Lead Network & Infra Engineer – WES Deployments

Savoye; Aurora, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Annual Bonus Plan

Health, Dental, and Vision insurance

Job summary

Savoye North America is seeking a Network & Infrastructure Lead Engineer to design and own network architectures for large-scale distribution center deployments. You will lead customer engagements with IT teams, manage vendor relationships, and grow into platform/DevOps responsibilities across Linux, virtualization, and containerized workloads.

The role includes designing high-availability networks, coordinating with software teams, and guiding multi-site deployments in a hybrid work model with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, related field from an accredited university.
• 7 years of Experience in network engineering or network administration, with at least 2 years in a lead or senior ownership capacity.
• Experience in the Material Handling Industry is a plus.
• Expert-level knowledge of routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, SD-WAN, and network segmentation
• Expert-level hands‑on experience with Cisco and/or Aruba switch administration; hands‑on experience with enterprise firewall platforms Fortinet/Palo Alto, Cisco, or similar
• Experience designing network architecture for high-availability, low-latency environments
• Experience troubleshooting at the packet level: packet captures, latency analysis, root cause on intermittent connectivity
• Experience with Linux administration, installation, patching, storage, networking configuration, user/access management, and troubleshooting in production environments
• Experience administering VMware ESXi / vSphere: host configuration, VM provisioning, storage and networking configuration, snapshots and backups, and basic capacity planning
• Experience with physical infrastructure: racking, cabling, structured wiring, power, and hardware commissioning
• Ability to engage credibly with customer network and security teams: explain design decisions, respond to technical scrutiny, and collaborate on shared standards
• Demonstrated aptitude and desire for growing into platform and DevOps work (containers, CI/CD, database operations)
• High attention to detail and a proactive mindset toward reliability and security
• Clear written and verbal communication and strong documentation discipline
• Willingness to travel to customer sites for deployments, go-lives, and critical support (estimated 10-25%, higher during go-live periods)

Responsibilities

• Own the network architecture for WES deployments at customer sites: segmentation, VLANs, routing, switching, firewalling, VPN, wireless coverage, and redundancy appropriate for large-scale, high-throughput distribution center operations
• Design network architectures for high-availability, low-latency environments where automation equipment, servers, and control systems must communicate reliably 24/7
• Evaluate and select network equipment platforms suited to enterprise and industrial scale (Fortinet, Cisco, Aruba, Meraki, or similar), and own the equipment lifecycle including spares, redundancy, and firmware management
• Define and maintain Savoye's reference network architecture and deployment standards so every site is built to a consistent, supportable design
• Capture lessons learned from each site deployment and feed them back into the standard offering, continuously evaluating emerging technologies and industry best practices to improve reliability, performance, and supportability across the install base
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of network configurations, designs, procedures, and changes for every site
• Serve as Savoye's network engineering point of contact with customer IT infrastructure teams: present and defend network designs during early project planning, incorporate customer standards and input, and provide customers appropriate visibility into the Savoye-managed network within their facility
• Own the relationship with third-party network vendors and managed service providers: define roles and responsibilities, set expectations and SLAs, hold them accountable, and ensure Savoye retains the in-house ability to diagnose and resolve network issues independently
• Participate in early project planning alongside Sales, Project Management, and customer IT so network requirements, ownership boundaries, and dependencies are clear before equipment is ordered
• Lead network installation, configuration, commissioning, and cutover at customer sites, including go-live and hyper care support
• Respond to network emergencies and incidents at customer sites to minimize downtime, and lead root cause analysis on connectivity, latency, or intermittent failures
• Plan and support physical server infrastructure at customer sites: sizing, procurement input, rack layout, cabling, power, and out-of-band management
• Support backup and disaster recovery design for site infrastructure to ensure business continuity for customer operations
• Proactively monitor and maintain network reliability and security across deployed sites
• Work with the software engineering team to take on the container platform that runs on top of the Linux/VM layer: Docker Swarm and Kubernetes cluster deployment, upgrades, and operations
• Learn and support Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines for deploying WES software to customer and internal environments
• Support database operations for the WES, including NoSQL databases (MongoDB or similar), with a focus on high availability, backup, and recovery
• Collaborate with cross-functional IT and engineering teams on infrastructure initiatives and upgrades
• Serve as the technical lead and point of ownership for network and infrastructure across concurrent customer projects
• Mentor and provide technical direction to other engineers as the infrastructure function grows
• Complete weekly time entry and expense reports
• This position may require frequent travel to project sites.

Skills

Network engineering

Network administration

Linux administration

Virtualization

Platform & DevOps interest

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, related field

Tools

Cisco

Aruba

Fortinet

VMware ESXi

Linux

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Savoye North America is seeking a Network & Infrastructure Lead Engineer to design and own network architectures for large-scale distribution center deployments. You will lead customer engagements with IT teams, manage vendor relationships, and grow into platform/DevOps responsibilities across Linux, virtualization, and containerized workloads.

The role includes designing high-availability networks, coordinating with software teams, and guiding multi-site deployments in a hybrid work model with