Network Engineer

We are looking for a Network Engineer to join a financial institution in Houston, Texas in a contract-to-permanent capacity. This role blends hands-on network support with forward-looking engineering work, requiring someone who can strengthen daily operations while helping shape a more resilient and standardized environment.

The position will play a key role in improving connectivity across branch and data center locations, enhancing performance, and contributing to long-term infrastructure design decisions.

Responsibilities

• Resolve complex routing and connectivity issues affecting branch offices, corporate locations, and data center environments.
• Review and refine route tables, path selection, and next-hop configuration to support stable and efficient traffic flow.
• Administer and enhance network infrastructure built on Fortinet security platforms, Cisco Nexus hardware, and software-defined WAN technologies.
• Partner in the design and execution of network improvement initiatives, including standardization, modernization, and architectural updates.
• Support multi-site resiliency planning by evaluating data center connectivity options and contributing to disaster recovery network design.
• Manage operational network support while also driving project-based engineering efforts in a fast-moving IT environment.
• Create and maintain clear technical documentation, network diagrams, and process standards to improve consistency across the organization.
• Assess existing network architecture and recommend scalable redesign strategies when business or technical needs require broader changes.