Senior Network Engineer — Hybrid Cloud & Security Lead

Herff Jones; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Herff Jones is seeking a Senior Network Engineer in Indianapolis to own the enterprise network across multi-site, data center, and cloud environments. You will design, secure, and optimize networks, partner with Security and Cloud teams, and act as top escalation for network issues.

The role requires 7+ years in network engineering, senior/lead experience, and strong automation and documentation skills. On-site role with competitive starting pay and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, network engineering, or related field (or equivalent work experience).
• 7+ years of network engineering in multi-site enterprise environments with 3+ years in senior/lead role.
• Expert knowledge of routing and switching (BGP, OSPF, VLANs, STP), TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP.
• Hands-on with next-gen firewalls, site-to-site VPN, remote access VPN, and network segmentation.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain LAN/WAN, wireless, and data center networks across sites.
• Develop secure hybrid connectivity between on-prem and cloud. Ensure resiliency and scalability.
• Lead incident response; own network monitoring, changes, and maintenance windows.
• Automate config management and audits; mentor engineers and partners.

Skills

Network design

Routing & switching

SD-WAN

Firewall & security

VPN

Network monitoring

Scripting (Python/PowerShell)

Documentation & change mgmt

Cloud networking

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Networking or equivalent

Tools

Next-gen firewalls

VPN & remote access

Ansible/Terraform

Network monitoring platforms

Job description

Herff Jones is seeking a Senior Network Engineer in Indianapolis to own the enterprise network across multi-site, data center, and cloud environments. You will design, secure, and optimize networks, partner with Security and Cloud teams, and act as top escalation for network issues.

The role requires 7+ years in network engineering, senior/lead experience, and strong automation and documentation skills. On-site role with competitive starting pay and growth opportunities.