Sr. Network Engineer

CAA Club Group • Nashville, TN

4d • $163,000 - $176,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and operation of enterprise network infrastructure connecting global offices, data centers, and cloud environments. This hands-on, high-impact role owns routing, switching, and network security; leads complex infrastructure projects from end to end; and serves as the top escalation point for challenging network issues. The engineer will also mentor junior engineers and help establish technical standards and best practices. The role is hybrid and based in CAA’s Nashville office.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 7 years of hands-on network engineering experience in enterprise or service-provider environments, including a senior or lead role.
• Working knowledge of routing and switching protocols including BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP, and enterprise platforms including Cisco Catalyst and Meraki.
• Advanced skill and experience with Palo Alto firewalls.
• Working experience with network security, firewalls such as Palo Alto or Cisco, and segmentation.
• Design-level experience with SD-WAN and cloud networking in AWS and/or Azure.
• Understanding of network monitoring, packet analysis, and performance troubleshooting.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams.
• Comfort using GenAI tools for configuration validation, documentation, and automated testing.

Nice To Haves

• Industry certifications such as CCIE, CCNA, or CCNP, or cloud certifications such as Azure or AWS.
• Experience with network automation using Python, Ansible, or Terraform.
• Familiarity with media and entertainment workflows or high-bandwidth production environments.
• Experience supporting global, multi-site organizations with 24x7 availability requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain enterprise LAN, WAN, and wireless networks across global offices and data centers.
• Architect and manage SD-WAN, VPN, and AWS and/or Azure cloud connectivity for secure, reliable performance.
• Implement AIOps and AI-driven network assurance using Palo Alto AIOps / Cloud Manager.
• Design network architecture for AI service consumption, including OpenAI and Bedrock.
• Design and configure routing and switching, including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VLANs, and VXLAN, on Cisco Catalyst and Meraki platforms.
• Apply Palo Alto firewall policy-management best practices.
• Implement and enforce network security controls, including firewalls, NAC, segmentation, and zero-trust principles.
• Monitor network health and capacity, lead performance tuning, and conduct root-cause analysis of complex incidents.
• Lead network components of infrastructure projects, including office build-outs, migrations, and technology refreshes.
• Develop and maintain network documentation, standards, diagrams, and runbooks.
• Automate recurring tasks and configuration management using Python, Ansible, Terraform, or similar tools.
• Mentor junior engineers and serve as a tier-3 support and escalation point as needed.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and respond to critical outages outside business hours as needed.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits package for regular full-time employees.
• Medical insurance, with the company paying 80%–100% of the cost.
• Basic life and AD&D insurance, with the company paying 80%–100% of the cost.
• Telemedicine, with the company paying 80%–100% of the cost.
• Employee assistance and mental health counseling in person, virtually, or through text.
• Paid vacation and holidays.
• Paid sick time.
• Paid parental leave and other paid leaves of absence.
• NICU leave.
• Bereavement resources.
• Adoption benefits.
• Educational assistance.
• Mental health resources.
• Voluntary dental and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan.
• Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care.
• Health savings account.
• Voluntary life and AD&D insurance.
• Commuter benefits.
• Other statutory mandated benefits.
• Eligible for a discretionary bonus.

What This Job Offers

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