Network Infrastructure Engineer

About the role

Aldridge is seeking a networking-focused IT professional to serve as a Dedicated Onsite Network Infrastructure Engineer. This Aldridge employee will work full-time at a single client site as the client’s primary onsite resource for network operations, infrastructure support, and technical issue resolution.

The Dedicated Onsite Network Infrastructure Engineer will be based in Houston, TX and embedded at a client location. This role is heavily networking-focused and requires strong hands-on experience with routed and switched environments, wireless troubleshooting, and Cisco CLI administration.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary onsite networking resource, supporting day-to-day network operations, troubleshooting, validation, documentation, and continuous improvement.
• Administer and troubleshoot routed and switched environments, including OSPF, VLANs, subnetting, inter-VLAN routing, trunking, port channels, spanning tree, routing tables, and Cisco CLI administration.
• Investigate performance, connectivity, segmentation, DNS/DHCP, firewall handoff, wireless, and user-impacting network issues; identify root cause and coordinate remediation.
• Support adjacent infrastructure needs, including VMware/vSphere/vCenter, VM networking, backups, recovery validation, servers, and security coordination.
• Own onsite triage, documentation, escalation, status communication, and follow-up to ensure a high-quality client experience.