Senior Network Engineer

Vaco by Highspring; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 63,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring is seeking a Senior Network Engineer in Nashville, TN for a 12-month contract (W2). The role is full-time with a pay rate of $48/hr. You will analyze, design, implement, and validate network changes, support upgrades, and troubleshoot performance in a high-volume enterprise environment.

The position requires hands-on routing, switching, firewall experience and strong collaboration with internal stakeholders to deliver robust networking solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong enterprise-level network engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience with routing and switching technologies.
• Experience supporting and administering firewalls.
• Excellent critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Experience implementing, troubleshooting, and maintaining complex network environments.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, design, implement, and validate network infrastructure changes.
• Support network additions, modifications, upgrades, and decommissioning efforts.
• Configure and maintain routing, switching, and firewall technologies.
• Troubleshoot network performance and connectivity issues.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver solutions.
• Execute network requests from analysis through implementation and validation.

Skills

Enterprise networking

Routing & switching

Firewall administration

Critical thinking

Network troubleshooting

Communication

Job description

We're seeking experienced Senior Network Engineers to join a high-performing enterprise infrastructure team supporting a large-scale technology environment. This team is responsible for handling a continuous stream of network requests that support both operational initiatives and business-critical projects across the organization.

What You'll Be Doing

Senior Network Engineer

Location: Nashville, TN

Type: 12-Month Contract (W2)

Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday

Pay Rate: $48/hr

About the Opportunity

We're seeking experienced Senior Network Engineers to join a high-performing enterprise infrastructure team supporting a large-scale technology environment. This team is responsible for handling a continuous stream of network requests that support both operational initiatives and business-critical projects across the organization.

What You'll Be Doing

• Analyze, design, implement, and validate network infrastructure changes
• Support network additions, modifications, upgrades, and decommissioning efforts
• Configure and maintain routing, switching, and firewall technologies
• Troubleshoot network performance and connectivity issues
• Partner with internal stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver solutions
• Execute network requests from analysis through implementation and validation
• Support both operational and project-based network initiatives
• Manage multiple requests simultaneously in a high-volume environment

Required Qualifications

• Strong enterprise-level network engineering experience
• Hands-on experience with routing and switching technologies
• Experience supporting and administering firewalls
• Excellent critical-thinking and problem-solving skills
• Experience implementing, troubleshooting, and maintaining complex network environments
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise infrastructure
• Exposure to network design and architecture responsibilities
• Experience in highly available or mission-critical environments
• Understanding of network security best practices

Equal Opportunity Notice

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail] .

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada only: to the extent the position for employment is not with Highspring or not otherwise noted as vacant above, candidate should be informed that this role is to replace a presently employed person at Vaco by Highspring's client.

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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations; and
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).