Senior Network Engineer - Hybrid Enterprise Connectivity

TEKsystems; Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Retirement savings

Paid time off

Parental leave

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

TEKsystems in Lansing, MI is seeking a Network Engineer to lead enterprise network operations, data center connectivity, WAN, VPN, and firewall-adjacent networking, guiding colleagues and vendors. This hybrid role requires on-site presence and collaboration across IT teams to deliver reliable network services.

The position emphasizes hands-on troubleshooting, vendor management, and infrastructure planning, with a focus on Cisco-heavy environments and a path toward senior network leadership

Qualifications

• Hands-on enterprise networking experience.
• Strong troubleshooting depth across complex networks.
• Cisco-heavy infrastructure exposure with cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day support, monitoring, configuration, repair, and lifecycle work for network equipment and connected devices.
• Support and troubleshoot WAN, LAN, WiFi, internet, VPN, firewall-related, and application connectivity issues.
• Serve as an escalation point and mentor for other network team members.
• Partner with internal IT teams, vendors, and suppliers to deliver network projects and resolve service issues.
• Support disaster planning, documentation, inventory tracking, budgeting, and standards development.

Skills

Advanced routing

BGP

CCNA/CCNP knowledge

Tools

Cisco Nexus/Catalyst

Cisco Meraki

Cisco WiFi

LAN-to-LAN VPNs

Azure ExpressRoute

WAN connectivity

Firewall operations

Cisco ISE

Network analyzers

Network monitoring tools

CRAC/UPS/PDU/ATS

Rack and cabling

Job description

TEKsystems in Lansing, MI is seeking a Network Engineer to lead enterprise network operations, data center connectivity, WAN, VPN, and firewall-adjacent networking, guiding colleagues and vendors. This hybrid role requires on-site presence and collaboration across IT teams to deliver reliable network services.

The position emphasizes hands-on troubleshooting, vendor management, and infrastructure planning, with a focus on Cisco-heavy environments and a path toward senior network leadership