Sr. Network Engineer

Creative Artists Agency • Nashville, TN

1d • 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 its global offices, data centers, and cloud environments. This senior, hands-on role owns routing, switching, and network security; drives complex infrastructure projects from start to finish; 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 in a fast-moving, high-visibility environment.

The role is hybrid and based in CAA’s Nashville office. The annual base salary range is $163,000–$176,000, and the position is eligible for benefits and a discretionary bonus. CAA offers a competitive compensation and benefits package for regular full-time employees.

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 experience in a senior or lead role.
• Solid working knowledge of routing and switching protocols, including BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP, and enterprise platforms including Cisco Catalyst and Meraki.
• Advanced skills and experience working 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.
• Solid 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 in 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 cloud connectivity in AWS and/or Azure to support secure, reliable performance.
• Use AIOps and AI-driven network assurance, including 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 best practices for policy management.
• Implement and enforce network security controls, including firewalls, NAC, segmentation, and zero-trust principles.
• Monitor network health and capacity, lead performance tuning, and own root-cause analysis for 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 the 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

• 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.
• 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.
• Dental and vision insurance are available as voluntary benefits.
• 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.
• Discretionary bonus.

What This Job Offers

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