Sr Network Engineer

As a Senior Network Engineer, you will focus on the core functions of network and security support, engineering: planning, implementation, analysis, maintenance, administration and reporting for the Retail and Corporate environment. Reporting to the Director, Network Engineering, you will be required to apply solid technical, business, and problem-solving skills and create productive relationships with business units and internal IT teams.

• Design, implement, and support LAN (Aruba), WAN, and WLAN (Aruba) infrastructure across corporate and retail environments
• Engineer and troubleshoot network security systems, including SSL VPN solutions, Palo Alto and Fortinet firewalls
• Provide end-to-end engineering and support, from end-points to Cloud Data Centers (Azure/OCI/GCP)
• Ensure network designs comply with security policies and industry best practices
• Evaluate new and emerging network security trends, products and technologies
• Provide end-to-end technical support-from endpoints to cloud data centers
• Lead and participate in triage for high-severity incidents (P1/P2), including root cause analysis and post-incident reporting (PIR)
• Use Automation/Scripting to for troubleshooting and administration of repeated tasks
• Use Splunk to proactively analyze trends and alert on issues
• Manage scheduled and emergency maintenance of network infrastructure
• Troubleshoot WAN/SD-WAN connectivity and performance issues (MPLS, T1, DS3, QoS, etc.)

• Aruba wireless experience
• 8+ years of overall network technology experience
• 3+ years of experience with networking and security technologies in a retail environment working directly with store cast
• 3+ years' experience in Layer7 Firewalls (Fortinet, PAN)
• 2+ years hands-on experience with cloud networking (Azure preferred)
• Automation and GenAI experience a big plus
• Identify opportunities for automation within software processes, including configuration, backup, and troubleshooting processes using automation and Genai
• Prefer some experience in scripting languages (Python, Ansible, PowerShell, or VBScript)Load balancer experience (F5 and other lb technologies)
• Practical experience interacting with and integrating enterprise Large Language Models (LLMs) via APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, or open-source models).
• Understanding of prompt engineering, model tuning, and RAG architectures tailored to ingest technical network documentation and system logs.
• Able to lead P1/P2 triage calls and provide detail Post Incident Report written analysis

Plusses

• Aruba Clearpass experience is extremely helpful, including 802.1X, Radius, AAA, policy Management,
• Soft Skills - Verbal and written communication are key attributes to be successful in this position
• Be able to business needs and translate technical tasks
• Must be results orientated, self-motivated and possess high-energy
• Must be customer-service-minded and tactful when dealing with customers. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers, vendors, coworkers, employees and upper management
• Self-starter with a proactive approach-drives improvement without waiting for instruction.
• Experience using tools to gather data to present to manager/leadership:
• Splunk, Solarwinds, etc...