Senior Network Engineer / CCNP / Hybrid in Irving

A leading energy company in the Irving, TX area is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to join their team in a full-time, direct hire capacity. This role is ideal for a highly technical infrastructure professional with deep expertise in enterprise networking, routing, switching, and firewall technologies. You'll play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining highly available network environments that support around-the-clock operations with minimal tolerance for downtime.

This is an excellent opportunity to step into a hands-on architecture and engineering role where you'll have a direct impact on the growth and evolution of a large-scale network environment. The team is looking for someone who enjoys solving complex networking challenges, mentoring other engineers, and driving modernization initiatives through automation, SD-WAN, advanced routing, and cloud networking technologies. If you're passionate about building resilient networks and want to work in a collaborative environment with strong work-life balance and a hybrid schedule, this role offers outstanding growth potential.

Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of enterprise network engineering experience
• Expert-level experience designing, configuring, and supporting routers, switches, and firewalls
• Advanced knowledge of BGP and OSPF design, implementation, and troubleshooting
• Experience supporting highly available, redundant, 24x7 production environments
• Strong background in TCP/IP, routing, switching, and packet analysis
• Experience leading network design initiatives and infrastructure projects
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and communicate effectively with technical and business stakeholders
• Cisco CCNP or CCIE certification required
• Experience mentoring junior and mid-level engineers

Desired Skills & Experience

• Cisco networking expertise, including ACI experience
• Fortinet firewall administration
• Palo Alto firewall administration
• SD-WAN design and implementation
• Network automation experience with Python and/or Ansible
• VMware networking experience
• Large-scale VPN and WAN support experience
• AWS networking experience
• Advanced protocol and packet analysis skills
• Complex enterprise network architecture experience

What You Will Be Doing
Tech Breakdown

• 70% Enterprise Networking (Routing, Switching, Firewalls)
• 15% Network Architecture & Design
• 15% Automation & Cloud Networking

Daily Responsibilities

• 80% Hands On Engineering
• 10% Project Leadership & Mentorship
• 10% Team Collaboration

The Offer

• Bonus eligible

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) with 3% company match
• Hybrid schedule (3-4 days onsite)
• Casual work environment

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.