Network Engineer

Socket.dev; Saint Peters (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group Insurance (Medical, Dental, etc)

401k with Employer Match

On-site fitness facilities

TuitionDiscount Lindenwood University

Professional development opportunities

Recreation facilities on-site

Job summary

CarShield is seeking an experienced Network Engineer (Level 2/3) to design, implement, monitor, and manage local and wide area networks for maximum uptime. The role requires on-site work in St.

Peters, MO, 5 days a week, with a strong focus on routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, and cloud integration. The ideal candidate will have 4+ years in networking, 2+ years in cloud engineering, proficiency with Cisco devices, IPsec, VLANs, and Terraform/Azure tooling, and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or related field or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of networking experience and 2+ years in cloud engineering.
• Strong knowledge of switches, routers, firewalls and VPN appliances (Cisco ASA/Firepower, Nexus, Catalyst).
• Experience with IPsec, VLANs, VRFs, load balancers, and network segmentation.
• Identity management, MFA, and AD integration with cloud apps (Azure AD).
• DevOps awareness with automation, ARM, Terraform, Azure PowerShell, and Azure CLI.
• SNMP monitoring concepts and security considerations.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing network solutions and improvements.
• Installing, configuring, and supporting routers, switches, VPN appliances, DNS and DHCP.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize LAN/WAN performance for uptime.
• Configure firewalls and security controls for efficiency and protection.
• Manage SSL/TLS certificates and WAF administration.
• Report network status to stakeholders and document changes.

Skills

Networking

TCP/IP

VPN

Firewalls

Cloud engineering

Terraform

Azure CLI

Scripting

Observability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems

Tools

Cisco ASA/Firepower

Nexus

Catalyst

Azure PowerShell

Terraform

Azure CLI

SNMP

Job description

CarShield is seeking an experienced Network Engineer (Level 2/3) for its growing infrastructure team. Position responsibilities include designing, implementing, monitoring, and managing the local and wide area networks of the organization to ensure maximum uptime for users.

Essential Functions and Daily Duties

• Designing and implementing new network solutions and/or improving the efficiency of current networks.
• Installing, configuring and supporting network equipment including routers, proxy servers, switches, WAN accelerators, DNS and DHCP.
• Strong working knowledge of TCP/IP, subnetting, VLANs, routing, and switching.
• Configuring firewalls, routing and switching to maximize network efficiency and security.
• SSL/TLS certificate management: issuing, installing, and renewing certs.
• Web Application Firewall (WAF) administration.
• Maximizing network performance through ongoing monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Troubleshoot LAN/WAN, VPN, and firewall problems end to end.
• Investigating faults in the network.
• Updating network equipment to the latest firmware releases.
• Reporting network status to key stakeholders.
• Strong ability to work both autonomously and with direction.
• Experience working in an ITSM environment and strong documentation skills.

Requirements

Education and/or Experience:

• Must be able to work in-office in St. Peters, MO, 5 days a week (this position is fully on-site).
• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or related field or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience in networking and 2+ years in cloud engineering.
• Strong understanding of networking equipment such as switches, routers, firewalls and VPN appliances. (Cisco ASA/Firepower, Nexus, Catalyst Checkpoint).
• Deep operational experience ensuring efficient troubleshooting and speed to problem resolution.
• Strong working knowledge of networking protocols and technologies including IPsec, network segmentation, VRFs, Switching, VLANs and load balancers.
• Strong understanding of identity management, federated identity systems (Microsoft ADFS), MFA, and Active Directory integration with cloud apps and Azure AD.
• Current knowledge of DevOps, containerization, security, and observability.
• Scripting ability to enable automation and deployment of infrastructure as code, interacting with Azure Resource Manager (ARM) with Terraform, Azure PowerShell, and Azure CLI.
• SNMP for monitoring and device management: v2c vs v3, community strings, traps/polling, MIBs/OIDs.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, and ability to communicate complex technical ideas to many audiences.

Pay Rate and Benefits

• Salary commensurate with experience
• Group Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, etc.).
• 401k with Employer Match.
• Discounted CarShield policies.
• Discounted Tuition at Lindenwood University.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Basketball, and other recreation available on-site.
• Fitness facilities, with the option to take classes led by on-staff personal trainer (at St. Peters headquarters).
• And more!