Sr Network Engineer

Consumers Energy is Michigan’s largest energy provider, providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.8 million of the state’s 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. Consumers Energy knows job number one is to keep the lights on for customers. We are committed to delivering reliable, clean, and affordable energy to our customers 24/7. 

Location: This position is onsite at the Parnall Service Center located in Jackson, MI. The selected candidate must be within a commutable distance or willing to relocate (relocation package is available for those that qualify). 

General Summary of Job Responsibilities

The Senior Network Engineer plays a key role in designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise network infrastructure. This role includes hands-on configuration of networking hardware, troubleshooting advanced issues, and ensuring availability and performance across LAN/WAN environments. The Senior Network Engineer collaborates with IT and security teams to ensure network solutions are secure, scalable, and aligned with business needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Participate in planning and execution of disaster recovery strategies.
• Conduct network performance tuning, capacity planning, and fault analysis.
• Document configurations, network diagrams, and standard operating procedures.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide escalation support for complex issues.
• Evaluate and deploy new network tools and technologies to improve operations.
• Provide input to network strategy and roadmaps.
• Design and implement network solutions to meet business and technical requirements.
• Configure and manage routing and switching protocols, firewalls, VPNs, and wireless systems.
• Other duties as assigned or may be necessary

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Demonstrates excellent teamwork and embodies the virtues of being humble, hungry, and people smart Professional Standard Professional Standard
• Deep knowledge of routing, switching, and security protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IPSec).
• Proficiency with enterprise networking platforms.
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder management abilities.
• Demonstrates initiative and leadership in technical problem solving.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor's degree in related field and 2+ years of experience with firewalls, VPNs, wireless, VoIP, and network monitoring tools. 4+years of hands-on experience in IT or Network Administration.
• [OR] Associate's degree in related field and 4+ years of experience with firewalls, VPNs, wireless, VoIP, and network monitoring tools. 6+years of hands-on experience in IT or Network Administration.
• [OR] high school diploma and 6+ years of experience with firewalls, VPNs, wireless, VoIP, and network monitoring tools. 8+years of hands-on experience in IT or Network Administration.

Why should you join our team?

At Consumers Energy, we offer more than just a place to work. We foster a culture that supports career development, growth, and stability, and we take pride in offering our co-workers excellent benefits and compensation packages. We are deliberately creating an inclusive culture that makes our diverse team of co-workers feel valued, supported, and empowered every day. We're a company made up of thousands of people, all with different stories to share and work to do, but we stand united in our company purpose: world class performance delivering hometown service.

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation packages
• Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k with company match
• Paid parental leave
• Up to 13 paid Holidays
• Paid time off
• Educational Assistance Program

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

We, at CMS Energy, value Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. It is part of our DNA. We treat our employees with respect, we treat each other fairly and we value the opinions of others. We are passionate about building and nurturing an environment where everyone feels included. We don’t discriminate. We seek to learn about each other and better understand our unique differences. Our uniqueness makes us authentic. We create safe spaces where everyone can be who they truly are. We invite difficult conversations and uncomfortable topics. We value diverse perspectives; this is what makes us great together. We harbor an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to share their backgrounds, experiences, and ideas. Our Employee Resource Groups, Women in Energy (WE), Minority Advisory Panel (MAP), Pride Alliance of Consumers Energy (PACE), GENERGY, capABLE, Interfaith and Veterans Advisory Panel (VAP) are key enablers to living the values of our company culture: Caring, Empowered, Deliberate, Agility, and Ownership.

All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.