Job Title: Site Reliability
Engineer (Network Focus)
Location: Lansing, MI (5 days onsite)
Duration: Full-time
Job Description:
We
are seeking a highly skilled Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with strong
Network Engineering expertise to support the reliability, availability,
security, and performance of a complex hybrid infrastructure environment. The
environment spans on-premises virtualization, cloud platforms, networking,
storage, backup solutions, and modern Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices.
This
role is ideal for an engineer whose primary strength is networking but who also
enjoys working across infrastructure, automation, cloud technologies, and
incident response. You will play a key role in maintaining network operations,
supporting cloud migration initiatives, driving automation, and ensuring the
stability of mission-critical systems.
Key
Responsibilities
- Maintain the
operational health, availability, and performance of enterprise switching,
routing, wireless, and perimeter network infrastructure.
- Design,
implement, and manage firewall policies, network segmentation, NAT
configurations, and security controls through established change
management processes.
- Administer and
support zero-trust networking and secure remote access platforms.
- Support cloud
migration initiatives, including hybrid connectivity, virtual network
architecture, gateway deployments, and network security configurations.
- Automate network
operations through Infrastructure as Code (IaC), configuration management,
and Git-based workflows.
- Serve as a key
escalation point for network-related incidents, troubleshooting complex
connectivity and performance issues across hybrid environments.
- Monitor
infrastructure health, capacity utilization, performance metrics, and
system reliability.
- Implement
infrastructure changes using automation tools and CI/CD pipelines.
- Collaborate with
cross-functional teams on architecture reviews, technical planning,
operational improvements, and project delivery.
- Participate in
on-call rotations and incident response activities for critical production
systems.
- Address security
findings, support compliance initiatives, and assist with audit
requirements.
- Maintain
accurate technical documentation, network diagrams, operational
procedures, and configuration records.
- Contribute to
continuous improvement initiatives that enhance reliability, scalability,
and operational efficiency.
Required
Qualifications
- 7+ years of
experience in IT Infrastructure, Site Reliability Engineering, Network
Engineering, or Network Operations.
- Minimum 2+ years
of hands-on ownership of production network environments.
- Strong expertise
in enterprise networking technologies including:
- Routing and
Switching (L2/L3)
- VLANs
- BGP
- OSPF
- WAN and ISP
Connectivity
- Deep experience
with firewall administration, security policy management, segmentation,
and NAT.
- Strong
understanding of cloud networking concepts, including:
- Virtual
Networks
- Subnets
- Network
Security Groups
- NAT Gateways
- Secure Hybrid
Connectivity
- Hands-on
experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and network automation using:
- Terraform
- Ansible
- Git-based
workflows
- Experience
operating and troubleshooting Linux-based environments.
- Working
knowledge of:
- Linux
Administration
- Windows Server
Administration
- Virtualization
Technologies
- Cloud
Infrastructure Services
- Experience
supporting high-availability, business-critical environments.
- Strong
troubleshooting, incident management, and root-cause analysis skills.
- Excellent
written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work
independently and make sound technical decisions in high-pressure
situations.
Preferred
Qualifications
- Experience with
Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solutions.
- Knowledge of
modern network operating systems such as SONiC, VyOS, TNSR, or similar
platforms.
- Experience
supporting cloud migration and hybrid-cloud transformation initiatives.
- Background in
regulated industries such as Financial Services, Healthcare, or Insurance.
- Experience with
controller-based or cloud-managed wireless networking solutions.
- Exposure to
monitoring, observability, and performance management platforms.
- Experience
working within Agile, DevOps, or SRE-oriented environments.
