Sr. Network Engineer

This role leads the design, implementation and operation of the enterprise network infrastructure that connects CAA's global offices, data centres and cloud environments. As a senior member of the team, the post-holder owns routing, switching and network security, drives complex infrastructure projects end to end, and serves as the top escalation point for the most challenging network issues. The engineer also mentors junior engineers and helps set technical standards and best practices.

• Design, deploy and maintain enterprise LAN, WAN and wireless networks across global offices and data centres.
• Architect and manage SD-WAN, VPN and cloud connectivity (AWS and/or Azure) to ensure secure, reliable performance.
• Apply AIOps and AI-driven network assurance tooling, including Palo Alto AIOps and Cloud Manager.
• Design network architecture for AI service consumption (OpenAI and/or Bedrock).
• Design and configure routing and switching (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VLANs, VXLAN) on Cisco Catalyst and Meraki platforms.
• Apply Palo Alto best practices to policy management.
• Implement and enforce network security controls, including firewalls, NAC, segmentation and zero-trust principles.
• Monitor network health and capacity, lead performance tuning, and own root-cause analysis on complex incidents.
• Lead the network components of infrastructure projects, including office build-outs, migrations and technology refreshes.
• Develop and maintain network documentation, standards, diagrams and runbooks.
• Automate recurring tasks and configuration management using Python, Ansible, Terraform or similar tooling.
• Mentor junior engineers and serve as the tier-3 support and escalation point as needed.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and respond to critical outages outside of business hours as needed.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of hands-on network engineering experience in enterprise or service-provider environments, including a senior or lead role.
• Solid working knowledge of routing and switching protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP) and enterprise platforms such as Cisco Catalyst and Meraki.
• Advanced skillset and experience working with Palo Alto firewalls.
• Working experience with network security, firewalls (Palo Alto or Cisco) and segmentation.
• Design-level experience with SD-WAN and cloud networking in AWS and/or Azure.
• Solid understanding of network monitoring, packet analysis and performance troubleshooting.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams.
• Comfortable using GenAI tools for configuration validation, documentation and automated testing.

• Industry certifications such as CCIE, CCNA or CCNP, or cloud certifications (Azure, AWS).
• Experience with network automation using Python, Ansible or Terraform.
• Familiarity with media and entertainment workflows or high-bandwidth production environments.
• Experience supporting global, multi-site organisations with 24x7 availability requirements.

• Hybrid working model, based in the Nashville office.

• Is also eligible for a discretionary bonus.
• Wages may vary based upon factors including relevant experience, time in role, business sector and geographic location, among other criteria.

• Competitive compensation and benefits package for all regular full-time employees.
• Benefits where the company pays 80%-100% of the cost include medical, basic life and AD&D insurance, and telemedicine.
• Employee assistance and mental health counselling in person, virtually or through text.
• Paid vacation and holidays, paid sick time, and paid parental leave and other paid leaves of absence.
• NICU leave, bereavement resources and adoption benefits.
• Educational assistance.
• Mental health resources and an employee assistance plan.
• Voluntary benefits employees may elect include dental and vision insurance, a 401K plan, flexible spending accounts (health care and dependent care), a health savings account, and voluntary life and AD&D insurance.
• Commuter benefits as an employee perk.
• Other statutory mandated benefits.

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is a leading entertainment and sports agency with global expertise in filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, trademark licensing and philanthropy. Founded in 1975, CAA is headquartered in Los Angeles and has offices in New York, Nashville, Memphis, Chicago, Miami, London, Munich, Geneva, Stockholm, Shanghai and Beijing, among other locations globally.