Senior Network Engineer: Infrastructure & Automation

American Family Insurance Agency Staff; Hopkins (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) contribution

Pension plan

Annual incentive

9 paid holidays

23 days paid time off

Student loan repayment

Paid family leave

Job summary

American Family Insurance Agency Staff is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, operate, and evolve the enterprise network. You will work across LAN/WAN, VPN, routing, and wireless, aiming for reliable, secure, and scalable solutions.

You will leverage automation, IaC, and Cisco technologies to modernize our networking practices while collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders across the organization.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience delivering customer-focused network solutions.
• Solid understanding of network design and deployment options.
• Experience communicating complex technical info clearly to diverse partners.
• Experience developing software/systems using one or more programming languages.
• Experience integrating applications, databases and platforms.
• Ability to estimate project size and effort for software/network solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement network solutions across LAN, WAN, VPN, routing, wireless.
• Engineer modern network environments using Cisco SD‑WAN, Meraki, and ACI.
• Configure, monitor, and optimize network infrastructure for reliability and performance.
• Manage DNS, DHCP, IPAM, including Infoblox DDI, for operational stability.
• Implement and manage network security measures to protect systems and data.
• Develop network automation and IaC solutions to improve consistency and efficiency.
• Collaborate with engineers, vendors, and partners to deliver effective solutions.
• Document configurations and communicate technical details to stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to improve network infrastructure and practices.

Skills

Network design

LAN/WAN routing

Security engineering

Automation

Infrastructure as Code

SDLC

Team collaboration

Communication

Tools

Python

Ansible

Terraform

REST APIs

Cisco DNA Center

Infoblox DDI

Job description

American Family Insurance Agency Staff is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, operate, and evolve the enterprise network. You will work across LAN/WAN, VPN, routing, and wireless, aiming for reliable, secure, and scalable solutions.

You will leverage automation, IaC, and Cisco technologies to modernize our networking practices while collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders across the organization.