Sr. Network Engineer

Specialty Dental Brands•Nashville, TN

21d

About The Position

The Sr. Network Engineer is responsible for designing, maintaining, and optimizing Specialty Dental Brands’ network infrastructure with a strong focus on Fortinet technologies. This role involves analyzing performance, troubleshooting complex issues, deploying and upgrading network hardware, and providing senior-level support to IT engineers and desktop support teams. The Sr. Network Engineer will work cross-functionally to ensure secure, reliable, and scalable network operations across the organization.

Requirements

7+ years of experience in diverse IT roles with extensive hands-on work across network devices (Fortinet strongly preferred).
Advanced knowledge of Azure support, DNS, routers, switches, and enterprise networking concepts.
Experience designing and supporting complex system topologies and network architectures.
Experience with SD-WAN and Wireless Access Points (Fortinet experience a plus).
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice To Haves

Experience using automation or scripting tools (Python preferred) to enhance operational efficiency is a plus.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain network solutions leveraging Fortinet technologies.
Configure, optimize, and support firewalls, switches, access points, SD-WAN, VLANs, IPSEC, Site-to-Site VPN, and security appliances (Fortinet, Meraki, Unifi, SonicWall).
Develop scalable and resilient network architectures aligned with evolving business needs.
Implement and maintain Fortinet security policies, rules, and best practices to ensure a strong security posture.
Monitor and analyze network traffic for anomalies, security events, and potential threats, initiating remediation as needed.
Provide Tier-3 escalation support for complex network issues.
Perform root cause analysis and collaborate with internal teams to resolve incidents efficiently.
Monitor network performance, health, and capacity to ensure high availability.
Identify and resolve network bottlenecks, latency issues, and performance challenges.
Collaborate with infrastructure and application teams to align performance strategies.
Create and maintain comprehensive documentation, including network diagrams, configurations, SOPs, and asset records.
Keep documentation current to support troubleshooting, audits, and training.
Partner with IT leadership and key stakeholders to translate business requirements into effective network solutions.
Evaluate and implement new Fortinet capabilities and other network technologies.
Conduct peer reviews of network designs, configuration changes, and deployments.
Research emerging technologies and recommend modern solutions to support organizational growth.
Serve as an escalation point and participate in on-call rotations for after-hours incidents.
Support additional operational tasks as required.