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