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Network Engineer, Senior

Texas Scottish Rite for Children
5 days ago
Full-time
On-site
Dallas, Texas, United States
Networking & Infrastructure

Our patients are our number one priority! We're committed to giving children back their childhood!

Job Posting Title:

Network Engineer, Senior

Location:

Dallas - Hospital

Additional Posting Details:

Monday - Friday

Business hours and after hours as needed

Candidates must be located in the Dallas-Fort Worth area or be willing to relocate upon hire

Job Description:

We are seeking a Senior Network Engineer to act as the lead technical authority for our enterprise network infrastructure. This role is deeply hands-on and responsible for driving network design standards, leading complex troubleshooting efforts, and executing high-impact engineering initiatives. The successful candidate will bring expert-level experience with Cisco enterprise networking, Palo Alto Networks firewalls, and advanced network services, along with proven proficiency in enterprise wireless networking. This role also plays a key part in developing standard operating procedures (SOPs) and mentoring other network engineering staff.

This position is well aligned with a CCIE-level engineering role, requiring strong theoretical knowledge, practical implementation skills, and disciplined operational rigor.

Key Responsibilities

  • Serve as the lead network engineer, providing technical direction and hands-on leadership across all aspects of the enterprise network

  • Design, implement, and support complex Cisco-based campus, core, and wireless network architectures

  • Act as the primary escalation point for advanced network issues, performing deep-dive troubleshooting and root-cause analysis

  • Engineer, deploy, and maintain Palo Alto Networks firewalls, including policy design, advanced security features, and VPN services

  • Design, deploy, and support enterprise wireless networks, ensuring high availability, performance, security, and seamless client connectivity

  • Administer and enhance Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) for network access control, authentication, authorization, and profiling

  • Utilize Cisco Catalyst Center to support network automation, assurance, configuration management, and operational visibility across wired and wireless environments

  • Define and enforce network engineering standards, best practices, and design patterns

  • Lead network lifecycle activities including upgrades, migrations, expansions, and hardware refreshes

  • Create, maintain, and continuously improve standard operating procedures (SOPs), runbooks, and technical documentation

  • Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior and mid-level network engineers

  • Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and application teams to ensure stable and secure network integration

  • Participate in on-call rotation and provide expert-level support during critical network incidents

Required Qualifications

  • 7+ years of hands-on enterprise network engineering experience

  • Expert-level knowledge of Cisco enterprise networking technologies

  • Extensive experience with Palo Alto Networks firewalls in production environments

  • Strong operational experience with Cisco ISE, including NAC policy design and troubleshooting

  • Proficiency with Cisco Catalyst Center for wired and wireless network operations

  • Proven proficiency with enterprise wireless networking, including design, deployment, and troubleshooting

  • Advanced understanding of:

    • Routing and switching protocols

    • Wireless RF fundamentals and client behavior

    • Network resiliency and high availability

    • Network security architecture and segmentation

  • Proven ability to troubleshoot complex, multi-domain network issues independently

  • Strong documentation skills, with experience authoring SOPs, standards, and operational guides

  • Ability to lead technical initiatives end-to-end with minimal oversight

Preferred Qualifications

  • CCIE (Enterprise, Security) or CCNP Enterprise, or equivalent demonstrated experience

  • Palo Alto Networks certifications (PCNSE preferred)

  • Experience with enterprise wireless platforms (Cisco Wireless, including controller-based or SDA environments)

  • Experience with network automation and scripting (Python, REST APIs, Ansible)

  • Experience supporting large-scale or mission-critical enterprise environments

  • Familiarity with SD-Access and advanced campus architectures