Network Operations Engineer

Position: Network Operations Engineer | Cisco Meraki | SD-WAN

Location: Dallas Texas (Onsite)

Experience: [10-35 Years]

Job Type: Full-time

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly experienced Network Operations Engineer with strong expertise in LAN/WAN infrastructure and Cisco Meraki environments to support and optimize enterprise networks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and support LAN/WAN networks (routing, switching, security)

• Configure and troubleshoot Cisco Meraki SD-WAN & Wireless solutions

• Perform network monitoring, performance tuning, and capacity planning

• Handle incident management, RCA, and critical outage escalations

• Ensure network security, redundancy, and disaster recovery readiness

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, vendors, and ISPs

• Maintain network documentation and SOPs

Required Skills:

• 10+ years in Network Operations / NOC / Infrastructure

• Strong in Routing (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP) & Switching (VLAN, STP, QoS)

• Hands-on with Cisco Meraki (SD-WAN, Wireless, Security)

• Experience with monitoring tools (SolarWinds, PRTG, ThousandEyes)

• Solid exposure to Firewalls, VPNs, and network security

• Basic understanding of cloud networking (AWS / Azure / GCP)

• Certifications: CCNP / Meraki (preferred)

• Network automation (Python, Ansible)

• ITIL / change management exposure

Disclaimer

HCL is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees regardless of race, religion, sex, color, age, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, physical disability or genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with federal, state, and/or local law. Should any applicant have concerns about discrimination in the hiring process, they should provide a detailed report of those concerns to View email address on click.appcast.io for investig

Compensation and Benefits

A candidate’s pay within the range will depend on their work location, skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need-based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year.