Senior Network Administrator

Pella Windows & Doors; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Dental

Vision

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Pella Corporation in the United States is seeking a Senior Network Administrator to design, deploy, and optimize our LAN/WAN environment. You will work with internal customers to translate needs into secure, reliable network solutions and help drive modernization across the infrastructure.

The role blends hands-on networking with problem solving and customer partnership, offering exposure to diverse technologies and enterprise-scale challenges.

Qualifications

• Experience deploying, optimizing LAN/WAN environments.
• Ability to translate customer needs into technology solutions.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, support, and optimize complex LAN and WAN environments.
• Coordinate network technology implementations from procurement to ongoing support.
• Partner with customers and business teams to understand needs and recommend solutions.
• Troubleshoot complex networking issues and identify performance improvements.
• Support evolution and modernization of enterprise network infrastructure.
• Collaborate across teams to meet technical requirements and business needs.

Skills

Networking fundamentals

Customer partnership

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Tools

Cisco networking

Arista switching

Palo Alto firewalls

F5 BIG-IP

SolarWinds

EVPN-VXLAN

Arista CloudVision

BGP

VRF-Lite

Site-to-site VPNs

SD-WAN

DNA Center

Cisco Wireless

Job description

Senior Network AdministratorRemote | United StatesTravel: Approximately 5%

Build the network that keeps the business connected.

Pella Corporation is now hiring a Senior Network Administrator who enjoys solving complex infrastructure challenges, improving network performance, and building reliable solutions that make a real difference to our business.

In this role, you'll help deploy, optimize, automate, and support a sophisticated LAN/WAN environment serving a wide range of business needs. You'll partner closely with internal customers to understand what they need, translate those needs into smart technology solutions, and help ensure our network infrastructure is secure, resilient, and ready for what's next.

If you enjoy combining hands-on technical expertise with problem solving and customer partnership, this could be a great opportunity to take your networking career to the next level.

What You'll Do

• Deploy, configure, support, and optimize complex LAN and WAN environments.
• Coordinate network technology implementations from procurement and installation through configuration, automation, management, and ongoing support.
• Partner with customers and business teams to understand their needs and recommend effective technology solutions.
• Troubleshoot complex networking issues and identify opportunities to improve performance, reliability, and efficiency.
• Support the continued evolution and modernization of enterprise network infrastructure.
• Collaborate across teams to deliver solutions that meet both technical requirements and business needs.

Technologies You May Work With

You don't need experience with every technology on this list. We're interested in candidates with a strong networking foundation, curiosity, and ability to learn.

• Cisco networking technologies
• Arista Data Center and Campus Switching
• Palo Alto Networks, including Panorama, GlobalProtect, Device/IoT Security, and firewalls
• F5 BIG-IP
• SolarWinds
• EVPN-VXLAN
• Arista CloudVision
• BGP
• VRFs / VRF-Lite
• Site-to-site VPNs
• Cisco/Viptela SD-WAN
• Cisco DNA Center
• Cisco Wireless

Certifications

Cisco, Palo Alto, or Arista certifications are preferred, but not required.

The targeted pay range for this role is $100,000- $130,000. The total compensation package for this position may also include applicable incentive compensation, such as an annual bonus. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, specific work geography, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

As a member of the Pella Family of Brands team, you will be eligible for company sponsored benefits that include healthcare, dental, vision, paid time off, a generous 401(k) plan, tuition assistance, and much more.

About Pella Corporation

As the #1 most-preferred national window and door brand by homeowners across the country, Pella Corporation leads the industry in innovation and design. Founded in 1925, today the Pella Family of Brands encompasses a robust product offering sold and installed through various channels. We are a growing, privately owned company with 20 manufacturing locations and over 10,000 team members in the U.S. and Canada. Pella is consistently recognized as a great place to work by Newsweek , Forbes and Glassdoor , having most recently been named to America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity by Newsweek in 2024, as well as Forbes ' 2024 Best Employers for Women and Best-In-State Employer in Iowa. We have also received numerous accolades for innovation and design, including Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2024 and Most Innovative Manufacturers for 2022 and 2023.At Pella, our team cares deeply, learns continuously and achieves results that go beyond. We encourage creative thinking that seeks out and includes diverse perspectives. And we empower you to do the work you're most proud of — that's why we offer individualized talent development plans, cross-functional experiences and opportunities for career advancement through personal and professional development.With talent just like you, we are imagining, building and fighting for a brighter future for generations to come. Ready to find a career that sparks your passion?