Infrastructure Network Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Type: Direct Hire
Location: Central Houston, TX
Pay Range: $80,000–$100,000 (DOE)
Schedule: Standard business hours; occasional flexibility for after-hours maintenance or urgent incidents
Employment Model: Fully onsite at client location

Job Summary

We are seeking an Infrastructure Network Engineer to serve as a dedicated onsite resource supporting a single client location. This role is heavily networking-focused and responsible for day-to-day network operations, troubleshooting, documentation, and continuous improvement across a complex routed and switched environment. The engineer will also support adjacent infrastructure needs including VMware, backups, servers, and security coordination.

The ideal candidate is a strong hands-on network engineer who enjoys being the go-to onsite resource. They can think through full systems, anticipate downstream impacts, communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders, and adapt quickly in a fast-changing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary onsite networking resource for operations, troubleshooting, validation, documentation, and improvement.
• Administer and troubleshoot routed and switched environments (OSPF, VLANs, subnetting, inter-VLAN routing, trunking, port channels, spanning tree, routing tables, Cisco CLI).
• Investigate performance, connectivity, segmentation, DNS/DHCP, firewall handoff, wireless, and user-impacting issues; identify root cause and coordinate remediation.
• Support VMware/vSphere/vCenter, VM networking, backups, recovery validation, servers, and security coordination.
• Own onsite triage, documentation, escalation, communication, and follow-up to ensure a high-quality client experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive networking, infrastructure, systems, or advanced field support experience in complex or multi-site environments.
• Advanced hands-on networking experience with OSPF, VLANs, subnetting, routed/switching environments, trunking, port channels, spanning tree, segmentation, and Cisco CLI.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to interpret configurations, validate changes, and assess downstream impact.
• Experience with enterprise wireless troubleshooting (Aruba preferred).
• Experience with VMware/vSphere/vCenter, VM networking, backups, and recovery validation; ability to learn tools such as Cohesity.
• Strong communication, documentation, customer service and project management skills.

Preferred Skills

• • Storage technologies (SAN/NAS, iSCSI).
  • VOIP experience (Cisco Voice, Teams Voice).
  • Cloud administration or monitoring tools (Microsoft 365, Azure, SolarWinds).
  • Certifications: CCNP strongly preferred; CCNA acceptable with deep enterprise experience.
  • VMware experience or certifications (VCP).