Senior Network Engineer

Vervint

relocation assistance

United States, Minnesota, Minneapolis

800 North Washington Avenue (Show on map)

Jul 17, 2025

Position:
Senior Network Engineer

Location:

Minneapolis, MN

Job Id:
1221

# of Openings:
1

Senior Network Engineer | Hybrid | Minneapolis, MN

This role must sit in Minneapolis as it is hybrid. Relocation assistance is not provided.

As a Senior Network Engineer, you are a key member of the Modern Infrastructure team, which provides support for server, database, network, and storage solutions. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering quality network solutions, while providing guidance and expertise to clients and team members. As a proven Subject Matter Expert on projects and technologies, you will also be responsible for providing guidance to Cloud and System Engineers and Associate Cloud and System Engineers of the practice.

Thinking ahead, seeing beyond, and building together

Vervint is a purpose-driven, global consultancy that is a digital catalyst, empowering people and organizations to thrive in the experience-driven world. Vervint offers cross-functional expertise and guidance that goes beyond great tech - believing technology, thoughtful strategy, and human creativity lead to real progress and transformation. With a human-focused approach, Vervint provides a roadmap for success inherent in design, empathy, and ingenuity. Our commitment to purposeful progress gives us a unique ability to thrive at the intersection of technology, strategy, and experience to create impactful solutions that are more than simply migrating, integrating, or building tech.

With offices in Michigan and Minnesota and employees across the globe, we put people at the heart of everything we do. Our values are part of what makes us different - for our employees, clients, and the communities in which we live and work. At Vervint, our purpose is progress, and we are out to improve lives by keeping humanity at the core of every solution.

What You'll Accomplish

Assists Domain and Solution Architects in design and architecture of network network solutions, encompassing network design, routing and switching, firewalls, VPNs, and network monitoring tools.
Analyze network performance metrics, identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies, and develop strategies to optimize performance, reliability, and scalability.
Contributes to breaking out objectives and larger work items into tasks. Helps ensure the team understands the tasks that are assigned. Proactively takes ownership of tasks. Takes the lead on calling out risks in the technical work.
Produces runbooks and processes to scale work to other team members, especially Engineers and Associate Engineers.
Conduct security assessments, risk assessments, and compliance audits, and recommend and implement remediation measures to address vulnerabilities and ensure adherence to regulatory requirements.
Ensure the security and compliance of client network environments by implementing and maintaining robust network security controls, policies, and procedures.
Cultivate strong relationships with clients, serving as a trusted advisor on network matters.
Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment, encouraging knowledge sharing, collaboration, and innovation.
Collaborate with clients and internal stakeholders to understand business requirements and develop scalable, resilient, and cost-effective network architectures and designs.
Communicate technical concepts effectively to non-technical stakeholders, building confidence and trust in our capabilities.
Serve as a subject matter expert in network technologies, providing advanced network support and troubleshooting assistance as needed.
May own Root Cause Analysis for incidents, and lead retros for smaller projects, as well as defines any remediation tasks.
Develops documentation to refine the work we do.
Serve as the network lead on network projects, providing guidance, oversight, and direction to project teams.
Stay abreast of emerging trends, best practices, and industry standards in network management, and share knowledge with colleagues to foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Understand client business objectives, challenges, and pain points, and recommend tailored solutions to address their needs.
Implement automation, orchestration, and monitoring solutions to enhance operational efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
Mentor and coach associate and mid-level engineers, providing guidance, support, and opportunities for skill development and career advancement.
Manages own time and task prioritization and does not require direct supervision.
Takes on tasks in areas where they are skilled, with minimal technical instructions. Proactively takes on new tasks.
Subject Matter Expert in multiple skillsets, typically within a single domain (IDO's focus). Expected to continue pursuit of new technology to align with industry direction.
May be expected to achieve certifications in their area of skillset for Vervint certification needs (partner levels required).
Creates the technical designs for smaller engagements, standardized solutions, or assigned outcomes in a project.

What You'll Bring

Demonstrated ability to perform tasks with minimal direction, taking ownership and being accountable for results.
Strong expertise in network technologies, including
- Cisco route and switch (CCNA level skillset required, CCIE Enterprise preferred)
- Fortinet Fortigate firewalls
- Citrix Netscaler (load balancing)
Strong understanding of cloud network architecture within Azure or AWS, including:
- Direct connect options (eg. ExpressRoute)
- Managed WAN options
- Load balancing
- BGP routing
- Enterprise scale landing zone architecture
Understanding of infrastructure-as-code tools and concepts
Understanding of Site Reliability Engineering principals and applying them to enterprise network environments.
Comprehensive understanding and application of technical principles, theories, and concepts.
Ability to provide network solutions to a wide range of challenging problems, with the ability to independently determine and develop approach to solutions.
Desire to expand technical skillset through training, certifications, and/or exposure to a variety of assessments.
Proven ability to analyze complex network issues, develop innovative solutions, and make data-driven decisions.
Ability to think strategically and translate business requirements into network solutions that align with organizational objectives.
Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with clients, colleagues, and executive stakeholders, including the ability to probe and question to elicit the true requirements of a project in a respectful and responsible way.
Time management skills, delivering project tasks on time.
Collaborative mindset with demonstrated ability to train, mentor, and coach other engineers.
Ability to facilitate collaboration between internal and external stakeholders to meet goals.

Education/Experience

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field OR a combination of education and experience.
At least 5-7 years of related experience in the field

These certifications are a plus:

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
Azure Network Engineer Associate
AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty

You Belong. At Vervint, we embrace all facets of identity that make you - you. From race, gender identity, and veteran status to disabilities and more, your lived experiences enrich everyone around you. We know when we create an environment of safety and respect for individuals and their identities, we all do our best work. That is why we celebrate our diversity, foster equity, and champion inclusion within our company, the work we do, and our communities. As we work together, we commit to continuous growth, learning from our mistakes, and expanding on our caring culture to bring our values to life.

Vervint is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veterans status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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