Senior Network Engineer — Cisco & SD-WAN Expert

Yum! Brands; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 98,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Yum! Brands is seeking a Network Engineer to design, implement, and support network connectivity for corporate offices and enterprise environments.

This role emphasizes Cisco-based solutions, Meraki Wireless, BGP/EIGRP routing, WAN, SD-WAN, QoS, AAA, and Azure Cloud, turning business needs into reliable network designs. Daily duties include designing configurations, testing changes, and collaborating with stakeholders to improve performance, resiliency, and scalability.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree or equivalent experience.
• 3-5 years of network engineering experience in Cisco-based environments.
• Hands-on design, configuration, testing, and implementation of routing, switching, wireless, WAN, and/or SD-WAN solutions.
• Experience translating network requirements into technical designs and implementation plans.
• Experience with network performance analysis, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.
• Knowledge of BGP and EIGRP, QoS, AAA, and cloud networking concepts; Azure experience valued.
• Familiarity with ITIL standards, and proficiency with MS Office tools (Visio, PowerPoint, Word, Excel).

Responsibilities

• Design and engineer network configurations across routing, switching, wireless, WAN, SD-WAN, QoS, and AAA.
• Assess business and application requirements and translate into network designs and implementation plans.
• Develop, test, document, and implement network changes, upgrades, and new capabilities.
• Evaluate emerging networking technologies and recommend solutions that improve performance and security.
• Perform network performance analysis, capacity assessments, and optimization tasks.
• Conduct advanced troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for complex issues.
• Support office deployments and infrastructure refresh projects.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to provide engineering guidance and communicate design decisions.
• Provide on-call support and document incidents and changes in ServiceNow.

Skills

Network engineering

Analytical skills

Communication

Remote collaboration

Education

BS/BA degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Cisco networking

Meraki Wireless

BGP

EIGRP

SD-WAN

Azure Cloud

QoS

AAA

Job description

Yum! Brands is seeking a Network Engineer to design, implement, and support network connectivity for corporate offices and enterprise environments.

This role emphasizes Cisco-based solutions, Meraki Wireless, BGP/EIGRP routing, WAN, SD-WAN, QoS, AAA, and Azure Cloud, turning business needs into reliable network designs. Daily duties include designing configurations, testing changes, and collaborating with stakeholders to improve performance, resiliency, and scalability.