Network Engineer

Robert Half
Houston, TX

Responsibilities

Network Engineering & Operations

  • Design, configure, and support LAN, WAN, and WLAN environments
  • Administer and maintain routers, switches, firewalls, and VPNs
  • Troubleshoot complex network connectivity and performance issues
  • Implement and maintain network security controls, including firewall rules and segmentation
  • Support network upgrades, hardware refreshes, and site deployments
  • Maintain accurate network documentation, diagrams, and standards
  • Monitor network performance, availability, and capacity

Project Management & Coordination Skill Set

  • Coordinate project activities, timelines, and deliverables across technical and business teams
  • Track project milestones, risks, dependencies, and status updates to support successful execution
  • Facilitate cross-functional communication, meeting coordination, and follow-up on action items
  • Support change management, documentation, and stakeholder reporting throughout project lifecycles
  • Demonstrate strong organizational skills, prioritization, and the ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives

Service Leadership & Offshore Coordination

  • Act as the primary point of contact for network services
  • Coordinate daily operational activities with an offshore support team
  • Provide technical guidance, prioritization, and oversight for offshore-handled incidents and requests
  • Review and validate work completed by offshore resources to ensure quality and adherence to standards
  • Handle escalations from offshore teams and provide resolution direction
  • Ensure incidents, requests, and changes meet defined SLAs and operational expectations
  • Assist in developing and refining runbooks, SOPs, and knowledge articles for offshore execution
  • Participate in service reviews, incident post-mortems, and continuous improvement initiatives


Monitoring, Reliability & Incident Management

  • Monitor network and infrastructure health using enterprise monitoring tools
  • Lead or support incident response efforts for network-related outages
  • Perform root-cause analysis and contribute to corrective action plans
  • Assist with disaster recovery planning and testing for network services • Participate in an on-call rotation as required



Server & Core Infrastructure Support

  • Assist with administration of Active Directory, including:
  • DNS
  • DHCP
  • Group Policy


Cloud & Hybrid Connectivity

  • Support network connectivity for cloud platforms such as Azure and/or AWS
  • Assist with hybrid networking (site-to-site VPNs, routing, firewall integration)
  • Troubleshoot cloud and on-prem connectivity issues impacting applications and users


Licenses/ Certifications

  • CCNA, Network+, preferred
  • Microsoft or Linux fundamentals certifications preferred
  • Entry-level cloud certifications (e.g., AZ-104) preferred
  • Add clear RACI boundaries between onshore and offshore teams preferred
  • Align it to job grades or compensation bands preferred
  • Create a Senior Service Lead version for future growth preferred

Qualifications/ Requirements

  • Associate’s degree with IT, Software Engineering, Computer Science or other STEM related subjects, either directly or indirectly
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience as network engineering resource with recent hands-on experience
  • Strong understanding of TCP/IP, routing, switching, and VLANs
  • Hands-on experience with enterprise networking equipment
  • Experience supporting firewalls, VPNs, and network security fundamentals
  • Working knowledge of Windows Server and/or Linux environments
  • Familiarity with Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP
  • Experience supporting virtualized infrastructure
  • Proven troubleshooting and analytical skills
  • Strong communication skills, especially in cross-team and offshore collaboration
  • Ability to prioritize work and manage multiple concurrent issues


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