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Career Techniques is hiring: Sr Network Engineer - Platform Management in Granit

Career Techniques, Granite Heights, WI, United States


The Position
The Senior Network Engineer will join the Network and Security Platform Management team, which is responsible for a global network footprint across office, data center and co-location environments. In this senior position, you will leverage your deep technical expertise in large-scale data center network operations to ensure performance, resilience and scalability. You will play a key role in implementing and supporting cutting-edge networking solutions that support complex compute and research workflows, and work collaboratively across multiple engineering and operations teams.

Responsibilities

Implementing and maintaining scalable and resilient data center network infrastructure, built on Cisco and Arista technologies

Leading troubleshooting and break/fix efforts for complex enterprise network issues involving routing, switching, firewalls and WAN infrastructure

Automating operational tasks, using tools such as Git, Ansible, Python and Jinja2

Implementing and managing WAN networks using IOS-XR, segment routing and multitenant design principles

Monitoring and proactively managing the health and performance of a global network infrastructure, using modern telemetry and observability tools

Supporting and operating Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD practices for network provisioning

Collaborating with the Network Engineering team to deliver high-quality designs and ensuring the successful roll-out of strategic initiatives

Working closely with Data Center, Security and DevOps teams to ensure alignment on infrastructure goals and configurations

Mentoring and coaching junior team members; promoting knowledge sharing and documentation across the team

Conducting regular network audits and ensuring compliance with internal standards and best practices

Requirements

Proven experience operating and engineering large-scale enterprise or data center networks

Strong expertise in Cisco and Arista hardware and software platforms, including IOS, IOS-XR, NX-OS and EOS

In-depth understanding and hands‑on experience with BGP, OSPF, EVPN, VXLAN and MPLS technologies

Practical experience in WAN technologies, including SD‑WAN, segment routing and multitenancy environments

Basic knowledge in scripting and automation and familiarity with tools like Python, Ansible, Jinja2 and Git

Strong diagnostic skills, including packet analysis and performance tuning

Experience with network monitoring tools and predictive analysis systems

Demonstrated ability to work in Agile and DevOps‑oriented environments

Excellent communication and leadership skills; comfortable managing priorities in high‑pressure scenarios

CCNP or equivalent level of certification preferred; CCIE or relevant vendor certifications a strong plus

Experience with InfiniBand technology and managing large‑scale High Performance Computing (HPC) clusters

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