Network Analyst

About the role

Your Job Flint Hills Resources (FHR) is seeking a Network Analyst. In this fast-paced role, you will be responsible for supporting the network infrastructure and technology stack that enables secure, reliable, and scalable connectivity critical to business operations. You will contribute to the monitoring, lifecycle management, configuration, and incident response of a diverse network environment, including routing and switching platforms, firewalls, and cloud-based networking services, helping to ensure the reliability, performance, and availability of production systems through proactive issue identification, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement of network stability and scalability.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring and Incident Response: Monitor for, and respond to, failure modes across network infrastructure and connectivity services impacting critical business operations; requires breadth of knowledge and critical thinking to isolate faults and resolve complex network issues
• Performance Monitoring & Capacity Planning: Monitor and optimize network performance using tools such as SolarWinds and Tufin; establish baselines and support capacity planning to ensure scalability, resilience, and high availability
• Network Lifecycle Management: Participate in lifecycle management activities, including device provisioning, patching, firmware upgrades, configuration management, and documentation across routing, switching, and firewall platforms
• Network Security & Access Control: Support firewall policy management, network segmentation, and secure connectivity (e.g., VPNs), ensuring alignment with security standards and business requirements
• Relationship Development: Develop and maintain relationships with key customers and stakeholders

Requirements

• Experience supporting enterprise network infrastructure, including routing, switching, and firewall technologies
• Working knowledge of networking concepts and protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, VLANs, routing protocols such as OSPF/BGP, VPNs)
• Understanding of network security principles, including firewall rules, segmentation, and access control
• Experience managing complex network and cloud connectivity in 24x7x365 industrial or enterprise environments

Qualifications

• Exposure to scripting or automation (e.g., Python, PowerShell, or similar) to support operational efficiency
• Experience with enterprise firewall platforms (e.g., Palo Alto, Cisco, Fortinet)
• Familiarity with cloud networking (e.g., VPCs, subnets, hybrid connectivity, load balancing)
• Experience with network automation or infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform)
• Hands-on experience in process control or industrial environments, especially petrochemical or manufacturing sectors

Skills

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship

Benefits

• Pay: $80,000 - $100,000 per year
• Variable Pay: Issued as a monetary bonus or in another form
• Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance

Pay

This role is subject to the Transportation Workers Identification Credentialing (TWIC) rule and requires the successful candidate to obtain a TWIC dentification badge, allowing for unescorted access to the facility within a specific time period.

Schedule

This role involves occasional travel to support remote locations in addition to being part of an on-call rotation (typically one week/month).