Senior Network Consultant

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. We are seeking an experienced Senior Network Consultant (Technical Lead) to lead the design, implementation, support, and optimization of enterprise network services across global and hybrid environments This role combines deep technical expertise in Enterprise Networking, Routing & Switching, Network Security, Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW), and Cloud Connectivity with technical leadership responsibilities. The successful candidate will provide technical direction, mentor engineers, lead complex infrastructure initiatives, and serve as the escalation point for critical network issues This is a hands-on Technical Lead role, requiring active participation in engineering, troubleshooting, project delivery, and infrastructure modernization while providing guidance and leadership across the network engineering team The ideal candidate is a strong technical leader who can balance operational priorities, stakeholder engagement, project delivery, and hands-on engineering responsibilities Primary Responsibilities: Technical Leadership Provide technical leadership for network operations, engineering initiatives, and strategic infrastructure projects Mentor, coach, and support the technical development of network engineers Coordinate and prioritize engineering activities to meet operational and project objectives Review technical designs, implementation plans, and change requests for compliance with engineering standards and best practices Serve as the primary escalation point for complex incidents, major outages, and problem management activities Collaborate with management and stakeholders on resource planning, prioritization, workload balancing, and service delivery Support recruitment, onboarding, and professional development of engineering staff Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement Hands-On Engineering & Technical Delivery Maintain an active hands-on engineering role and participate directly in technical delivery activities Lead troubleshooting, implementation, migration, optimization, and remediation efforts Perform network configuration, deployment, upgrades, and maintenance activities as required Independently resolve complex technical issues across enterprise network environments Participate in maintenance windows, critical incidents, change implementations, and project deployments Lead root cause analysis and resolution for high-priority incidents Serve as both a technical decision-maker and delivery resource during periods of increased operational or project demand Balance leadership responsibilities with technical execution to ensure successful business outcomes Network Engineering & Operations Design, implement, support, and optimize enterprise LAN, WAN, Data Center, Wireless, and remote site network infrastructures Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise networking platforms Manage and support routing protocols including: BGP OSPF EIGRP Support switching technologies including: VLAN STP LACP VPC / MLAG VXLAN Ensure network availability, reliability, scalability, and performance across global environments Lead network lifecycle management activities including upgrades, migrations, refreshes, and modernization initiatives Support highly available and disaster recovery-enabled network environments Support hybrid network architectures spanning on-premises, cloud, and remote office