Senior Enterprise Networking Architect (Hybrid)

SECURA Insurance Company; Neenah (WI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SECURA Insurance Company in Wisconsin is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to lead design, support, and modernization of enterprise networking.

You will own Cisco routing/switching, ACI, Meraki wireless, Palo Alto firewalls, cloud, and storage networking, providing technical leadership and collaborating with security, applications, and vendors.

This hybrid role requires 3 days in the office each week and offers opportunities to influence long-term technology strategy and resilience.

Qualifications

• Associate or bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of infrastructure engineering experience in enterprise environments.
• Advanced experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise network infrastructure.
• Demonstrated expertise with Cisco routing, switching, and wireless networking technologies.
• Strong understanding of network architecture, routing protocols, switching technologies, wireless networking, network segmentation, and network security principles.
• Proven ability to lead technical initiatives, mentor team members, and influence infrastructure strategy and standards.
• Experience supporting disaster recovery planning, testing, and business continuity initiatives.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to infrastructure engineers and analysts, promoting knowledge sharing, professional growth, and a culture of continuous learning.
• Lead the architecture, design, implementation, and lifecycle management of enterprise networking solutions across office, data center, and cloud-connected environments.
• Develop and execute network modernization strategies that improve scalability, reliability, security, operational efficiency, and long-term sustainability.
• Serve as the technical lead for Cisco routing and switching, Cisco ACI, Meraki wireless, Palo Alto firewalls, public cloud, and Fibre Channel storage networking technologies.
• Lead disaster recovery planning, testing, documentation, and continuous improvement efforts to ensure network resiliency and business continuity preparedness.
• Perform complex troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and problem management activities to identify and eliminate recurring infrastructure issues.
• Provide advanced operational support and escalation management for critical incidents and high-impact infrastructure challenges.
• Establish and maintain infrastructure standards, design principles, best practices, and operational procedures for enterprise networking technologies.
• Partner with Information security and application teams to develop secure, resilient, and scalable infrastructure solutions that align with organizational objectives.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend architecture improvements, automation opportunities, and strategic investments that support long-term infrastructure goals.
• Lead network-focused infrastructure projects, including upgrades, migrations, system implementations, and technology refresh initiatives.
• Manage vendor relationships and collaborate with external partners to support design reviews, troubleshooting efforts, and technology evaluations.
• Monitor network performance, availability, capacity, and security posture while proactively identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, standards, operational procedures, and disaster recovery plans.
• Communicate technical risks, recommendations, project status, and strategic considerations clearly to technical teams, leadership, and business stakeholders.
• Participate in on-call rotations and provide leadership during after-hours support and critical incident response activities.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Strategic planning

Cross-team collaboration

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

Cisco routing & switching

Cisco ACI

Meraki

Palo Alto

Public cloud (Azure/AWS)

Fibre Channel storage networking

Job description

SECURA Insurance Company in Wisconsin is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to lead design, support, and modernization of enterprise networking.

You will own Cisco routing/switching, ACI, Meraki wireless, Palo Alto firewalls, cloud, and storage networking, providing technical leadership and collaborating with security, applications, and vendors.

This hybrid role requires 3 days in the office each week and offers opportunities to influence long-term technology strategy and resilience.