Sr. Network Engineer

TEKsystems • San Diego, CA

8d • $103,480 - $161,200 • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Network Engineer will help evolve a large-scale, highly regulated enterprise network environment. This hands-on technical leadership role designs, implements, and optimizes enterprise network solutions; shapes network architecture and technology direction; and leads modernization and infrastructure projects from planning through deployment. The position is permanent and fully onsite in San Diego, California. The role is paid hourly, with a stated annual pay range of $103,480 to $161,200 and hourly rates listed as $49.75 to $67.25; overtime requires approval.

The engineer will work with infrastructure teams, vendors, and leadership on routing, switching, WAN, LAN, VPN, data center, security, load balancing, and network modernization initiatives. Projects may include VXLAN implementation, greenfield deployments, core infrastructure modernization, load balancer redesigns, ISP redesigns, hardware lifecycle refreshes, and enterprise network optimization.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of enterprise network engineering experience.
• Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale network solutions.
• Strong expertise in routing and switching technologies, including BGP and OSPF.
• Experience leading network migrations, modernization efforts, and infrastructure refreshes.
• Deep troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
• Experience developing implementation plans and leading technical deployments.
• Ability to communicate technical decisions clearly to technical and business stakeholders.
• Strong collaboration, leadership, and project ownership skills.

Nice To Haves

• VXLAN experience.
• F5 load balancing experience.
• Check Point or Palo Alto firewall experience.
• SD-WAN experience.
• Cisco Nexus and/or ACI experience.
• Cloud networking experience with Azure and/or AWS.
• Infrastructure automation using Python, Terraform, or Ansible.
• Experience in financial services or another highly regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support enterprise network infrastructure solutions.
• Develop network architecture recommendations and implementation strategies.
• Lead infrastructure modernization projects, technology refreshes, and network redesign initiatives.
• Engineer and support routing, switching, WAN, LAN, VPN, data center, and security solutions.
• Create migration, deployment, testing, and rollback plans for critical infrastructure changes.
• Troubleshoot complex network issues and serve as a senior escalation point.
• Partner with infrastructure teams, vendors, and leadership to evaluate and implement new technologies.
• Support load balancing, firewall, and network security platforms.
• Contribute to strategic planning and future-state network architecture.
• Mentor fellow engineers and promote technical excellence across the team.
• Maintain documentation, standards, and best practices.
• Lead or contribute to VXLAN implementation, greenfield routing and switching deployments, core infrastructure modernization, load balancer redesigns and upgrades, ISP redesign initiatives, hardware lifecycle refresh programs, and enterprise-wide network optimization efforts.

Benefits

• 401(k) with a 3% company match plus an additional employer contribution.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, with PPO and HMO options.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 annually for eligible employees.
• Degree completion bonuses up to $1,500 for a Bachelor's degree and $3,000 for a Master's degree.
• Company-paid life insurance and long-term disability coverage.
• Wellness reimbursement up to $200 per year.
• Employee referral bonus program up to $1,000.
• Approved overtime is available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed