Network Engineer

AMETEK, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

AMETEK, Inc. seeks a Network Engineer to design and implement LAN, WAN, and wireless solutions across global sites.

You will develop architecture standards, roadmaps, and best practices while evaluating emerging technologies and collaborating with cybersecurity teams to ensure secure network architectures. The role involves Tier 3 support, incident resolution, capacity planning, and contributing to major global infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in a relevant technical or business field.
• 5–8 years of enterprise networking experience.
• Experience supporting global WAN environments.
• Advanced troubleshooting of routing, switching, and wireless technologies.
• Experience in a regulated global environment, preferably in manufacturing, with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement LAN, WAN, wireless, SD-WAN, and remote connectivity solutions.
• Develop architecture standards, roadmaps, and best practices.
• Evaluate emerging networking technologies.
• Provide Tier 3 network support and incident resolution.
• Manage network performance, availability, and capacity planning.
• Support root cause analysis for major incidents.
• Partner with cybersecurity teams to maintain secure network architectures.
• Coordinate vendor relationships and technology refresh programs.
• Participate in global infrastructure and business transformation projects.

Skills

Networking design

WAN expertise

Routing & Switching

Wireless

AI tooling awareness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in a relevant technical or business field

Tools

ServiceNow

SD-WAN

BGP

OSPF

EIGRP

Python

Ansible

Job description

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Reporting to the Senior Manager of Network Operations, the Network Engineer provides technical engineering and support with respect to corporate LAN, WAN, and Wireless functionality. In this role, you will partner with corporate representatives and business members to scope, design, implement and troubleshoot network solutions. Additionally, you will collaborate with other corporate leaders to align network strategy, direction, and priorities to effectively support business requirements. The Network Engineer will establish and maintain industry leading service levels in the delivery of network services by fostering and driving a culture of quality, collaboration and innovation across the infrastructure team, the broader corporate organization and our vendor partners.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Network Engineering & Architecture

• Design and implement LAN, WAN, wireless, SD-WAN, and remote connectivity solutions.
• Develop architecture standards, roadmaps, and best practices.
• Evaluate emerging networking technologies.

Operations & Support

• Provide Tier 3 network support and incident resolution.
• Manage network performance, availability, and capacity planning.
• Support root cause analysis for major incidents.

Security & Compliance

• Partner with cybersecurity teams to maintain secure network architectures.
• Support segmentation, NAC, firewall integration, and compliance requirements.
• Manage hardware and software lifecycle planning.
• Coordinate vendor relationships and technology refresh programs.

Project Delivery

• Participate in global infrastructure and business transformation projects.
• Develop implementation plans and technical documentation.

REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in a relevant technical or business field

Experience:

• 5-8 years of enterprise networking experience.
• Experience supporting global WAN environments.
• Advanced troubleshooting of routing, switching, and wireless technologies.
• Experience in a regulated global environment, preferably in manufacturing, with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Network vendor certifications (e.g., Cisco, HPE, or equivalent).
• HPE Aruba switching and wireless
• BGP, OSPF, EIGRP
• VLANs and Layer 2 technologies
• QoS
• Network monitoring tools
• Network automation tools (Python, Ansible)
• Experience with SD-WAN technologies.
• Understanding of wireless survey technologies (Ekahau, Aruba, etc).

OTHER SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-starter with strong organizational skills, ability to multitask and attention to detail.
• Proven ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
• Ability to work cross-functionally.
• Experience in large enterprise environments.
• Experience in the use of Service Now.
• Continuous learning mindset aligned with data networking best practices and trends.

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future. The Company cannot offer employment to F-1 (student) visa holders who require employer sponsorship in the future or cannot work now on a full-time basis.

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Compensation

Employee Type: Salaried

Currency: USD

Salary Minimum: 100,000

Salary Maximum: 135,000

Incentive: No

Disclaimer:Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 22,000colleagues, in 35countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK isacomponent of the S&P 500.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process should call 1 [phone].