As a Senior Network Engineer, you will design, maintain, and optimize networking infrastructure, manage routing and firewall solutions, and lead design sessions.
What's the role?
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Network Engineer to become an integral part of our innovative team. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for the strategic design, development, and maintenance of our core networking infrastructure. The ideal candidate will possess a robust understanding of foundational network protocols and technologies, complemented by hands-on experience in managing large-scale enterprise networks.
Key Responsibilities:
Bring your best! What this role needs:
Preferred Experience:
Our Benefits:
#LI-hybrid
Compensation Range:
Pay Range - Start:
$92,750.00
Pay Range - End:
$172,250.00
Geographic Specific Pay Structure:
205 - Structure 110: 102,060.00 USD - 189,540.00 USD
205 - Structure 115: 106,680.00 USD - 198,120.00 USD
We believe in fairness and transparency. It's why we share the salary range for most of our roles. However, final salaries are based on a number of factors, including the skills and experience of the candidate; the current market; location of the candidate; and other factors uncovered in the hiring process. The standard pay structure is listed but if you're living in California, New York City or other eligible location, geographic specific pay structures, compensation and benefits could be applicable, click here to learn more.
Grow your career with a best-in-class company that puts our clients' interests at the center of all we do. Get started now!
Northwestern Mutual is an equal opportunity employer who welcomes and encourages diversity in the workforce. We are committed to creating and maintaining an environment in which each employee can contribute creative ideas, seek challenges, assume leadership and continue to focus on meeting and exceeding business and personal objectives.
FIND YOUR FUTURE
We're excited about the potential people bring to Northwestern Mutual. You can grow your career here while enjoying first-class perks, benefits, and our commitment to a culture of belonging.
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Network Engineer to become an integral part of our innovative team. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for the strategic design, development, and maintenance of our core networking infrastructure. The ideal candidate will possess a robust understanding of foundational network protocols and technologies, complemented by hands-on experience in managing large-scale enterprise networks.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain core networking infrastructure
- Implement and manage advanced routing, switching, load balancing, and firewall solutions.
- Lead and facilitate design sessions, offering expert technical guidance to the team.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation to ensure seamless operations.
Bring your best! What this role needs:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 5-10 years of proven experience in network engineering within large enterprise environments.
- Expertise in routing, switching, load balancing, and firewall technologies and wireless
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead design sessions effectively.
- Superior written communication and documentation capabilities.
Preferred Experience:
- Familiarity with BGP, OSPF, and spine and leaf architecture, Wireless technology
- Experience with Aruba, Arista, and Zscaler technologies
- Knowledge of Layer 2, EVPN, and VXLan
- Familiarity in Python and CI/CD pipeline development. -
Our Benefits:
- Competitive compensation package, including annual bonus opportunities.
- Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision plans, 401(k), and pension program.
- Tuition reimbursement, commuter plans, and generous paid time off.
- Extensive professional training opportunities to foster career growth.
- Commitment to excellent work/life balance.
#LI-hybrid
Compensation Range:
Pay Range - Start:
$92,750.00
Pay Range - End:
$172,250.00
Geographic Specific Pay Structure:
205 - Structure 110: 102,060.00 USD - 189,540.00 USD
205 - Structure 115: 106,680.00 USD - 198,120.00 USD
We believe in fairness and transparency. It's why we share the salary range for most of our roles. However, final salaries are based on a number of factors, including the skills and experience of the candidate; the current market; location of the candidate; and other factors uncovered in the hiring process. The standard pay structure is listed but if you're living in California, New York City or other eligible location, geographic specific pay structures, compensation and benefits could be applicable, click here to learn more.
Grow your career with a best-in-class company that puts our clients' interests at the center of all we do. Get started now!
Northwestern Mutual is an equal opportunity employer who welcomes and encourages diversity in the workforce. We are committed to creating and maintaining an environment in which each employee can contribute creative ideas, seek challenges, assume leadership and continue to focus on meeting and exceeding business and personal objectives.
FIND YOUR FUTURE
We're excited about the potential people bring to Northwestern Mutual. You can grow your career here while enjoying first-class perks, benefits, and our commitment to a culture of belonging.
- Flexible work schedules
- Concierge service
- Comprehensive benefits
- Employee resource groups
Top Skills
Arista
Aruba
Bgp
Ci/Cd
Evpn
Layer 2
Ospf
Python
Spine And Leaf Architecture
Vxlan
Zscaler
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