Sr. Network Engineer

Remington; Lonoke (AR); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day-one healthcare coverage

401(k) match up to 6%

Career development opportunities

Education assistance

Paid time away

Job summary

The Kinetic Group is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to lead design, deployment, and support of enterprise networking. The role is based in Lonoke, Arkansas with a hybrid option and some travel, reporting to PMO and Infrastructure Manager.

You will work on Cisco switching, SD-WAN, ISE, wireless, and VPN, ensuring security, reliability, and performance across manufacturing and distribution environments.

Qualifications

• 6+ years designing, supporting, and troubleshooting enterprise networks
• Strong routing and switching skills in large-scale environments
• Advanced troubleshooting and root-cause analysis abilities
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with cross-functional teams
• Network infrastructure experience in manufacturing/distribution settings
• CCNP or equivalent certification or comparable experience

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Cisco switching infrastructure including Catalyst 9000
• Manage Catalyst Center for network assurance and lifecycle management
• Support Cisco wireless infrastructure including controllers and access points
• Administer Cisco SD-WAN, routing, policies, and branch deployments
• Manage Cisco ISE for 802.1X, guest access, and NAC policies
• Support remote-access VPNs, network segmentation, and security integrations
• Maintain network monitoring platforms and proactive issue identification
• Troubleshoot complex routing, switching, wireless, and performance issues
• Support network architecture, site deployments, and migrations
• Maintain documentation and participate in on-call rotation and outages
• Follow ticketing, project, change management, and business support procedures

Skills

Enterprise networking

Routing & switching

Troubleshooting

Independent worker

Manufacturing network experience

CCNP or equivalent

Tools

Catalyst 9000

Cisco SD-WAN

Cisco ISE

Cisco Wireless

VPN

Job description

Pay Range: Annual Salary: $122,000.00 - $142,300.00 The actual annual salary offered to a candidate will be based on variables including experience, geographic location, education, and skills/achievements, and will be mutually agreed upon at the time of offer.

Job Description

The Kinetic Group is a world leader in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of small caliber ammunition under the iconic brands B&P, CCI, Federal Premium, Fiocchi, HEVI, Remington and Speer. We have domestic ammunition manufacturing facilities in Minnesota, Idaho, Arkansas, and Missouri, and service law enforcement, government agencies and sporting enthusiasts throughout the world. Today, The Kinetic Group is a part of the Ammo+ division of The Czechoslovak Group (CSG), which holds a diverse portfolio of companies in the defense, security, automotive, aerospace and rail industries.

The person filling this role will be working as a Senior Network Engineer, supporting The Kinetic Group network infrastructure. They will take a lead role in planning, deploying, and supporting networking equipment. They will also take part in the day-to-day operations of the network team, including but not limited to handling service tickets, working with venders, and performing network maintenance. This position reports to the PMO and Infrastructure Manager and is based out of our office in Lonoke, Arkansas with a hybrid option and includes some travel. A remote role is possible, but preference is based on location.

What you’ll do:

• Design, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise Cisco switching infrastructure, including Catalyst 9000 platforms.
• Manage Cisco Catalyst Center for network assurance, inventory, configuration management, software lifecycle management, and automation.
• Support Cisco enterprise wireless infrastructure, including Catalyst wireless controllers, access points, and associated wireless services.
• Administer Cisco SD-WAN infrastructure, including WAN connectivity, routing, policies, redundancy, and branch deployments.
• Manage Cisco ISE for 802.1X, MAB, profiling, authorization policies, guest access, dACLs, and network access control.
• Support enterprise remote-access VPN, network segmentation, secure connectivity, and integrations with Cisco Secure Access and other security platforms.
• Manage enterprise network monitoring platforms, alerting, performance monitoring, capacity visibility, and proactive identification of network issues.
• Troubleshoot complex routing, switching, wireless, application-performance, authentication, and connectivity issues across the enterprise.
• Support network architecture, hardware refreshes, site deployments, circuit turn-ups, migrations, vendor coordination, and infrastructure projects.
• Maintain network documentation, configurations, standards, and operational procedures while participating in the network on-call rotation and critical outage response.
• Follow IT standard operating procedures including but not limited to ticketing, project and change management, and business support.

Experience you bring:

• 6+ years of experience designing, supporting, and troubleshooting enterprise network environments
• Strong understanding of routing and switching technologies in large-scale enterprise networks
• Advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams
• Network infrastructure support in manufacturing and/or distribution environments
• CCNP certification, equivalent vendor certification, or comparable work experience

You might have:

• Experience with telecom solutions
• Experience supporting cloud networking environments (Azure and/or AWS)
• Experience with firewall support or collaboration

Work Environment:

Employee work assignments may include tasks working with and/or exposure to potentially hazardous areas, including flammables and explosives. Safety training is provided to all employees to ensure compliance with company and federal regulations.

Benefits:

• At The Kinetic Group, we believe the people who build great products deserve great support.
• That's why we offer day-one healthcare coverage, company-paid parental leave, a dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 6%, career development opportunities, education assistance, and paid time away from work to help you thrive both professionally and personally.

Our Postings are not intended for distribution to or use in any jurisdiction, country or territory where such distribution or use would violate local law or would subject us to any regulations in another jurisdiction, country or territory. We reserve the right to limit our Postings in any jurisdiction, country or territory.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Minorities/Females/Protected Veteran/Disabled International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulation (EAR) Requirements:

International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulation (EAR) Requirements:

• (i) U.S. citizen or national
• (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (a/k/a green card holder)
• (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. Section 1157
• (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. Section 1158 or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

Gun Control Act Requirements:

• (i) convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year
• (ii) fugitive from justice
• (iii) unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substance Act 21 U.S.C. 802)
• (iv) who has been adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to any mental institution
• (v) illegal alien
• (vi) discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions
• (vii) who has renounced his or her United States Citizenship
• (viii) who is subject to a court order restraining the person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or child of the intimate partner
• (ix) who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence

“Working Together to Make it Better” is the phrase we use to highlight the importance of a team environment. We value and entrust every one of our members to help influence the business in the right direction. Every employee should be trained how to successfully do their jobs, encouraged to reach their desired level of growth within the company, and coached to be responsible for results and continued improvement. A team built with members passionate about embracing change and trying to constantly get better will ensure we will be around for another 200 years.

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