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Senior Network Engineer (Meraki & Aruba)

Purple Drive Technologies LLCDublin, OH🇺🇸United StatesPosted 22 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

Advance your career as a Senior Network Engineer at Purple Drive Technologies, where you'll design and implement cutting-edge network solutions using Meraki and Aruba technologies in a hybrid environment. This role is perfect for a seasoned professional eager to tackle complex enterprise-level challenges and contribute to significant network modernization projects. Embrace this opportunity to enhance your skills and make a substantial impact within a reputable technology firm.

Quick Overview

Work Type
Hybrid
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description


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We are seeking an experienced Network Architect / Senior Network Engineer with strong expertise in Cisco Meraki SD-WAN, Aruba Switching & Wireless, and Enterprise Network Infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience designing, deploying, troubleshooting, and optimizing large-scale enterprise networks supporting 10,000+ nodes across multiple locations.

This role requires hands-on experience with network architecture, enterprise routing and switching, wireless technologies, network security, disaster recovery planning, and infrastructure deployment activities including racking and stacking of network equipment.



Key Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and support enterprise-wide network infrastructure solutions.
  • Deploy and manage Cisco Meraki SD-WAN environments across multiple sites.
  • Configure and support Aruba Switching and Aruba Wireless solutions.
  • Perform physical installation, racking, stacking, cabling, and deployment of network equipment.
  • Design scalable enterprise network architectures for large distributed environments.
  • Provide Level 3 and Level 4 troubleshooting support for complex network issues.
  • Lead network modernization, migration, refresh, and transformation projects.
  • Develop and execute Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity strategies.
  • Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, and network optimization.
  • Monitor network health and proactively identify potential issues.
  • Implement network security controls and best practices.
  • Work closely with data center, cloud, security, and infrastructure teams.
  • Maintain network documentation, diagrams, SOPs, and operational procedures.
  • Support change management, incident management, and root cause analysis activities.



Required Skills

Must-Have Skills

  • 8-15+ years of Network Engineering/Network Architecture experience.
  • Strong expertise in Cisco Meraki SD-WAN.
  • Hands-on experience with Aruba Switching.
  • Hands-on experience with Aruba Wireless technologies.
  • Experience performing physical racking and stacking of network equipment.
  • Strong Cisco networking background.
  • Deep understanding of:
    • Routing & Switching
    • LAN/WAN
    • SD-WAN
    • Enterprise Wireless
    • Network Security
  • Experience supporting large-scale enterprise networks (10,000+ nodes).
  • Advanced troubleshooting experience (L3/L4).
  • Network architecture and solution design experience.
  • Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity planning.
  • Capacity planning and performance optimization.
  • Experience with network monitoring and infrastructure projects.

Preferred Skills

  • CCNP Certification.
  • CCIE Certification.
  • Cisco Catalyst Switching.
  • Cisco Nexus.
  • Cisco ISE.
  • Aruba ClearPass.
  • BGP, OSPF, EIGRP.
  • Palo Alto / Fortinet Firewalls.
  • SolarWinds, PRTG, LogicMonitor, ThousandEyes.
  • Cloud networking (AWS/Azure).

Skills

AWS
Azure

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