliver integrated technical solutions. Create and maintain network diagrams, configuration standards, operational procedures, implementation plans, and support documentation. Provide technical mentoring and escalation support for junior engineers, operations teams, and support personnel. Participate in change management, incident response, disaster recovery planning, and on-call support for critical network services. Technical Skills Routing and Switching: Advanced knowledge of TCP/IP, VLANs, STP, HSRP/VRRP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, MPLS, QoS, subnetting, route redistribution, and routing design. Network Security: Experience with ACLs, network segmentation, zero trust principles, IDS/IPS, NAC, secure remote access, and vulnerability remediation. Wireless Networking: Experience designing, deploying, and supporting enterprise wireless networks, wireless controllers, access points, RF planning, authentication, and performance tuning. SD-WAN and WAN Technologies: Experience with SD-WAN, WAN optimization, carrier circuits, internet edge design, failover, redundancy, and remote site connectivity. Network Monitoring and Tools: Proficiency with monitoring, logging, packet capture, configuration management, and troubleshooting tools such as SolarWinds, Wireshark, NetFlow, SNMP, syslog, and network automation platforms. Automation and Scripting: Working knowledge of Python, PowerShell, Ansible, APIs, templates, and infrastructure-as-code concepts to improve consistency and reduce manual effort. High Availability and Resiliency: Ability to design redundant network architectures, disaster recovery connectivity, failover strategies, and highly available production environments. Documentation and Standards: Strong ability to maintain accurate diagrams, IP address management, standards, runbooks, configuration baselines, and operational procedures. Soft Skills Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and business stakeholders. Comfortable presenting and briefing senior leadership. Proven mentoring and technical leadership experience. Ability to collaborate across multiple functional teams. Travel Approximately 25–35% travel. Travel will primarily be to refinery sites, with occasional travel to corporate offices. Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Contract Job function Information Technology, Consulting, and Other Industries Oil and Gas, Oil, Gas, and Mining, and Oil and Coal Product Manufacturing Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled medical dental vision life insurance short-term disability additional voluntary benefits an EAP program commuter benefits a 401K plan Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client. 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