Senior Network Engineer

Phoenix Staff, Inc.; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing firm in Tempe, AZ is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, deploy, and manage network infrastructures. Ideal candidates will have experience with Cisco hardware, certifications preferred, and solid IT experience. Responsibilities include leading upgrade projects and mentoring junior staff. This full-time role requires in-office presence with some travel. Competitive pay offered in the range of $120,000 to $130,000/year.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of progressively responsible IT experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to create documentation and present to groups.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy and manage company networking systems.
• Lead engineer on network upgrade projects.
• Mentor junior network engineering staff.

Skills

Cisco hardware and IOS configuration

VLAN

VPN

BGP

EIGRP

OSPF

QoS

Network security experience

Documentation skills

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science, engineering, or a related field

Tools

Cisco routers

Nexus and Catalyst switches

Palo Alto firewalls

Cisco Meraki hardware

Monitoring and management tools

Job description

Senior Network Engineer

Job Title: Senior Network Engineer
Location: Tempe, AZ (in‑office with travel up to 30% of the time)

Base pay range: $120,000.00/yr - $130,000.00/yr

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy and manage all company switching, routing, firewall, VPN, wireless, cable plants, and network management systems across a wide range of complex architectures, platforms and mediums.
• Lead engineer on assigned network upgrade projects.
• Mentor and train junior network engineering staff to ensure they have the tools to be successful.
• Communicate IT issues and solutions to Senior IT Leadership.
• Define and follow standards and best practices for network design, testing, and implementation methodology.
• Document the network environment as needed.
• Manage cloud networking components, native and vendor appliances, to ensure connectivity between systems.
• Provide day‑to‑day support to IT customers by ensuring tickets are addressed and resolved within established SLA parameters.
• Install, configure, manage and troubleshoot various network, infrastructure, hardware and software components.
• Respond to service/work requests that fall into the Network Administration queue in a timely fashion.
• Support various business units across the company.
• Manage critical escalations to 3rd parties and vendor support when required.
• Work directly with Telco/ISP to troubleshoot existing or onboard new services.
• Balance day‑to‑day support with project efforts to deliver high‑quality results on time.
• Effectively use monitoring/administrative tools to maintain network uptime and efficiency.
• Configure and deploy routers and switches.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science, engineering, or a related field, with 8‑10 years of progressively responsible IT experience.
• Strong background with Cisco hardware and IOS configuration/troubleshooting; CCNA/CCNP/CCDP certifications preferred.
• Experience with Cisco Meraki hardware and configuration preferred.
• Expertise with VLAN, VPN, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, and QoS.
• Hands‑on experience with Cisco routers, Nexus and Catalyst switches, ASA firewalls, and 802.11 wireless systems.
• Proficiency with Palo Alto firewalls and Panorama centralized management.
• Deep knowledge of spanning tree, ARP, CDP, EIGRP, BGP, VTP, EtherChannel, STP, 802.1Q trunking, HSRP, multicast, IPsec, RADIUS/TACACS+, SNMP, and related protocols.
• Preferred experience with Cisco Data Center technologies including Nexus, virtualization, and FCoE.
• Familiarity with standards‑based network monitoring and management tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to create documentation and present to groups effectively.
• Data Center routing and switching experience.
• Network security experience.
• Ability to think critically about systems and make consistent adjustments as needed.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

IT System Custom Software Development, IT System Operations and Maintenance, and IT System Training and Support