Sr. Network Engineer

Sonaca North America • Tulsa, OK

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About The Position

Sonaca North America is seeking a Sr. Network Engineer to maintain its Local Area Networks and Wide Area Network with minimal supervision and general direction. The role architects solutions to improve efficiency, reduce costs, increase security, and support scalability, and introduces appropriate technology to keep the network current with industry practices. The engineer also models Sonaca North America’s values and follows its Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

The position supports network infrastructure and services across the organization, including routers, switches, firewalls, remote access, wireless, fiber channel storage, WAN circuits, internet connectivity, and web filtering. It coordinates wiring changes with plant maintenance departments or general managers, and works with the security department on network security. The role monitors performance, maintains network documentation and outage logs, and assists with other IT issues and projects as needed. Travel is required approximately 15% of the time.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training and experience.
• At least 5 years of experience as a Network Administrator.
• Experience with network design and architecture in a multi-site environment.
• Experience with network monitoring, metrics, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with network documentation, drawings, and inventory.
• Experience with enterprise-level wireless networking.
• Experience with enterprise-level network security.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a high-stress environment with multiple changing priorities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated.
• Willingness to travel approximately 15% of the time.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• Industry certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, or Network+.
• Knowledge of Cisco telephony, Cisco and Juniper switching and routers, Palo Alto firewalls, and Meraki wireless.
• Experience with SD-WAN technologies; Aruba SD-WAN is preferred.
• Experience with HPE ClearPass for NAC.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support Local Area Networks and Wide Area Networks, including routers and switches.
• Maintain firewalls and the remote access solution.
• Create and maintain network architecture documentation, standards, and procedures.
• Maintain wireless environments.
• Maintain the fiber channel environment for storage.
• Coordinate wiring changes, including line drops and terminations, with plant maintenance departments or general managers.
• Maintain Wide Area Network circuits through service providers.
• Maintain internet solutions and web filtering.
• Coordinate and maintain network security with the security department.
• Maintain system and network performance metrics and monitoring.
• Keep logs of network outages and their causes, and conduct root cause analysis.
• Assist with other IT-related issues and projects as required.

Benefits

• 401(k) retirement savings plan with a percentage company-match contribution.
• Competitive wages.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid time off.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and accidental insurance.
• Short-term disability.
• Long-term disability.
• Employee assistance plan for counseling, consulting, and other community resources.
• Wellness program.
• Tuition assistance.

What This Job Offers

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