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Senior Network Engineer

Futurex

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Location
Bulverde, TX
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Job overview

Futurex seeks a Senior Network Engineer to maintain, support, and design network infrastructure in data center and corporate environments. The role manages firewall and switch equipment, troubleshoots infrastructure issues, and implements improvements with availability, scalability, security, and SLA requirements in mind. The position is based at Futurex’s Engineering Campus north of San Antonio, with typical weekday hours and availability for nontraditional or weekend work as needed.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Firewall ManagementNetwork Switch ManagementNetwork Equipment UpgradesBackup MaintenanceFirewall Log AnalysisPythonBashNetwork ArchitectureNetwork DesignSNMPDNSNTPTLS/SSLCompTIA Network+CompTIA Security+Cisco CCNACisco CCNPCisco CCIEPalo Alto PCNSAPalo Alto PCNSEDevOpsSoftware Risk EvaluationPalo Alto FirewallsBarracuda FirewallsVPN ConfigurationCisco IOSCisco NX-OSvPCSplunkNagiosSolarWindsSLA Management

Qualifications

10+ Years Firewall and Network Switch ExperienceBachelor's Degree

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match

Full job description

Futurex is seeking talented individuals with a passion for technology to join our team as a Senior Network Engineer. The position is based out of Futurex’s Engineering Campus, 15 miles north of San Antonio, Texas.

HOURS: Typical hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30am-5:30pm, but availability to work nontraditional or weekend hours as needed is required.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Maintain, support, and design network infrastructures in a data center and corporate environments.

  • Manage network firewall and switch equipment, including racking, stacking, and cabling.

  • Troubleshoot network, firewall, and infrastructure issues, assist Support Engineers in troubleshooting issues.

  • Maintain firewall and switch configurations, and update firewall and switch operating systems.

  • Analyze service stack and make recommendations for further improvements.

  • Design out and implement network infrastructure with taking into consideration availability, scalability, and security with relation to SLA requirements.

  • Identify processes and capabilities that can be streamlined and automated.

  • Communicate effectively to help bridge stakeholder and development requirements.

  • Work directly on production-level environments in a fast-paced, results-oriented organization with a rapid time to market.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

  • 10+ years of experience in managing firewalls and network switches

  • Experience upgrading networking equipment and maintaining backups

  • Experience reviewing firewall traffic logs

  • Experience with scripting languages such as Python and Bash

  • Familiarity with network architecture and design best practices

  • Familiarity with SNMP, DNS, NTP, TLS/SSL

STRONGLY PREFERRED

  • Bachelor’s degree

  • CompTIA Network+, Security+

  • Cisco CCNA, CCNP, CCIE

  • Palo Alto Networks PCNSA and PCNSE

  • Experience with DevOps and Software Risk Evaluation (SRE) methodologies

  • Experience configuring Palo Alto Networks and Barracuda Firewalls, VPNs

  • Experience configuring Cisco IOS and NX-OS, vPC (virtual Port Channels)

  • Experience with network monitoring software such as Splunk, Nagios, or SolarWinds

  • Demonstrated track record meeting and exceeding SLA requirements.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, vision, life, and short/long-term disability insurance

  • Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave

  • Competitive compensation and opportunities for advancement

  • Retirement plan with employer contribution match

  • Welcoming, family-style corporate culture uniquely suited to fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and motivated individuals

  • One of San Antonio’s “Best Places to Work” for nine consecutive years

How this job compares

Set against the 4,181 open Network Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Texas median$116–191K/yr142 salary ranges
  • US median$52–63/hr173 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 255 open Network Engineer jobs in Texas and 4,181 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Network Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,598 postings).
Education
1,185 of the 4,181 open Network Engineer jobs (28%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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