Sr. Network Engineer

About the role

The Kinetic Group is a world leader in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of small caliber ammunition under the iconic brands B&P, CCI, Federal Premium, Fiocchi, HEVI, Remington and Speer. The company has domestic ammunition manufacturing facilities in Minnesota, Idaho, Arkansas, and Missouri, and serves law enforcement, government agencies and sporting enthusiasts worldwide. As part of the Ammo+ division of The Czechoslovak Group (CSG), it holds a diverse portfolio in defense, security, automotive, aerospace and rail industries. The Senior Network Engineer will support The Kinetic Group network infrastructure, taking a lead role in planning, deploying, and supporting networking equipment, participating in day-to-day network operations, handling service tickets, working with vendors, and performing network maintenance. The position reports to the PMO and Infrastructure Manager, is based out of the office in Lonoke, Arkansas with a hybrid work option and includes some travel; a remote role is possible but preference is given to candidates based near the location. Employee work assignments may include tasks working with and/or exposure to potentially hazardous areas, including flammables and explosives; safety training is provided to ensure compliance with company and federal regulations.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise Cisco switching infrastructure, including Catalyst 9000 platforms.
• Manage Cisco Catalyst Center for network assurance, inventory, configuration management, software lifecycle management, and automation.
• Support Cisco enterprise wireless infrastructure, including Catalyst wireless controllers, access points, and associated wireless services.
• Administer Cisco SD-WAN infrastructure, including WAN connectivity, routing, policies, redundancy, and branch deployments.
• Manage Cisco ISE for 802.1X, MAB, profiling, authorization policies, guest access, dACLs, and network access control.
• Support enterprise remote-access VPN, network segmentation, secure connectivity, and integrations with Cisco Secure Access and other security platforms.
• Manage enterprise network monitoring platforms, alerting, performance monitoring, capacity visibility, and proactive identification of network issues.
• Troubleshoot complex routing, switching, wireless, application-performance, authentication, and connectivity issues across the enterprise.
• Support network architecture, hardware refreshes, site deployments, circuit turn-ups, migrations, vendor coordination, and infrastructure projects.
• Maintain network documentation, configurations, standards, and operational procedures while participating in the network on-call rotation and critical outage response.
• Follow IT standard operating procedures including but not limited to ticketing, project and change management, and business support.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience designing, supporting, and troubleshooting enterprise network environments
• Strong understanding of routing and switching technologies in large-scale enterprise networks
• Advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams
• Network infrastructure support in manufacturing and/or distribution environments
• CCNP certification, equivalent vendor certification, or comparable work experience

Skills

• Experience with telecom solutions
• Experience supporting cloud networking environments (Azure and/or AWS)
• Experience with firewall support or collaboration

Benefits

• Day-one healthcare coverage
• Company-paid parental leave
• Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 6%
• Career development opportunities
• Education assistance
• Paid time away from work

Pay

Pay Range Annual Salary: $122,000.00 - $142,300.00. The actual annual salary offered to a candidate will be based on variables including experience, geographic location, education, and skills/achievements, and will be mutually agreed upon at the time of offer.