
Senior Network Engineer
Westfield Health
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Westfield Center • Ohio • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
Tech Stack
AnsibleAWSAzurePython
About the role
- Designs and implements solutions for enterprise LAN, WAN/SD-WAN, wireless, and security using:
- Develops high-level and low-level designs (HLD/LLD), implementation plans, and rollback procedures for projects and major changes.
- Owns one or more network domains (e.g., WAN/SD-WAN, wireless, campus, network security) and acts as subject matter expert.
- Leads daily operational support, maintenance, and administration for assigned network domains.
- Serves as a Tier-2/Tier-3 escalation point for complex incidents and performance issues.
- Performs advanced root cause analysis, documents findings, and drives corrective and preventative actions.
- Conducts capacity and utilization analysis, recommending and implementing upgrades or optimizations.
- Participates in on-call rotation and after-hours maintenance windows as required.
- Designs and maintains network security standards, including segmentation, security zones, and firewall policies on Palo Alto platforms.
- Defines and maintains baseline configurations and hardening standards for Arista, Juniper wireless, and SD-WAN components.
- Ensures network solutions comply with Information Security policies and regulatory requirements.
- Develops and improves network automation, templates, and tools (e.g., Ansible, Python, CI checks for configs) in partnership with software engineers.
- Identifies opportunities to improve resiliency, performance, and supportability, and leads the implementation of those improvements.
- Contributes to the selection and integration of network monitoring, logging, and management tools.
- Provides technical leadership for network-related projects and initiatives.
- Participates with integration of networking services in Azure and AWS.
- Mentors Network Engineers by reviewing designs and changes, sharing troubleshooting techniques, and providing guidance on best practices.
- Contributes to and helps enforce network standards, documentation quality, and change discipline.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Typically 5–10 years of experience in network engineering in medium to large enterprise environments.
- Industry certifications such as CCNA/CCNP, PCNSE, JNCIS, or Arista ACE (or comparable experience) is preferred.
Benefits
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without employer sponsorship.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
network designHLDLLDroot cause analysisnetwork automationnetwork securityfirewall policiescapacity analysisutilization analysisnetwork monitoring
Soft skills
technical leadershipmentoringproblem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationtroubleshootingdocumentation qualitychange discipline
Certifications
CCNACCNPPCNSEJNCISArista ACE