Sr Network Engineer- Jacksonville, FL

WebTPA • Jacksonville, FL

3d • $100,400 - $163,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Network Engineer designs, implements, and operates enterprise network infrastructure across campus, data center, cloud, and remote-user environments. This hands-on role combines technical expertise with architectural thinking and influences network strategy while mentoring junior team members and partnering with security, cloud, application, and architecture teams to deliver resilient, high-performance services. The position is hybrid, with in-office presence required three days per week.

The engineer provides expert consulting, leads the development and implementation of large-scale networking solutions, and directs technical teams resolving complex network and system issues. The role includes cloud network architecture, network observability, automation and Infrastructure-as-Code, vendor evaluation, operational process development, documentation, performance analysis, maintenance, incident response, and participation in monthly releases and disaster recovery exercises. The position participates in an on-call rotation and leads major incident response when business-impacting network issues occur.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of related work experience in network infrastructure design and administration.
• A related bachelor's degree in an IT-related field or additional equivalent related work experience.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in network operations.
• Ability to manage tasks independently and take ownership of responsibilities.
• Ability to learn from mistakes and apply constructive feedback to improve performance.
• Ability to communicate highly complex technical information clearly and articulately to audiences at all levels.
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment.
• Strong critical-thinking skills to evaluate alternatives and present solutions consistent with business objectives and strategy.
• Broad, expert knowledge of multiple tools or products, with deep knowledge of at least one particular tool or product.
• Proven leadership abilities, including knowledge sharing, conflict resolution, facilitating open discussions, fairness, and appropriate assertiveness.

Nice To Haves

• CCNP, CCIE, or equivalent certifications; cloud certifications such as AWS Advanced Networking Specialty or Azure Network Engineer.
• Experience with SD-WAN platforms such as Cisco Viptela/Catalyst SD-WAN, Versa, Fortinet, or Palo.
• Experience supporting regulated environments, including HIPAA, PCI, SOC 2, or FedRAMP.
• Experience with observability platforms such as Datadog, ThousandEyes, or NetBrain.
• Hands-on automation and scripting experience, including Postman or Ansible.
• Experience using Agile methodology.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Jacksonville-area residency or willingness to relocate before the start date.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert-level consulting to internal and external customers and partners, resolving issues or maximizing capabilities for complex, high-impact environments.
• Manage cloud network architecture, including Transit Gateway and hub-and-spoke designs, Direct Connect and ExpressRoute circuits, VPC/VNet design, and centralized inspection patterns.
• Build and maintain network observability, including dashboards, alerting, and capacity planning, using tools such as Datadog, ThousandEyes, SolarWinds, or equivalent.
• Develop automation and Infrastructure-as-Code using tools such as Python, Ansible, and Terraform to streamline configuration management, compliance, and change deployment.
• Lead the design and implementation of large-scale networking solutions based on business requirements.
• Author and maintain network diagrams, runbooks, standards, and as-built records.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and lead major incident response when network issues affect the business.
• Lead technical teams resolving complex network and system problems, including protocol analysis, system errors, interoperability issues, security incidents, and disaster recovery events; contribute to technical strategies and architectures.
• Research, evaluate, and select vendor solutions.
• Design systems and develop processes and procedures for network operations and maintenance.
• Work with architects to develop network strategies and architectures.
• Diagnose and resolve infrastructure, hardware, and software design and maintenance issues, and consult with senior management on technical matters.
• Monitor and maintain network systems.
• Prepare reports, analyze network performance trends, issues, and metrics, and recommend courses of action.
• Implement and deploy technology designs, troubleshoot and resolve issues, and develop procedures and documentation.
• Participate in monthly releases and disaster recovery exercises.
• Develop and maintain procedures.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and global travel health insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability programs.
• Leave programs to support personal circumstances.
• Retirement Savings Plan with employer match.
• Paid time off, volunteer time off, 10 holidays, and 2 well-being days.
• Additional voluntary benefits.
• Comprehensive wellness program.
• Competitive pay and opportunities for incentive or commission compensation.
• Regular annual reviews with pay-for-performance considerations for base pay increases.

What This Job Offers

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