Senior Network Engineer

Woodward’s Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Commitment

At Woodward, no matter where you are from, your physical appearance, or how you identify, you deserve the opportunity to reach your greatest potential.  We are on a journey to achieve this as an organization and want to work closely with our members to set the right path.

We humbly acknowledge this will be an imperfect journey.  Yet, we are steadfastly committed to embracing the power of diverse people, perspectives and experiences for our current members, attracting the best talent across our communities, and creating an inclusive and rewarding workplaces for all.

Woodward supports our members’ wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. 

• Estimated annual base pay:  $106,900.00 - $133,600.00 (midpoint) - $160,300.00

• All members included in cash bonus opportunity

• 401(k) match (4.5%)

• Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)

• Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members  

• 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays 

• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire

• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave 

• Paid parental leave

• Adoption Assistance  

• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits 

• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life 

• Member referral bonus 

• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending 

• Voluntary benefits, including:  

  • Home / Auto Insurance discounts 

  • Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave 

Are you ready to make your mark?  If you’re a Senior Network Engineer, we have an exciting opportunity for you. This position is responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, support, and management of the enterprise network infrastructure. This includes the local-area/wide-area, telephony/voice, corporate wireless, network security, and remote access infrastructures. The Sr. Network Engineer will possess expert level knowledge in 3 or more of the network technologies identified above and be called upon to provide technical leadership and mentoring for the Network Engineering team members. The Sr. Network Engineer can work independently with no supervision

What You Will Be Doing 

• Leads and mentors team members in identifying opportunities for improvement and optimization of the enterprise network infrastructure. Develops standards for deployment across the enterprise.

• Provides technical guidance to Woodward IT members world-wide; provides IT infrastructure support to Woodward's global user base.

• Designs, installs, configures, and maintains local-area, wide-area, and wireless network infrastructures including routers, switches, access points, UPS's and other supported appliances as required. Ensures LAN and WAN network connectivity for the enterprise.

• Troubleshoots and resolves problems directly related to the local network infrastructure. Responsible for leading and resolving enterprise-level networking issues.

• Monitors network usage and growth, and plans for adequate resources (cabling, power, switching, phone, LAN, WAN, remote access, IP addresses, security appliances) for the enterprise.

• Works with Global IT Security team to design, implement and maintain enterprise security solutions (firewall, network access control, VPN and remote network access, etc.) Evaluates and selects standard security networking infrastructure for the enterprise.

• This role is on call every 7-8 weeks

What We Are Looking For 

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline. 4+ years of additional related experience or 1 or more preferred certifications listed below may be accepted in lieu of a degree.

• 8+ years experience with data and voice networks having global responsibilities required

• Experience with design, installation, trouble-shooting, and support of an enterprise network required

• A solid knowledge of industry trends, and experience with designing enterprise network environments while balancing performance, cost, availability, and security required

•  Experience in a global and team-oriented envir