WHO WE ARE

We're a global team of over 20,000 engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and sustaining service experts who partner with customers to bring their products to life through inspired innovation and world-class customer service.

From surgical devices and health monitors to warehouse robotics and space products, we partner with our customers to help create the products that build a better world.

Whether you're looking to start, make a change or advance your career, find your path at Plexus Corp. and make an impact.

WHY WE LOVE IT

Engaging and challenging projects that fulfill and develop you. People that inspire and empower you to realize your full potential. Leadership and development programs to support your career goals.

We believe that our people create our best Plexus. At Plexus, we value the ideas generated by our collective uniqueness and recognize that the diverse backgrounds, life experiences and perspectives of our team members enable us to create the innovative products that build a better world. Because of this, we encourage people of all backgrounds to apply to our positions, and will look at candidates holistically, balancing work, education and additional experiences.

HOW YOU WILL DO IT

Purpose Statement: The Senior Network Engineer manages and maintains our company's computer networks. This involves planning and developing solutions for crucial infrastructure initiatives to create and maintain a vision for the corporate network infrastructure. In addition, this role provides high-level technical guidance and support for the enterprise network structure, as well as mentorship and guidance for a team of administrators that troubleshoots and optimizes our networks.

Key Job Accountabilities:

• System Maintenance: Follows established change management policy and procedure to research and recommend new technology, test and implement system updates, modifications or deletions. Works to ensure systems remain healthy and available while delivering flawless execution to common, customized and complex tasks as well as strategic projects.
• System Ownership: Own and maintain systems, networks, technologies, inventory or processes that provide a solution to a business function of Plexus. The support of high complexity solutions to ensure the availability, integrity, security and recoverability of Plexus data on a 24 x 7 x 365 basis. This includes ticket escalation and resolution; patch management and deployment; performance and availability monitoring; resource capacity and management; upgrade execution; system documentation; installation and configuration. Ensures user satisfaction by resolving complex operational issues regarding area of expertise or assignment, utilizing Plexus policies and/or procedures. Delivers permanent resolution and improves operating efficiencies through root cause analysis
• Project Work: Partner and collaborate with members of global IT to deploy high complexity purchased or developed technologies that support business requirements.
• User Support: Ensures user satisfaction by resolving common, customized and complex operational issues regarding areas of expertise or assignment, utilizing Plexus policies and/or procedures. Identifies permanent resolution through root cause analysis.
• Operations: Develop, enhance and follow policies and procedures that are established to deploy, manage and support systems which provide services to global, regional or local Plexus personnel and/or customer needs.

Education/Experience Qualifications:

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor or Associate degree in networking, network security, or closely related field; or 3 years and a Master's degree; or equivalent work experience.

Other Qualifications:

• Knowledge of networking services and common networking protocols
• Knowledge of network hardware and equipment (Cisco ACI, Cisco Catalyst, Cisco ISE, Meraki SDWAN, Palo Alto)
• Knowledge of enterprise-level networking
• Knowledge of the inner workings of the major network routing protocols, including dynamic routing
• Experience with a variety of firewalls, including the unified threat management environment
• Knowledge of building, developing, and maintaining SD-WAN environments
• Current certifications in networking technologies like Cisco or Meraki
• Computer literacy in Google Workspace or Windows environment including but not limited to word processing, spreadsheets, flowcharting and other software development, documentation, or project management tools needed to perform assignment.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all departments, company and customer information while working safely at all times.
• The ability to support around the clock monitoring and management and may result in support or activities after normal business hours.
• Able to multi-task and remain organized while adapting to the needs of the Plexus.
• Implement and provides guidance related to processes and security policies while incorporating security best practices in network design implementation.

Physical Requirements:

• N/A

Travel Requirements:

• N/A

This document does not represent a contract of employment and is not intended to capture every possible assignment the incumbent could be asked to perform.

We are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities or special requirements. If you need an application accommodation, please contact us by email at GHQ.TA@plexus.com. Please include your contact information and clearly describe how we can help you.

The email address above is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

Some offers of employment are contingent upon successfully passing a drug screen and upon completion of a confidentiality agreement.Our Values and How We Lead behaviors guide our processes. Plexus does not make employment decisions based on race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and encourage all to apply today!