Senior Network Engineer I

Nielsen; Región Centro; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Nielsen is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, build, and maintain our global network infrastructure across offices, data centers, and multiple cloud regions. You will work with NOC and Cyber Security teams to ensure reliable, secure connectivity and guide architectural direction.

With 5+ years of experience, you will lead projects, mentor junior engineers, and serve as a primary escalation point for complex incidents while collaborating across regions and providers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in network administration and design.
• Strong knowledge of core networking, routing protocols, next-gen firewalls, load balancers, and DNS/DHCP.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco, F5, Palo Alto, and Fortinet products; basic cloud networking knowledge.
• Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and mentoring skills, with the ability to lead junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain secure, reliable network infrastructure across offices, data centers, and multi-cloud environments.
• Monitor network health and performance, troubleshooting and resolving connectivity and routing issues.
• Administer core network services, including firewalls, load balancers, and DNS/DHCP.
• Collaborate with network, NOC, and cybersecurity teams on architectural decisions and engineering initiatives.
• Lead network projects, mentor junior engineers, and act as primary escalation point for critical incidents.

Skills

Core networking

Routing protocols

Firewalls

Load balancers

DNS/DHCP

Cloud networking

Tools

Cisco

F5

Palo Alto

Fortinet

Job description

Company Description

At Nielsen, we are passionate about our work to power a better media future for all people by providing powerful insights that drive client decisions and deliver extraordinary results. Our talented, global workforce is dedicated to capturing audience engagement with content - wherever and whenever it’s consumed. Together, we are proudly rooted in our deep legacy as we stand at the forefront of the media revolution. When you join Nielsen, you will join a dynamic team committed to excellence, perseverance, and the ambition to make an impact together. We champion you, because when you succeed, we do too. We enable your best to power our future.

Company Description

At Nielsen, we are passionate about our work to power a better media future for all people by providing powerful insights that drive client decisions and deliver extraordinary results. Our talented, global workforce is dedicated to capturing audience engagement with content - wherever and whenever it’s consumed. Together, we are proudly rooted in our deep legacy as we stand at the forefront of the media revolution. When you join Nielsen, you will join a dynamic team committed to excellence, perseverance, and the ambition to make an impact together. We champion you, because when you succeed, we do too. We enable your best to power our future.

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Network Engineer to design, build, and maintain our critical network infrastructure across offices, data centers, multiple cloud regions and providers, and a large-scale WAN environment. In this role, you will help evolve and modernize our network architecture to support the organization's changing business needs. You will work closely with a core network engineering team, as well as NOC and Cyber Security teams, to ensure optimal performance, reliability, and security. This is a highly collaborative role where you will contribute to architectural decisions, lead engineering initiatives, and serve as a primary escalation point for complex incidents.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain secure, reliable network infrastructure across offices, data centers, and multi-cloud environments.
• Monitor network health and performance (e.g., SolarWinds), troubleshooting and resolving connectivity and routing issues.
• Administer core network services, including firewalls, load balancers, and DNS/DHCP.
• Collaborate with network, NOC, and cybersecurity teams on architectural decisions and engineering initiatives.
• Lead network projects, mentor junior engineers, and act as primary escalation point for critical incidents.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in network administration and design.
• Strong knowledge of core networking, routing protocols, next-gen firewalls, load balancers, and DNS/DHCP.
• Hands-on experience with leading vendors (Cisco, F5, Palo Alto, Fortinet) and basic cloud networking knowledge.
• Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and mentoring skills, with the ability to lead junior engineers under pressure.
• Advanced English proficiency (written and spoken).

Additional Information

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