Senior Network Engineer job in Atlanta
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The Senior Network Engineer is responsible for assisting with the architecture & design, implementation, automation, and secure operation of enterprise, cloud, and data center networking platforms supporting mission-critical systems and SaaS environments., * Provide rotational off-hours support, maintenance, and upgrades.
- Architect, design, and operate secure, highly available, and scalable network infrastructures across enterprise, data center, and cloud environments.
- Own and evolve hybrid and multi-cloud networking architectures, including segmentation, transit routing, private connectivity, and interconnect strategies.
- Design and maintain layer 2-layer 7 networking, including routing, switching, firewalling, load balancing, and traffic optimization.
- Engineer and operate dynamic routing architectures using protocols such as BGP, OSPF, EVPN, VXLAN, and VRFs.
- Embed security-first principles into all designs, including zero-trust networking, defense-in-depth, encryption, segmentation, and policy enforcement.
- Proactively identify architectural, operational, and security gaps, and present clearly documented solution proposals with trade-off analysis.
- Implement and maintain network automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Python, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Integrate advanced monitoring, telemetry, and AI-assisted tooling to enable proactive detection, troubleshooting, and optimization.
- Perform advanced installation, maintenance, and lifecycle management of routers, switches, firewalls, and load-balancing platforms.
- Design and support data center networking environments, including redundancy, power-aware design, and fault-tolerant architectures.
- Lead troubleshooting of complex network and infrastructure incidents, performing root cause analysis and corrective action planning.
- Collaborate closely with cloud, platform, security, and application teams to deliver end-to-end infrastructure solutions.
- Maintain accurate network documentation, configuration standards, and backup procedures.
- Participate in rotational on-call support, maintenance windows, and infrastructure upgrades.
- Research emerging technologies and recommend improvements to advance reliability, security, and scalability.
- Provide technical mentorship and guidance to other infrastructure team members.
Requirements
This role requires a highly self-driven and motivated engineer who independently identifies problems, evaluates complex technical environments, and designs, presents, and implements secure, scalable solutions. The Senior Network Engineer operates with a strong sense of ownership and accountability, proactively improving reliability, performance, and security across on-premises data centers, hybrid cloud infrastructures. Emphasis is placed on architecture-first thinking, automation by default, resiliency, and continuous improvement, with security embedded at every layer of the infrastructure., * Bachelors Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Travel:
- Ability to travel as needed (minimal).
Experience:
- 7+ years of progressive experience in network engineering within enterprise, data center, or cloud environments.
- Solid understanding of ITSM concepts.
- Advanced expertise in dynamic routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EVPN), Data center networking (VXLAN, spine-leaf architectures, VRFs), Network security platforms and policy design
- HIPAA Awareness and compliance.
- Experience designing and operating high-availability and low-latency networks.
- Strong background in network security, compliance, and risk management.
- Advanced Understanding of Network Automation Ideal (Ansible, Jenkins).
- Strong understanding of network observability, monitoring, and performance analytics.
Preferred:
- Experience with HP, Cisco, AWS and VMWare.
Benefits & conditions
- Benefits - Comprehensive coverage starts first day of employment and includes Medical, Dental/Orthodontia, and Vision.
- Ownership - All Team Members are eligible for synthetic ownership in Experity upon one year of employment with real financial rewards when the company is successful!
- Employee Assistance Program - This robust program includes counseling, legal resolution, financial education, pet adoption assistance, identity theft and fraud resolution, and so much more.
- Flexibility - Experity is committed to helping team members face the demands of juggling work, family and life-related issues by offering flexible work scheduling to manage your work-life balance.
- Paid Time Off (PTO) - Experity offers a generous PTO plan and increases with milestones to ensure our Team Members have time to recharge, relax, and spend time with loved ones.
- Career Development - Experity maintains a learning program foundation for the company that allows Team Members to explore their potential and achieve their career goals.
- Team Building - We bring our Team Members together when we can to strengthen the team, build relationships, and have fun! We even have a family company picnic and a holiday party.
- Total Compensation - Competitive pay, quarterly bonuses and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match to help you save for your future and ensure that you can retire with financial security., * Budgeted between $107,750 and $141,675 dependent upon years of applicable experience.
Every team member exhibits our core values:
- Team First
- Lift Others Up
- Share Openly
- Set and Crush Goals
- Delight the Client