Network Engineer

Entertimeonline; Antioch (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

GOEBEL FIXTURE COMPANY is seeking a Network Engineer to design, implement, and secure a multi-site campus network using dark fiber and MPLS. You will work closely with IT leadership and security teams to build a resilient, scalable infrastructure.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on Cisco routing and switching, cloud-managed networking, and experience with firewalls and wireless networks. This role requires collaboration, documentation, and on-call readiness across locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Strong hands-on experience with Cisco routing and switching.
• Experience with dark fiber, MPLS, Ethernet transport, and WAN connectivity.
• Understanding of network architecture, redundancy, scalability, and high availability.
• Experience with IPv4/IPv6, VLANs, STP, trunking, QoS, DHCP, DNS, NAT, and IP addressing.
• Proficiency with routing protocols (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP).
• Experience with Cisco Meraki or similar cloud-managed networking platforms.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, documentation, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise network infrastructure across campus locations.
• Administer and support switching, routing, wireless, and network management technologies.
• Manage connectivity using dark fiber, MPLS, Internet, and other WAN technologies.
• Design and maintain network segmentation, VLANs, routing domains, access policies, and high availability.
• Configure and troubleshoot routing protocols such as OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP.
• Troubleshoot complex network incidents and perform root-cause analysis.
• Participate in planned maintenance, change management, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Create and maintain accurate network documentation including topology diagrams, IP address plans, configurations, and procedures.
• Coordinate with telecom providers, hardware vendors, contractors, and managed service providers.
• Participate in on-call rotation and respond to critical outages when required.

Skills

Cisco routing and switching

MPLS

Dark fiber

VLANs

OSPF

EIGRP

BGP

Cisco Meraki

Firewall administration

Network documentation

Vendor coordination

Education

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

Tools

Python scripting

Ansible

Terraform

Cisco DNACenter

Cisco ISE

Panorama

Fortinet FortiGate

Job description

• Employee Type Full Time Exempt
• Required Degree 4 Year Degree

Description

Position Summary

The Network Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, securing, optimizing, and supporting a multi-site campus network environment. This role will manage and enhance network connectivity across campus locations using dark fiber and MPLS technologies.

The ideal candidate has strong hands-on Cisco networking experience, solid network architecture and design skills, and practical experience with enterprise firewalls, wireless networks, and cloud-managed infrastructure. The Network Engineer will work closely with IT leadership, systems teams, security teams, vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure a secure, resilient, and high-performing network.

Key Responsibilities

• Design,implement,maintain,andtroubleshootenterprisenetworkinfrastructureacrossmultiplecampuslocations.
• Administerandsupportswitching,routing,wireless,andnetworkmanagementtechnologies.
• Manageconnectivityutilizingdarkfiber,MPLS,Internet,andotherWANtechnologies.
• Designandmaintainnetworksegmentation,VLANs,routingdomains,accesscontrolpolicies,andhigh-availabilitysolutions.
• ConfigureandtroubleshootdynamicroutingprotocolssuchasOSPF,EIGRP,andBGP.
• Troubleshootcomplexnetworkincidentsandperformroot-causeanalysis.
• Participateinplannedmaintenance,changemanagement,disasterrecovery,andbusinesscontinuityactivities.
• Createandmaintainaccuratenetworkdocumentation,includingtopologydiagrams,IPaddressplans,configurations,andoperatingprocedures.
• Coordinatewithtelecommunicationsproviders,hardwarevendors,contractors,andmanagedserviceproviders.
• Participateinanon-callrotationandrespondtocriticalnetworkoutageswhenrequired.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’sdegreeinInformationTechnology,ComputerScience,Engineering,orarelatedfield;equivalentexperiencemaybeconsidered.
• Stronghands-onexperiencewithCiscoroutingandswitchingtechnologies.
• Experiencewithdarkfiber,MPLS,Ethernettransport,andWANconnectivity.
• Demonstratedunderstandingofnetworkarchitecture,redundancy,scalability,andhighavailability.
• ExperiencewithIPv4,IPv6,VLANs,STP,trunking,portchannels,QoS,DHCP,DNS,NAT,andIPaddressing.
• ProficiencywithroutingprotocolssuchasOSPF,EIGRP,andBGP.
• ExperiencewithCiscoMerakiorsimilarcloud-managednetworkingplatforms.
• Strongtroubleshooting,analytical,documentation,andcommunicationskills.
• Abilitytomanagemultipleprojectsandprioritiesinadynamicenvironment.

Preferred Qualifications

• CiscoCertifiedNetworkProfessional(CCNP)orequivalentexperience.
• PaloAltoNetworkscertificationorhands-onexperiencewithPanorama.
• FortinetcertificationorequivalentFortiGateexperience.
• ExperiencewithCiscowireless,Merakiwireless,orcomparableWLANplatforms.
• Experiencewithnetworkautomation,scripting,orinfrastructure-as-codetoolssuchasPython,Ansible,orTerraform.
• FamiliaritywithCiscoDNACenter,CiscoISE,networkaccesscontrol,and802.1X.
• Experiencewithmonitoringandmanagementplatforms.
• Ciscoroutingandswitching
• Multi-siteWANconnectivity
• Wirelessnetworking
• Ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement

Physical and Work Requirements

• Abilitytoworkacrossmultiplecampuslocationsasneeded.
• Abilitytoaccessequipmentrooms,datacenters,cablepathways,andotherinfrastructureareas.
• Availabilityforoccasionalafter-hoursmaintenanceandemergencysupport.

Success in This Role

Success will be measured by the reliability, security, scalability, and performance of the organization’s network infrastructure; timely resolution of complex network issues; accurate and current documentation; successful delivery of network projects; and effective collaboration with IT teams and business stakeholders.