Senior Network Engineer

Akkodis; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 83,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan

Medical, dental, vision

Job summary

Akkodis is seeking a Senior Network Engineer for a contract role onsite in Saint Paul, MN. The ideal candidate will lead network design and architecture, mentor peers, and collaborate with cybersecurity and cloud teams to deliver integrated solutions.

Candidates with 10+ years of experience, Arista familiarity, and strong L1/L2 networking skills are encouraged to apply. Relocation is welcome; travel to client sites is expected.

Qualifications

• Approximately 10+ years of network engineering/design experience.
• Strong Layer 1 and Layer 2 networking expertise.
• Experience with Arista switches, fiber infrastructure, and core switching technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead network design and engineering initiatives.
• Develop network architecture and design solutions, not just day-to-day support.
• Mentor other team members and provide technical leadership.
• Present technical updates to senior leadership.
• Support rollout of major initiatives enabling field mobility.
• Travel to client sites as needed.
• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot switches and wireless devices.
• Monitor performance, availability, and capacity; suggest resiliency improvements.
• Troubleshoot complex incidents and perform root cause analysis.
• Plan network upgrades, hardware refreshes, and modernization projects.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, server, cloud, application, operations, and business teams.
• Create and maintain diagrams, standards, runbooks, and support docs.

Skills

Routing & Switching (TCP/IP, OSPF, BGP

Network Security & Segmentation

Wireless Networking

SD-WAN & WAN

Network Monitoring & Troubleshooting

Automation & Scripting

High Availability & DR

Documentation & Standards

Education

10+ years network engineering/design

Tools

SolarWinds

Wireshark

NetFlow

SNMP

Syslog

Network automation platforms

Job description

Akkodis is seeking a Senior Network Engineer for a contract job with a client in St Paul, MN (onsite).

Candidates who can relocate are also welcome to apply.

Pay Rate Range: $60 - $75/hr. on w2.

(The pay rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.)

Schedule - Mon - Fri (8 am -5 pm EST, fully onsite)

Responsibilities

Lead network design and engineering initiatives.

Develop network architecture and design solutions rather than day-to-day operational support.

Partner with Corporate IT, Application teams, and other infrastructure groups.

Provide technical leadership and mentor other team members.

Present technical recommendations and updates to senior leadership.

Support the rollout of a major initiative, which will enable maintenance personnel to leverage mobile devices in the field.

Travel to client's locations and corporate offices as needed.

Under general direction, responsible for activities related to network engineering.

Ensures long-term requirements of Product Team and included in the overall Refining IT planning of the department.

Lead configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of switches and wireless devices.

Monitor network performance, availability, and capacity; recommend improvements to improve resiliency, scalability, and service quality.

Troubleshoot complex network incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

Develop and enforce network security standards, segmentation strategies, and access controls.

Plan and execute network upgrades, migrations, hardware refreshes, lifecycle replacements, and infrastructure modernization projects.

Collaborate with cybersecurity, server, cloud, application, operations, and business teams to deliver integrated technical solutions.

Create and maintain network diagrams, configuration standards, operational procedures, implementation plans, and support documentation.

Provide technical mentoring and escalation support for junior engineers, operations teams, and support personnel.

Participate in change management, incident response, disaster recovery planning, and on-call support for critical network services.

Technical Skills:

• Routing and Switching: Advanced knowledge of TCP/IP, VLANs, STP, HSRP/VRRP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, MPLS, QoS, subnetting, route redistribution, and routing design.
• Network Security: Experience with ACLs, network segmentation, zero trust principles, IDS/IPS, NAC, secure remote access, and vulnerability remediation.
• Wireless Networking: Experience designing, deploying, and supporting enterprise wireless networks, wireless controllers, access points, RF planning, authentication, and performance tuning.
• SD-WAN and WAN Technologies: Experience with SD-WAN, WAN optimization, carrier circuits, internet edge design, failover, redundancy, and remote site connectivity.
• Network Monitoring and Tools: Proficiency with monitoring, logging, packet capture, configuration management, and troubleshooting tools such as SolarWinds, Wireshark, NetFlow, SNMP, syslog, and network automation platforms.
• Automation and Scripting: Working knowledge of Python, PowerShell, Ansible, APIs, templates, and infrastructure-as-code concepts to improve consistency and reduce manual effort.
• High Availability and Resiliency: Ability to design redundant network architectures, disaster recovery connectivity, failover strategies, and highly available production environments.
• Documentation and Standards: Strong ability to maintain accurate diagrams, IP address management, standards, runbooks, configuration baselines, and operational procedures.

Required

Approximately 10+ years of network engineering/design experience.

Strong Layer 1 and Layer 2 networking expertise.

Experience with:

• Arista switches.
• Fiber networking infrastructure.
• Core switching technologies.
• Strong troubleshooting skills.
• Network design and architecture experience.

Preferred

• Routing knowledge.
• Security experience.

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and business stakeholders.
• Comfortable presenting and briefing senior leadership.
• Proven mentoring and technical leadership experience.
• Ability to collaborate across multiple functional teams.

If you have questions about the position, please contact Vishal Sharma at [e-mail]

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers