Network Engineer- St. Paul Park

Apex Systems; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth Apex Systems seeks a Senior Network Engineer to lead design, deployment, and modernization of enterprise and site networks. The role requires deep Cisco and Arista expertise, strong background in industrial environments, and ability to drive initiatives from design through implementation.

Travel to refinery/plant sites (25-35%) is expected. You will collaborate with operations, IT, and engineering teams to improve resiliency, security, and performance across multiple locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of network engineering experience in enterprise environments.
• Expert Cisco networking experience with Arista background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, deployment, and optimization of enterprise and site-level networks.
• Collaborate with refinery/plant personnel to meet network requirements.
• Assess topologies and recommend improvements for resiliency and performance.
• Oversee upgrades, migrations, and hardware refreshes across sites.
• Develop security standards, segmentation, and access controls.
• Create and maintain network diagrams, runbooks, and standards.

Skills

Cisco networking

Arista networking

Networking design

Troubleshooting

Network security

Documentation

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

SolarWinds

Wireshark

NetFlow

SNMP

Job description

# Network Engineer- St. Paul ParkApply**Job#: 3044334****Job Description:**Senior Network Engineer**Location:** Onsite St. Paul Park, MN (up to 35% travel required)**Type**: Contract**Compensation**: $65+/hr (Depending on experience)Position SummaryWe are seeking a highly experienced **Senior Network Engineer** to join our Enterprise Network Team supporting refinery and manufacturing operations. This role will serve as a senior technical resource responsible for network design, engineering, deployment, troubleshooting, and infrastructure modernization across multiple refinery and plant locations.The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in Cisco and Arista networking technologies, a strong background in industrial or manufacturing environments, and the ability to independently lead network initiatives from design through implementation. This individual will work closely with site operations teams, enterprise IT stakeholders, leadership, and engineering resources to improve network resiliency, scalability, and overall service quality.This position requires regular travel to plant sites to assess network infrastructure, support projects, and develop roadmaps for improving network redundancy, reliability, and operational efficiency.Key Responsibilities* Lead the design, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of enterprise and site-level network infrastructure.* Partner with refinery and plant personnel to assess business network requirements and develop scalable network solutions.* Evaluate existing site topologies and recommend improvements to enhance resiliency, redundancy, performance, and operational stability.* Design and support highly available network architectures across multiple industrial locations.* Lead configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of switches, wireless infrastructure, and related network technologies.* Monitor network performance, availability, and capacity while identifying opportunities for improvement and modernization.* Troubleshoot complex network incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term corrective actions.* Plan and execute network upgrades, migrations, hardware refreshes, lifecycle replacements, and infrastructure modernization projects.* Develop and enforce network security standards, segmentation strategies, and access controls.* Collaborate with cybersecurity, cloud, server, application, operations, and business teams to deliver integrated technical solutions.* Create and maintain network diagrams, architecture documentation, implementation plans, operational procedures, and configuration standards.* Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and escalation support to engineers, support teams, and site personnel.* Participate in change management, incident response, disaster recovery planning, and support for critical network services.* Serve as a trusted technical advisor to leadership on network strategy, infrastructure health, and future-state planning.Required Qualifications* Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.* **10+ years of network engineering experience** in enterprise environments.* Advanced experience designing, implementing, and supporting large-scale network infrastructures.* Expert-level experience with **Cisco networking technologies**.* Hands-on experience with **Arista network environments**.* Demonstrated ability to independently troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues.* Strong experience with network design, architecture, and infrastructure planning.* Experience leading projects and working directly with business stakeholders and operational teams.* Strong written and verbal communication skills.Preferred Qualifications* Experience supporting **oil & gas, refining, manufacturing, energy, or industrial plant operations**.* Experience working directly with plant personnel and operational technology stakeholders.* Background supporting multi-site industrial environments with distributed network infrastructure.* Experience developing resiliency, redundancy, and disaster recovery strategies for critical production networks.* Industry certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, Arista ACE, or similar.Technical Skills* **Routing & Switching:** Advanced knowledge of TCP/IP, VLANs, STP, HSRP/VRRP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, MPLS, QoS, subnetting, route redistribution, and routing design.* **Network Security**: Experience with ACLs, network segmentation, zero trust principles, IDS/IPS, NAC, secure remote access, and vulnerability remediation.* **Wireless Networking**: Experience designing, deploying, and supporting enterprise wireless networks, wireless controllers, access points, RF planning, authentication, and performance tuning.* **SD-WAN & WAN Technologies**: Experience with SD-WAN, WAN optimization, carrier circuits, internet edge design, failover, redundancy, and remote site connectivity.* **Monitoring & Tools:** Proficiency with monitoring, logging, packet capture, configuration management, and troubleshooting tools such as SolarWinds, Wireshark, NetFlow, SNMP, syslog, and network automation platforms.* **Automation & Scripting**: Working knowledge of Python, PowerShell, Ansible, APIs, templates, and infrastructure-as-code concepts to improve consistency and reduce manual effort.* **Documentation and Standards**: Strong ability to maintain accurate diagrams, IP address management, standards, runbooks, configuration baselines, and operational procedures.Travel Requirements* Approximately **25-35% travel** to refinery and manufacturing facilities.* Travel may include **week-long onsite engagements** supporting projects, assessments, and infrastructure initiatives.* Must be comfortable working directly in industrial and manufacturing environments and collaborating with plant operations personnel. *Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.**Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Everforth Apex and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at https://www.apexsystems.com/privacy-policy**Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.**Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. 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