Senior Network Engineer

Location: Bethlehem, PA

Travel: Travel may occur domestically and internationally as required

Position Overview:

Our client is seeking a Sr. Network Engineer who will perform the following Duties & Responsibilities:

· Planning and Development: Assists the IT Network Team with short- and long-term planning by preparing network infrastructure solutions and service recommendations.

· Network Design, Architecture and Implementation:

o Design, implement and support LAN/WAN/WLAN routers, switches, controllers, access points and internet circuits in a complex global manufacturing setup

o Implement network segmentation and isolation for IT and OT/Industrial Control Systems within manufacturing plants to strengthen operational resiliency.

o Establish regional network segmentation across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC to meet data security, compliance, and privacy requirements.

o Enforce Zero Trust network controls to prevent unauthorized devices from accessing the corporate environment.

o Architect and deliver VPN-less access services to enable users to securely consume enterprise applications without traditional VPN dependencies.

o Deploy and manage SD ‑ WAN services across the global network to enhance performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.

o Maintain robust firewall rule sets, policies, and fault ‑ tolerance alerting to ensure continuous protection and availability.

o Implement comprehensive IP address management to support secure and scalable network operations.

· Network Monitoring and Administration: Provides for work order generation, moves, adds, changes, fault prediction, trouble detection and correction, traffic measurement, circuit analysis, path testing, and maintenance.

· Information Security: Assists with data security, disaster recovery, firewall and web security, and change control management of IT systems.

· Documentation and Testing

· Customer Support to troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues and production problems including rotating on-call with other team members.

· OE/Lean: Actively participates in the implementation of sustainable improvement processes.

· Other Duties & Responsibilities: Support and backup other IT and/or MTI services as needed and other duties as assigned.

· Note: Management reserves the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Education: BS or BA degree in computer science or related field. Relevant expert-level networking certifications (CCNA, CCIE, JNCIE, etc) a must

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

·8+ years of experience in network design, implementation and architecture

·8+ years of experience supporting WAN/LAN/WLAN networks at an L3 level

·3+ years of experience in implementing and supporting SDN, SD-WAN, and Cloud (preferably Azure) technology

·3+ years of experience in implementing and supporting Fortinet firewall and suite of applications

·3+ years of experience in implementing and supporting Meraki (Switches and Wireless) or similar products

·2+ years of experience in PaloAlto SASE

· Expert-level multi-vendor experience with routing and switching equipment from Cisco, Juniper

· Expert level understanding of, and experience with, TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6, IPVPN, IPSEC, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF

· Expert level understanding of MPLS, VPN and telecommunications architectures.

· Understanding of QoS implementation strategies and VOIP optimization,

· Experience supporting and troubleshooting Wireless LAN Architecture. Familiarity with Aruba Wireless Networks is a plus.

· Experience with network management, diagnostic and monitoring tools such as, PRTG, Rancid

· Ability to diagnose complex network problems, determine and remediate the root cause. In depth knowledge of layer 4 – 7 troubleshooting (from a networking perspective…i.e. when an app can’t connect)

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills related to networking, connectivity

· Roll up your sleeves and get the work done with limited resources.

· Understand the role of computer networking and IT in a manufacturing organization.

· Ability to express complex technical concepts effectively and work well with people from many different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience.

· Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.