Senior Network Architect & Lead, Hybrid Cloud/DC

Church Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.; Merrill (WI); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Church Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. seeks a Senior Network Engineer to provide technical leadership across enterprise network infrastructure, driving standards and design improvements aligned with business goals.

You will design, implement, troubleshoot, and optimize routing, switching, security, cloud, and collaboration networks, mentor engineers, and lead hands-on work to resolve critical incidents while ensuring high availability and disaster recovery readiness.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Networking, Telecommunications, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent work experience;7-10+ years hands‑on experience.
• Proven leadership in Network Engineering and architecture.
• Ability to design and maintain enterprise systems and automation workflows.
• Advanced experience with Networking, Voice Technologies and Collaboration systems at engineering depth.
• Ability to act as escalation point for complex, multi‑vector incidents.
• Expertise across endpoint, cloud, network, and data security domains.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support complex enterprise network and communications solutions (voice, data, video, wireless)
• Lead complex troubleshooting efforts and root cause analysis for network, voice, and collaboration incidents
• Oversee network operations and lead response to high‑impact incidents, ensuring timely resolution and service restoration
• Guide incident triage and escalation efforts, contributing to improvements in response processes
• Architect and optimize multi-domain network solutions across routing, switching, security, cloud, and unified communications
• Analyze network performance data (telemetry, logs, packet captures, VoIP metrics) to identify trends and drive improvements
• Lead implementation and integration of new technologies across on‑premises and cloud environments
• Support and enhance network architecture standards, configurations, and documentation practices
• Drive capacity planning, performance tuning, and lifecycle management to ensure scalability and reliability
• Partner with vendors and stakeholders to design, implement, and improve network and communication solutions
• Lead infrastructure‑related projects, ensuring alignment with scope, timelines, and architectural standards
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers, supporting skill development and problem resolution
• Support IT service management processes, disaster recovery planning, and continuous improvement initiatives

Skills

Network engineering

Architecture

Leadership

Automation

VoIP

Cloud

Security

SIP

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Cisco IOS

VoIP platforms

SIP/H.323 protocols

Job description

Church Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. seeks a Senior Network Engineer to provide technical leadership across enterprise network infrastructure, driving standards and design improvements aligned with business goals.

You will design, implement, troubleshoot, and optimize routing, switching, security, cloud, and collaboration networks, mentor engineers, and lead hands-on work to resolve critical incidents while ensuring high availability and disaster recovery readiness.