Network Engineer
CMK Resources Inc6 months ago
Highland Park, MI, United States
On-site
Full-time
Junior Level (1-3 years)
Job Description
CMK Resources is hiring a Network Engineer for a leading company in the distribution industry.
This is a high-impact, hands-on role where you'll take ownership of core infrastructure across a multi-site environment.
You'll work across networking, systems, and security-supporting day-to-day operations while driving key improvements.
What you'll do
- Own and support network and infrastructure operations (LAN/WAN/WLAN)
- Manage Palo Alto firewalls, VPNs, and core networking
- Take full ownership of certificate management (tracking, renewals, remediation)
- Support Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Windows environments
- Work with virtualization (VMware / Hyper-V)
- Troubleshoot issues impacting uptime, performance, and security
- Partner with internal teams and vendors on infrastructure initiatives
Tech environment
Palo Alto, Cisco, Aruba, VMware/Hyper-V, Active Directory, Office 365, Exchange, Extreme Wi-Fi, CrowdStrike, Okta (nice to have), ServiceNow (nice to have)
What you bring
- 5+ years of hands-on network/infrastructure experience
- Strong experience owning and supporting production environments
- Palo Alto firewall experience required
- Solid background in virtualization and Active Directory
- Ability to communicate clearly and represent IT in meetings
- Team-first mindset with strong ownership and accountability
What to expect
- 100% on-site (collaborative, hands-on environment)
- Occasional weekend work (with flex time)
- Low-frequency, informal on-call
Why this role
- Real ownership of critical infrastructure
- Broad exposure across networking, systems, and security
- Opportunity to contribute to ongoing infrastructure modernization
Additional requirements
Ability to pass a background check and drug screening
Required Skills
Active Directory
Teamwork
Network Operations
Palo Alto Firewalls
VPN Management
LAN/WAN/WLAN Management
Certificate Management
VMware
Collaboration
Windows Environments
Hyper-V
Troubleshooting
DHCP
DNS