Hybrid Senior Network Engineer — Global & Security‑Focused

Socket.dev; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco Payroll, Division of Sysco Resources Services, LLC is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure across global data centers and remote sites. You will work with architecture and security teams to ensure uptime, security, and scalability.

The role requires hands-on configuration, performance monitoring, and incident response, with on-site presence 3–4 days per week in the Houston area.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information systems, engineering, computer science or related field.
• 5–7 years of experience in network engineering including configuration, troubleshooting, and support of enterprise networks.
• CCNP or CCIE certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and maintain enterprise-grade network infrastructure across global data centers and remote sites.
• Monitor and optimize network performance to ensure high availability and reliability.
• Maintain documentation of network topology, configurations, and procedures.
• Troubleshoot complex routing, switching, firewall, and VPN issues across international locations.
• Perform firmware upgrades and configuration changes under change management.
• Collaborate with architecture, security, and cloud teams on infrastructure projects.
• Engage vendors and service providers to maintain uptime and support.
• Be a technical escalation point and participate in on-call rotations.

Skills

Cisco routing & switching

Network performance monitoring

Firewall administration

VPN/Remote access

SD-WAN

Network documentation

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in information systems or related field

Tools

Cisco Nexus

SolarWinds

Wireshark

Palo Alto

Check Point

F5 (LTM/GTM)

Job description

Sysco Payroll, Division of Sysco Resources Services, LLC is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure across global data centers and remote sites. You will work with architecture and security teams to ensure uptime, security, and scalability.

The role requires hands-on configuration, performance monitoring, and incident response, with on-site presence 3–4 days per week in the Houston area.