Senior Network Engineer
MI Technical Solutions is looking for a Senior Network Engineer to join its Wireless Connectivity team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, configure, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure (LAN, WAN, WLAN, firewalls, and cloud integrations).
- Lead troubleshooting efforts for complex network issues, ensuring minimal downtime and maximum reliability.
- Implement and maintain network security policies, standards, and best practices.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support business applications and cloud technologies.
- Perform capacity planning, performance monitoring, and optimization of network systems.
- Perform and analyze Wi-Fi site surveys.
- Manage vendor relationships, evaluate new technologies, and provide recommendations for improvements.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers and IT staff.
- Document network configurations, diagrams, and operational processes.
- Participate in on-call rotation and provide escalation support as needed.
Required Qualifications:
- Active Secret Clearance required
- 10+ years of hands-on experience in network engineering or related roles.
- Strong expertise in routing, switching, firewalls, and network protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, STP, VLANs, QoS, MACsec, etc
- Proven and documented experience designing Cisco networks and enterprise-grade infrastructure.
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification (required).
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills., experience with VISIO etc
- Strong communication skills with the ability to convey technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or higher certification.
- Certified Wireless Network Professional (CWNP)
- Familiarity with network monitoring tools (SolarWinds, PRTG, Nagios, etc.).
- Knowledge of security technologies (Cisco Firepower, Palo Alto, etc.)
- Knowledge of network automation technologies (Ansible, Puppet, etc)