Senior Network Engineer – SD-WAN & Cloud Automation

American Family Insurance; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Pension plan

Paid time off

Job summary

American Family Insurance is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, and optimize network solutions across multiple sites from its Madison, WI headquarters. You will lead topology decisions, security, and automation to improve performance and reliability.

The role emphasizes Cisco SD-WAN, Meraki, and ACI deployments, with Python/Ansible/Terraform for automation and cloud networking experience. Occasional travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• Evidence of network design/implementation across LAN/WAN/VPN.
• Experience deploying Cisco SD-WAN, Meraki, and ACI in multi-site environments.
• Proficiency with Infoblox DNS/DHCP/DDI and scripting for automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, planning, and implementation of network solutions.
• Oversee network maintenance and troubleshooting to minimize downtime.
• Implement and manage network security measures.

Skills

Network design

Troubleshooting

Security

Documentation

Vendor mgmt

Python

Ansible

Terraform

Cloud networking

GitLab CI/CD

Agile

Tools

Cisco SD-WAN

Cisco Meraki

Cisco ACI

Infoblox

DNS/DHCP/DDI

Python

Ansible

Terraform

AWS VPC

Azure VNet

Google Cloud VPC

GitLab

Job description

American Family Insurance is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, and optimize network solutions across multiple sites from its Madison, WI headquarters. You will lead topology decisions, security, and automation to improve performance and reliability.

The role emphasizes Cisco SD-WAN, Meraki, and ACI deployments, with Python/Ansible/Terraform for automation and cloud networking experience. Occasional travel up to 10% may be required.