Sr. Network Engineer

Pay Range:

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.

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. We have domestic ammunition manufacturing facilities in Minnesota Idaho Arkansas and Missouri and service law enforcement government agencies and sporting enthusiasts throughout the world. Today The Kinetic Group is a part of the Ammo division of The Czechoslovak Group (CSG) which holds a diverse portfolio of companies in the defense security automotive aerospace and rail industries.

The person filling this role will be working as a Senior Network Engineer supporting The Kinetic Group network infrastructure. They will take a lead role in planning deploying and supporting networking equipment. They will also take part in the day-to-day operations of the network team including but not limited to handling service tickets working with venders and performing network maintenance.

This position reports to the PMO and Infrastructure Manager and is based out of our office in Lonoke Arkansas with a hybrid option and includes some travel. A remote role is possible but preference is based on location.

What youll do:

• 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.

Experience you bring:

• 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

You might have:

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

Work Environment:

Employee work assignments may include tasks working with and/or exposure to potentially hazardous areas including flammables and explosives. Safety training is provided to all employees to ensure compliance with company and federal regulations.

Benefits:

At The Kinetic Group we believe the people who build great products deserve great support. Thats why we offer day-one healthcare coverage company-paid parental leave a dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 6% career development opportunities education assistance and paid time away from work to help you thrive both professionally and personally.

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