Network Engineer (Data Center & Enterprise)
- Location
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Posted
- Oct 15, 2026
- Last seen
- Oct 16, 2026
About the role
Help run a global network where performance and resilience really matter.
This is a chance to join a global, technology-led organization whose operations run on a data-intensive network spanning multiple regions. Speed, security, and resilience are non-negotiable here, and the Network Operations team in Houston plays a central part in keeping it that way.
As a Network Engineer, you’ll cover enterprise, data center, cloud-connected, security, and SD-WAN environments. The role balances day-to-day operations with infrastructure projects that move the platform forward. You’ll work alongside experienced senior engineers in a collaborative, practical team, own your outcomes, and grow your skills across a broad, modern technology stack.
What you’ll own:
- Supporting, maintaining, and troubleshooting network infrastructure across WAN, LAN, wireless, data center, cloud, and security environments - Monitoring daily data center operations, plus network availability, performance, health, and capacity across critical services - Deploying, configuring, and monitoring routing, switching, firewall, and network security platforms - Investigating incidents, contributing to root cause analysis, and driving the fixes that stop them happening again - Contributing to hardware refreshes, migrations, and service improvement projects, and helping senior engineers introduce new technologies - Keeping documentation, diagrams, standards, and procedures accurate and current - Supporting security, resilience, compliance, and lifecycle management - Partnering with vendors, service providers, and stakeholders across the business - Taking part in an on-call rotation and occasional out-of-hours maintenance
Requirements
- 3 to 5 years in enterprise, data center, or service provider networking, with hands-on ownership of production infrastructure - Strong routing and switching knowledge, including BGP, OSPF, VLANs, QoS, VPNs, and TCP/IP, plus solid firewall and security fundamentals - Multi-vendor experience, ideally across platforms such as Cisco, Arista, Juniper, and Palo Alto - Exposure to data center fabrics (VXLAN, EVPN, MLAG), SD-WAN, and Azure or other cloud connectivity - Confidence with monitoring and observability tooling, and some scripting or automation to cut manual effort - CCNA, CCNP, or equivalent vendor certifications, and a technical degree or equivalent practical experience - Clear communication and the confidence to work in a global, multicultural team - Ownership and reliability. When you pick something up, you see it through.
Benefits
- Annual performance bonus - Hybrid working - Generous paid time off - Competitive 401(k) with employer match - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision cover - Paid parental leave and family support benefits - Wellbeing support and on-site perks
