Sr. Network Engineer

Sonaca • Saint Charles, MO

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About The Position

Sonaca North America is seeking a Sr. Network Engineer to maintain the operation of its local and wide area networks, including routers, switches, firewalls, wireless environments, fiber channel storage environments, WAN circuits, internet solutions, and web filtering. With minimal supervision and general direction, the role architects and introduces network solutions and technologies to improve efficiency, reduce costs, increase security, and support scalability, keeping the network current with industry developments. The engineer also documents network architecture, standards, and procedures; coordinates wiring changes with plant maintenance departments or general managers; works with the security department on network security; and monitors and reports on system and network performance and outages. The position may also assist 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.
• Minimum 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.
• Knowledge of Cisco telephony, Cisco and Juniper switching and routers, Palo Alto firewalls, and Meraki wireless.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• Industry certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, or Network+.
• Experience with SD-WAN technologies; Aruba SD-WAN is preferred.
• Experience with HPE ClearPass for NAC.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve 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 and fiber channel environments 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 metrics of system and network performance and network/system monitoring.
• Maintain logs of network outages and their causes, and perform 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 with access to counseling, consulting, and other community resources.
• Wellness program.
• Tuition assistance.

What This Job Offers

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