Project Engineer

Sonaca North America•St. Charles, MO

About The Position

Sonaca North America is driven by a passion for innovation and a commitment to excellence. As a leading provider of aerospace and defense solutions, we are dedicated to making air and space travel safe and sustainable. We have 10 locations across North America and our engineering expertise and operational excellence set us apart from the competition. Since the beginning in 1948, we have a proven track record of delivering high-quality products and services that are reliable, safe, and efficient. Our team of experts is dedicated to staying ahead of the curve in the aerospace and defense industry, utilizing the latest technologies and processes to ensure that we deliver the best possible solutions to our customers. We are currently seeking a Senior Network Engineer. With minimal supervision and general direction, the Senior Network Engineer will maintain the operation of all Local Area Networks and the Wide Area Network. This position will architect new solutions for increasing efficiencies, reducing costs, increased security, and/or scalability. Introduce new technology as appropriate for keeping the Sonaca North America network current with industry. While performing all duties and responsibilities, the Network Engineer will always model Sonaca North America values and principles and act in a manner consistent with the Sonaca North America Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

Requirements

Knowledge of Cisco telephony, Cisco and Juniper switching and routers, Palo Alto firewalls and Meraki wireless
Minimum 5 years’ experience as Network Administrator
Network design and architecture in a multi-site environment
Network monitoring, metrics, and troubleshooting
Network documentation, drawings, inventory
Wireless networking at an enterprise level
Network security at an enterprise level
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
Excellent presentation skills
Ability to work in a high stress environment with multiple changing priorities
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Self-motivated

Nice To Haves

Experience with SD WAN technologies preferably with Aruba SD WAN an asset
Experience with HPE Clearpass for NAC would be considered an asset.
Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent training and experience
Experience working in a manufacturing environment is a plus
Industry Certifications are a plus (CCNA, CCNP, Network +, etc.)

Responsibilities

Solution and maintain the operation of all Local Area Networks and Wide Area Networks including all routers and switches.
Solution and maintain firewalls, including the remote access solution
Create and maintain network architecture documentation, standards and procedures
Solution and maintain wireless environments
Solution and maintain fiber channel environment for storage
Coordinate all wiring changes (line drops, terminations, etc.) with plant maintenance departments or general managers
Solution and maintain the Wide Area Network circuits through the Service Provider(s)
Solution and maintain Internet solution(s)
Solution and maintain web filtering
Coordinate, solution and maintain network security with security department
Solution and maintain metrics of system/network performance, network/system monitoring
Maintain logs of all network outages and cause of these outages, Root Cause Analysis
Assist with other IT related issues/projects as required

Benefits

401(k) retirement savings plan with a percentage company-match contribution
Competitive wages
Paid holidays
Paid time off
Medical, dental, vision, life, and accidental insurance
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Employee assistance plan — for access to counseling, consulting and other community resources
Wellness program
Tuition assistance