Senior Network Engineer

Senior Network Engineer Industry: Mining & Natural Resources | Experience: 7+ Years Environment: Multi-site enterprise infrastructure supporting 3,500+ employees across remote and regional mining operations.

Role Summary

Senior Network Engineer overseeing enterprise network, storage, compute, and virtualization infrastructure for large-scale mining operations. Experienced in designing secure, resilient systems across distributed sites with strong hands-on expertise in Cisco, VMware, Veeam, and enterprise storage solutions.

Key Technologies

• Storage/Compute: Dell PowerStore, Dell Compellent, HPE Nimble, NetApp ONTAP, SANtricity

• Migration/Design: Storage & compute migration, SAN zoning, replication, datacenter consolidation

• Virtualisation: VMware vSphere 7/8, vCenter, ESXi, HA/DRS, vSAN, SRM, ARIA, VLAN

• Backup/DR: Veeam Backup & Replication, SOBR, immutability, Veeam ONE, Enterprise Manager

• Monitoring: SolarWinds, Zabbix, PRTG, VMware ARIA

Responsibilities

• Architect and manage enterprise-grade network infrastructure (Cisco Nexus, ASA, Firepower, SD-WAN).

• Configure L2/L3 networks, OSPF/BGP routing, and secure segmentation for remote sites.

• Lead firewall cutovers, WAN migrations, and datacenter network redesigns.

• Ensure high availability and connectivity across multi-region operations.

• Troubleshoot complex issues across network, storage, and compute environments.

• Monitor infrastructure performance with SolarWinds; administer Linux and Windows systems.

• Provide on-call/after-hours support for mission-critical infrastructure.

Skills & Competencies

Technical: Cisco (Nexus, ASA, Firepower, NX-OS, IOS-XE), SD-WAN, routing protocols, Riverbed, Citrix Netscaler ADC, enterprise backup, storage, virtualization, Linux/Windows administration.
Soft Skills: Strong problem-solving, project execution, and organizational skills. Experienced in cross-cultural collaboration with global teams.