Network Engineer II

At a Glance

The Network Engineer II position is available at any of our Iowa locations. This role requires 5+ years of experience as a Network Engineer, a technical degree or bachelor’s degree in technology or a related field, and hands-on experience with Arista Networks switching, Cato Networks, and network monitoring/telemetry tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, support, and optimize Nicolet’s LAN/WAN and voice network infrastructure.
• Plan and coordinate network architecture, configuration standards, and lifecycle activities.
• Develop and maintain network-related disaster recovery capabilities.
• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Microsoft Teams Phone, including PSTN connectivity and related voice services.
• Design, upgrade, monitor, and validate network and perimeter security controls.
• Support projects and operational improvements by providing technical leadership for new systems, upgrades, and process changes.
• Maintain professional vendor relationships and evaluate technologies, tools, and services.
• Uphold Nicolet’s philosophy and policies by maintaining appropriate controls to ensure full compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Communicate the value of diversity within the workplace and work successfully with others without regard to age, gender, race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, culture, religion, disability status, socioeconomic status, or other non-job-related classification.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Network Engineer.
• Technical Degree / Bachelor’s Degree in technology or related field.
• Strong understanding of enterprise networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, VLANs, STP, OSPF/BGP, QoS).
• Hands-on experience with Arista Networks switching, including Arista EOS configuration, operations, and troubleshooting.
• Experience implementing and supporting Cato Networks (SASE/SD-WAN), including site turn-ups, policy management, and connectivity troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of firewall and perimeter security concepts (segmentation, VPNs, NAT, IDS/IPS) and secure network operations.
• Experience with network monitoring/telemetry and troubleshooting tools (e.g., SNMP, syslog, flow data) and incident/root-cause analysis.
• Network automation experience using Ansible and/or PowerShell to standardize configurations, reduce manual effort, and improve repeatability.
• Familiarity with APIs and scripting concepts (e.g., REST/JSON) and source control practices to support infrastructure automation.
• Strong documentation, communication, and cross-team collaboration skills.
• Ability to plan, prioritize, and organize work effectively, work effectively under pressure and time deadlines, analyze problems, propose solutions, make logical decisions, carry out decisions made, and follow up with feedback.
• Must be able to work fully in-office.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life Insurance
• 401(k) with a company match
• Paid Time Off & 11 1/2 Paid Holidays