Senior Network Operations Engineer

NV Energy; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

MidAmerican Energy Company seeks a Network Operations Engineer 3 to lead operations across WAN, LAN, wireless, and data center environments. You will manage change execution, incident response, and lifecycle planning to ensure reliability and performance.

The role requires collaboration with architecture, security, and infrastructure teams, plus mentoring junior staff and delivering well-documented runbooks and procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science or related technical field, or equivalent work experience.
• A minimum of five years of progressively responsible network engineering or network operations experience.
• Demonstrated experience supporting and operating enterprise WAN routing solutions (BGP/OSPF/EIGRP) with redundancy and resiliency.
• Advanced knowledge of enterprise LAN switching (VLANs, trunking, Spanning Tree, LACP, high-availability designs).
• Hands-on experience with enterprise wireless networks including performance troubleshooting and capacity planning.
• Experience supporting Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) in production environments.
• Strong understanding of network lifecycle management including end-of-life planning, refresh, and upgrades.
• Proven ability to manage ticket queues, work orders, and maintenance activities while balancing priorities.
• Experience with scripting and automation tools (Python, YAML, Ansible) to support workflows and change execution.
• Experience supporting data center switching environments (Cisco ACI or equivalent).
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills.
• Ability to operate independently and mentor Network Engineer 1 and 2 staff.

Responsibilities

• Own and support day-to-day network operations across WAN, LAN, wireless, and data center environments.
• Serve as a senior escalation point for complex incidents, leading incident response and root cause analysis.
• Manage and prioritize network ticket queues and work orders with clear stakeholder communication.
• Coordinate, plan, and execute network lifecycle activities including refreshes and capacity expansions.
• Lead operational execution of network changes, including change management and post-implementation reviews.
• Collaborate with architecture, security, applications, and infrastructure teams on deployments.
• Monitor network health and utilization to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and maintain runbooks, standards, and support procedures.
• Drive operational efficiency through automation and tooling for change execution.
• Coordinate with vendors for operational support and lifecycle planning.
• Provide guidance to junior staff and participate in on-call rotations.
• Perform additional network operations and engineering duties as assigned.

Skills

BGP

OSPF

EIGRP

Static routing

LAN switching

VLANs

Spanning Tree

LACP

Cisco ACI

Cisco ISE

Automation

Python

YAML

Ansible

Data center ops

Education

Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science or related field

Tools

Cisco ISE

Cisco ACI

Job description

MidAmerican Energy Company seeks a Network Operations Engineer 3 to lead operations across WAN, LAN, wireless, and data center environments. You will manage change execution, incident response, and lifecycle planning to ensure reliability and performance.

The role requires collaboration with architecture, security, and infrastructure teams, plus mentoring junior staff and delivering well-documented runbooks and procedures.