Senior Network Engineer

Genentech • Hillsboro, OR

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About The Position

The Senior Network Engineer is a technology-agnostic infrastructure expert who solves complex IT problems and makes critical technical decisions with considerable independence. The role influences technology strategy, mentors teams, and ensures technical designs and deliveries align with long-term organizational objectives and regulatory standards.

The engineer leads design, implementation, and lifecycle management of resilient infrastructure solutions, with a focus on enterprise campus networking and the campus physical network footprint. This includes coordinating on-site technical support and vendor installation teams, automating repetitive tasks, managing network assets and hardware refreshes, and serving as an escalation point for critical network outages.

The position works with business stakeholders, senior managers, vendors, service providers, architects, and distributed teams to translate business needs into network solutions and guide strategic decisions. It also supports project planning, cost optimization, compliance with quality and regulatory standards, and adherence to the organization’s Technical Architecture Framework.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a Business field, or equivalent experience.
• 5–8 years of experience supporting and implementing complex data networks.
• Demonstrated experience technically leading challenging projects, small-to-medium technical teams, and medium-sized initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience making strategic technical decisions and leading large- to enterprise-level project teams.
• Proven ability to architect, design, and implement integrated, reliable infrastructure solutions across technology domains.
• Experience building trusted partnerships with business stakeholders, translating complex business requirements into network solutions, and driving strategic alignment.
• Advanced expertise in enterprise campus networking, including core/distribution/access switching, BGP/OSPF routing protocols, enterprise WLAN, NAC/802.1X, firewalls, and SD-WAN.
• Knowledge of broader infrastructure domains such as platform, compute and storage, datacenter management, or network management.
• Experience managing physical-layer infrastructure and campus server/MDF rooms, and supervising third-party contractors for physical rollouts and Hands & Feet activities.
• Knowledge of multiple business areas beyond IT infrastructure and how infrastructure affects business processes.
• Experience applying IT operations best practices in an always-up, always-available service environment.
• Outstanding problem-solving and decision-making skills, including the ability to integrate advanced technological concepts into viable solutions.
• Ability to remain calm, focused, and decisive during major outages or aggressive project deadlines.
• Ability to track bills of materials, support project budget definition, and optimize operational costs.
• Practical experience with IT service management tools for incident resolution, task tracking, and strict change control.

Nice To Haves

• CCNP or CCNA certification.
• ServiceNow experience is highly preferred.
• Experience using Scrum and Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and implement integrated, resilient infrastructure solutions across technology domains.
• Make technical design and delivery decisions with considerable independent judgment and accountability.
• Oversee campus physical network infrastructure, including MDF/IDF rooms, structured cabling, and hardware deployment.
• Coordinate local Hands & Feet technical support and external vendor installation teams to maintain on-site operational health.
• Automate repetitive tasks using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or custom scripts.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, including through proofs of concept, and guide promising ideas into final products.
• Lead end-to-end infrastructure solution design, maintain component standards, and act as an escalation point for critical network outages.
• Communicate complex technical information and potential solutions to stakeholders, including senior business leaders, in non-technical terms.
• Advise senior managers on technology strategy, policies, and objectives, and manage relationships with line-of-business stakeholders.
• Influence technology vendors, manage local ISP/TELCO providers, and collaborate with IT partners such as Enterprise Architects and Solution Owners.
• Make strategic decisions affecting departmental goals and lead large- to enterprise-level project teams.
• Manage network asset lifecycles and hardware refresh projects, and optimize campus infrastructure deployment costs.
• Ensure solutions comply with quality and regulatory standards and the organization’s Technical Architecture Framework.
• Estimate engineering resources, dependencies, risks, and timelines for project planning.
• Lead and mentor geo-distributed teams and provide specialized guidance across product lines and locations.
• Track bills of materials, support project budget definition, and optimize operational costs.
• Use IT service management tools for incident resolution, task tracking, and change control.

Benefits

• A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.
• Benefits are available as detailed at the link provided in the posting.
• Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior