Senior Cloud Network Architect

Motion Recruitment; Irondale (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Basic Life Insurance

AD&D Insurance

401(k)

Paid vacation

Sick leave

Holiday pay

Bereavement leave

Adoption assistance

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, and troubleshoot data communications across all company locations. The role involves high-level network architecture, cloud-focused projects, and collaboration with NOC and operations teams.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of network engineering experience, strong routing/switching skills, SD-WAN, and a proven track record with data center and cloud connectivity.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; college degree preferred.
• 5+ years' experience in planning, implementing, and maintaining critical environments.
• 5–7 years networking experience including WAN/LAN routing, SD-WAN, firewall, data center and cloud connectivity.
• Experience with Ethernet switching, packet analysis, and large-scale LAN/WAN deployments.
• Proficiency with enterprise network management tools such as PRTG, Fortinet Suite, Arista Cloud Vision.
• Experience with network disaster recovery implementations including cloud.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide network architecture planning, design and implementation – highly prefer cloud expertise.
• Provide 3rd level network support & problem resolution.
• Interact with other corporate teams for enterprise level projects.
• Provide WAN/LAN proactive capacity management.
• Maintain WAN/LAN documentation and business recovery procedures.
• Change management, software updates and configuration management.
• Evaluate & recommend networking hardware and software for data center and branch.
• Operate and maintain the network management platforms.
• Collaborate with NOC, Operations, vendors and support teams to maintain a stable network environment.
• Design with security in mind.

Skills

Networking experience

WAN/LAN routing

Firewall & SD-WAN

Data center / cloud

Ethernet switching

Network monitoring

Disaster recovery

Communication skills

Cisco/Arista/Fortinet

BGP routing

Education

High school diploma

College degree preferred

Tools

PRTG

Fortinet Suite

Arista Cloud Vision

Job description

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, and troubleshoot data communications across all company locations. The role involves high-level network architecture, cloud-focused projects, and collaboration with NOC and operations teams.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of network engineering experience, strong routing/switching skills, SD-WAN, and a proven track record with data center and cloud connectivity.