Senior Network Engineer in Van Alstyne at Energy Jobline ZR – Van Alstyne | Jobyssey

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Position Summary

IPRO MSP is adding a senior network engineer to our team to build, manage, and maintain network and security infrastructure for our managed services clients and colocation datacenters. The environment is Fortinet: FortiGate firewalls with HA pairs and SD-WAN, FortiSwitch, and FortiAP, with FortiSASE, FortiEMS, and ZTNA expanding. The position is also our technical point of contact with a third-party SOC.

This position handles most moves, adds, and changes, and builds out the programs behind them: centralized firewall management, monitoring, lifecycle policy, and documentation. The MSP Manager is a network engineer by background and works the substantial projects alongside this position; day-to-day decisions sit with the engineer. Staff engineers and admins cover routine break/fix. This is a hands-on engineering position.

More about IPRO at teamipro.com.

First 90 Days

A plan and visible movement are expected; completion is not:

Audit Fortinet deployments across clients and colos
Begin a phased FortiManager rollout
Expand Auvik coverage, alerting, and dashboards
Draft the network equipment lifecycle policy
Map ISP circuit monitoring and begin SOC alert tuning

Responsibilities

Network and security operations:

FortiGate firewalls across clients and colos: configuration, policy, HA pairs, SD-WAN, IPS/IDS
FortiSwitch and FortiAP; VPN, segmentation, and wireless
FortiSASE, ZTNA, and FortiEMS administration where deployed
Escalated network and security issues; project work with TAMs and sales engineers

Colocation datacenters:

Higher-end Fortinet platforms under redundancy and formal change management; maintenance windows planned and executed with rollback

SOC partnership:

Technical liaison to a Fortinet-specialized SOC; implementations on our side (log forwarding, onboarding) and ongoing alert tuning
Investigation and remediation of findings; decision authority on escalated events

Programs and build-out:

New client onboarding: review existing configurations (often non-Fortinet), assess, and provision replacement gear
FortiManager deployment; Auvik expansion with ticketing integration
Lifecycle policy: firmware, config backups, patch cadence, change management
ISP circuit monitoring, carrier escalation, and uptime reporting
Documentation in IT Glue; repeatable standards

Environment

Core: FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiSwitch, FortiAP, SD-WAN. Supporting systems: Auvik, NinjaRMM, IT Glue, Salesforce. FortiSASE, FortiEMS, and ZTNA are expanding. Client onboarding regularly involves other vendors' equipment; a senior engineer is expected to assess, support, and replace whatever is in the rack.

Requirements

Titles vary from company to company, so demonstrated work counts for more than what the last position was called. Senior engineers, engineers, and senior administrators who have designed, built, and fixed production networks without a script are all worth a conversation. Experience that mostly consists of following procedures someone else wrote is not a fit for this job.

Hands-on FortiGate across multiple production environments, including HA pairs, where the design and changes were yours
Fundamentals solid enough to troubleshoot from first principles: TCP/IP, routing (BGP/OSPF), switching/VLANs, VPN, DNS, DHCP
A record of writing network or security standards and policies, not only working within them
Centralized firewall management; FortiManager strongly
Deployment or substantial tuning of a network monitoring platform
Experience working with a SOC, MSSP, or security monitoring partner
Datacenter experience under formal change management

Certifications: NSE, FCP, or FCSS is a plus, and the company pays for more of them. Production work counts for more than any certificate.

MSP experience
FortiSASE, ZTNA, FortiEMS, or SD-WAN deployments
Auvik; ISP carrier management; Azure networking

Schedule and Expectations

Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM Central, based in Van Alstyne, TX; most weeks hold to it
Time is logged in tickets, as at any MSP; the job is measured on work completed, not minutes at a desk
Maintenance windows and occasional incidents happen after hours; after-hours time is taken back as comp time
No standing on-call rotation; after-hours security escalations are rare, and handling them is part of the job
Hybrid is set by the work: staging and buildouts require being on site with the gear — racking, cabling, console access; monitoring, tuning, and administrative work can be done remotely
Occasional client site visits and colo trips

Compensation and Benefits

$85,000–$120,000/year, set by demonstrated level
Health, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) with 4% company match
13 days of PTO per year (prorated in year one), plus one additional day per year of service; PTO covers both vacation and sick time. Paid holidays in addition
Comp time for after-hours and overtime work
Company-paid training and certifications where there is a business case

IPRO is an equal opportunity employer.

Company Description

IPRO is a Dallas-based Managed Services Provider (MSP) and VoIP cloud hosting company founded in 2004. Focused on flexible hosted solutions for local small and medium-sized businesses, IPRO has grown into a trusted IT partner for and global enterprises. The company specializes in delivering proactive, customized IT solutions that streamline operations, enhance security, and support digital transformation.

IPRO’s services include managed IT, cloud infrastructure, VoIP systems, and hybrid workspace solutions. Their approach emphasizes operational efficiency, cost-effective scalability, and hands-on support—allowing clients to focus on their core business while IPRO handles the technology. With a strong leadership team and a commitment to tailored service, IPRO positions itself as a strategic partner in long-term business growth

Company DescriptionIPRO is a Dallas-based Managed Services Provider (MSP) and VoIP cloud hosting company founded in 2004. Focused on flexible hosted solutions for local small and medium-sized businesses, IPRO has grown into a trusted IT partner for and global enterprises. The company specializes in delivering proactive, customized IT solutions that streamline operations, enhance security, and support digital transformation.\r
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IPRO’s services include managed IT, cloud infrastructure, VoIP systems, and hybrid workspace solutions. Their approach emphasizes operational efficiency, cost-effective scalability, and hands-on support—allowing clients to focus on their core business while IPRO handles the technology. With a strong leadership team and a commitment to tailored service, IPRO positions itself as a strategic partner in long-term business growth

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