Senior Network Engineer: Automation & Modern Network Infra

American Family Insurance Agency Staff; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Pension plan

Annual incentive

9 paid holidays

Paid time off (23 days)

Student loan repayment

Paid family leave

Job summary

American Family Insurance is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, operate, and evolve the enterprise network. You will work across complex environments to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable solutions while advancing automation and Infrastructure as Code.

Collaboration with engineering, business partners, and vendors is essential to meet evolving needs. You will contribute to the modernization of networking practices, implement security measures, and help drive continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience delivering customer-driven network solutions.
• Familiarity with network design, SD-WAN, DNS/DHCP/IPAM.
• Ability to communicate technical information effectively.
• Experience building software/systems with at least one programming language.
• Experience integrating applications, databases, and tech platforms.
• Ability to estimate project size and efforts for software solutions.
• Modeling and documenting system design and specifications.
• Strong SDLC knowledge.
• Understanding integration and migration strategies.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement LAN, WAN, VPN, routing, wireless solutions.
• Engineer modern network environments using Cisco SD‑WAN, Meraki, ACI.
• Configure and optimize routers, ACLs, interfaces, and services for reliability.
• Manage DNS, DHCP, and IPAM incl. Infoblox to ensure operations.
• Strengthen network security across systems and data.
• Develop network automation and IaC solutions to boost consistency and efficiency.
• Collaborate with teams, vendors, and partners to deliver solutions.
• Document configurations and communicate technical information clearly.
• Explore evolving networking and automation technologies for continuous improvement.

Skills

Customer-driven solutions

SDN / WAN engineering

Network security

Automation / IaC

DNS / DHCP / IPAM

Programming basics

Tools

CiscoSD-WAN

Cisco Meraki

Infoblox DDI

Python

Terraform

GitLab

Job description

American Family Insurance is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, operate, and evolve the enterprise network. You will work across complex environments to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable solutions while advancing automation and Infrastructure as Code.

Collaboration with engineering, business partners, and vendors is essential to meet evolving needs. You will contribute to the modernization of networking practices, implement security measures, and help drive continuous improvement