Senior Network Architect - Tier 3 (Hybrid, Houston)

Impulse Strategic Solutions; Georgia; Hybride; USD 110 000 - 135 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Impulse Strategic Solutions in Houston, TX is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to serve as a Tier 3 escalation point and architecture leader. This hands-on role combines advanced networking with design, mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration.

The ideal candidate is a Cisco expert with FirePower, Catalyst, Meraki, SD-WAN, unified communications, and enterprise routing and switching experience. The role offers hybrid work with on-site support in Central Houston as needed.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in IT or equivalent work experience.
• CCNP certification mandatory; CCIE strongly preferred.
• 8+ years of network engineering experience.
• Advanced experience with Cisco FirePower, Catalyst, Meraki.
• SD-WAN and MPLS experience.
• Unified communications proficiency (CUBE, SIP).
• Azure ExpressRoute experience.
• OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, STP proficiency.
• Wireless 802.11 standards and Ekahau usage.
• Strong firewall, VPN, IDS/IPS skills.

Responsabilités

• Serve as the highest level of network escalation (Tier 3).
• Architect, design, implement, and maintain LAN/WAN, wireless, firewall, and voice infrastructures.
• Configure and manage Cisco FirePower, Catalyst, Meraki, and SD-WAN connectivity.
• Support unified communications including CUBE routers and SIP.
• Integrate cloud networking, including Azure ExpressRoute.
• Lead capacity planning and scalability assessments.
• Mentor junior/mid-level engineers and collaborate with teams.
• Engage in customer-facing technical discussions and on-call rotations.

Connaissances

CCNP

Cisco FirePower

SD-WAN

Meraki

LAN/WAN design

Network security

Mentoring

Wireshark

Formation

Associate degree in IT

Outils

Ekahau

Wireshark

NetFlow Analyzer

Azure ExpressRoute

Description du poste

Impulse Strategic Solutions in Houston, TX is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to serve as a Tier 3 escalation point and architecture leader. This hands-on role combines advanced networking with design, mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration.

The ideal candidate is a Cisco expert with FirePower, Catalyst, Meraki, SD-WAN, unified communications, and enterprise routing and switching experience. The role offers hybrid work with on-site support in Central Houston as needed.