Senior Network Engineer — Automation & Performance Lead

Jobtailor; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer to design and implement network solutions across campus, data center, and cloud-connected environments. You will lead complex initiatives, coordinate dependencies, and establish high-availability architectures.

You will mentor engineers, perform root-cause analyses, and drive automation using scripting and IaC. A Bachelor’s degree and 5–7 years of relevant experience are required; CCNP/DevNet/Aruba certs preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent.
• 5-7 years of progressive network engineering experience.
• Advanced expertise in enterprise network design, routing, and switching.
• Proficiency in network automation, scripting, or IaC approaches.
• Strong understanding of network security principles and access controls.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement network solutions across campus, data center, and cloud-connected environments.
• Lead complex network initiatives by coordinating technical work, dependencies, and implementation activities.
• Design and optimize routing, switching, segmentation, authentication, wireless, and high-performance network environments.
• Contribute to automation and delivery workflows using scripting, APIs, and tooling.
• Lead technical response for complex network incidents and restore service.
• Conduct root cause analysis and drive corrective actions.
• Act as escalation point for high-impact or ambiguous issues.
• Identify recurring issues and improve operational practices, tooling, and workflows.
• Perform performance analysis and capacity planning.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement improvements to throughput, latency, and user experience.
• Evaluate impacts of new services, applications, and traffic patterns on shared network platforms.
• Develop technical standards for routing, segmentation, and network security controls.
• Implement network provisioning and configuration-management automation.
• Validate security and access-control configurations.
• Review network designs and proposed changes.
• Mentor engineers through design discussions, incident reviews, and problem-solving.
• Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and application teams.
• Produce technical documentation.
• Participate in rotating after-hours on-call duties.

Skills

Enterprise Network Design

Routing and Switching

Network Automation

Network Performance Analysis

Network Security Principles

Scripting

Configuration Management

Root Cause Analysis

High-Availability Architectures

Segmentation Models

Education

B.S. in Computer Science/Engineering/Information Technology

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer to design and implement network solutions across campus, data center, and cloud-connected environments. You will lead complex initiatives, coordinate dependencies, and establish high-availability architectures.

You will mentor engineers, perform root-cause analyses, and drive automation using scripting and IaC. A Bachelor’s degree and 5–7 years of relevant experience are required; CCNP/DevNet/Aruba certs preferred.