Senior Network Engineer

Calance; Thomasville (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Calance seeks a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, and optimize complex enterprise networks. You will own core to edge switching, WAN, data center, and SD-WAN initiatives, documenting configurations, monitoring, and change control.

The role requires 7+ years in large-scale networks, hands-on experience with MPLS, BGP, OSPF, CIDR, and load balancing, plus strong troubleshooting and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of network engineering experience in large-scale environments.
• Experience with core, distribution, and access switching and data center technologies.
• Experience implementing and supporting SD-WAN environments.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and documentation proficiency.
• Experience with WAN/LAN architectures and enterprise networking concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, architect, and manage network infrastructure to support business initiatives.
• Monitor network performance and recommend changes/upgrades based on utilization.
• Collaborate with Technical Architects in network and system design.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting assistance to the Network Engineer team.
• Maintain current knowledge of emerging networking technologies and trends.

Skills

Network engineering

WAN

LAN

Troubleshooting

TCP/IP

MPLS

BGP

OSPF

SD-WAN

Load balancing

Tools

Visio

Job description

Responsible for designing, developing, and implementing complex communication networks within the organization. Primarily responsible for all aspects of switching hardware from core to network edge, including documentation, monitoring, troubleshooting and change control. Working with a team to perform system configurations and installations, system administration, and system security. Builds and maintains network (WAN, Data Center, and Core) and integrates with all enterprise systems.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the design, architect, and manage network infrastructure that best supports business initiatives


• Monitor network performance and recommend network changes and upgrades based on utilization


• Collaborate with Technical Architects in network and other systems design


• Provide assistance to Network Engineer team with escalated advanced network related troubleshooting issues


• Maintain knowledge of current and emerging technologies/products/trends related to architectural solutions

Experience

• A specialist on complex technical and business matters.


• 7+ years of network engineering expertise supporting 100+ site WAN and LAN environment


• Work is highly independent.


• May assume a team lead role for the work group.


• Typically requires 7+ years of related experience.


• 7+ years of experience with core, distribution, and access switching and routing technologies and datacenter technologies (e.g MPLS, vPC, Etherchannel, BGP, OSPF, policy based routing)


• Strong knowledge of networking technologies and WAN communications including TCP/IP (routing and subnetting), QoS, MPLS, IPSec, etc…


• Understanding of cross-functional/cross-domain requirements and impact


• Expertise in networking concepts


• Experience implementing and supporting SD-WAN environments


• Strong knowledge of Load Balancing and Global Server Load Balancing


• Strong troubleshooting skills


• Experience supporting voice and video across the WAN


• Experience using Visio or other tools for documentation