About This Opportunity

CTI Staffing is partnering with a leading utility organization to find a Senior Network Engineer for their infrastructure team based in Phoenix, AZ (hybrid).

This team owns the design, deployment, and ongoing health of a complex, multi-vendor enterprise network supporting critical operations. You'll be the engineer other teams turn to when something needs to work right the first time, and when it doesn't, you'll be the one who fixes it fast.

What You'll Do

Design, deploy, and manage enterprise network solutions across multiple vendor platforms
Troubleshoot and resolve network performance issues and outages
Collaborate cross-functionally to implement network security and optimization strategies
Maintain and update network documentation and configurations
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members
Evaluate and recommend network infrastructure improvements
Support physical installation and maintenance work in data center environments
Participate in on-call rotation for emergency response

Requirements

What You Bring

Must-Have:

7+ years of professional networking experience at the engineer level
Advanced proficiency with enterprise switching platforms
Strong expertise in routing and switching protocols and architecture
Hands-on experience with multi-vendor networking equipment
Demonstrated experience with next-gen firewall and security solutions
Solid understanding of cloud networking and integration (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Comfortable with physical data center work, including equipment installation at heights and standing/moving for extended periods

Nice-to-Have:

CCIE certification
CCNP certification or equivalent
Network automation and scripting experience (Python, Ansible)
Knowledge of SD-WAN technologies
Familiarity with network monitoring and analytics tools

Technical Environment:

Enterprise routing/switching platforms, next-gen firewalls, cloud networking (AWS/Azure/GCP)

What Success Looks Like:

Full ownership of network health and performance within the first 3 months
Proactive identification and resolution of infrastructure risk points
Established as a go-to technical resource for the broader team

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