Network Engineer III in Kutno

Sonoco's Global IT Infrastructure & Operations (ITIO) organization delivers secure, reliable, and innovative technology services across more than 300 global locations. We are a team of technology professionals focused on providing exceptional customer experiences while continuously modernizing our infrastructure to support business growth, operational excellence, and cybersecurity.

We are seeking an Enterprise Network Engineer III to join our Global Networks team. This role is responsible for the engineering, implementation, optimization, and support of Sonoco's global network infrastructure, including LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, Wireless, DDI (DNS/DHCP/IPAM), network security, and cloud connectivity solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with business leaders and IT teams to assess short- and long-term network capacity requirements.
• Develop and maintain enterprise network standards, reference architectures, and technology roadmaps.
• Create and maintain network documentation, diagrams, configurations, operational procedures, and support processes.
• Research, evaluate, and implement emerging networking technologies and services to improve performance, security, reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Provide technical leadership for network modernization and transformation projects.
• Design, deploy, and support enterprise LAN, WAN, WLAN, SD-WAN, and cloud-connected network infrastructures.
• Configure and maintain routers, switches, firewalls, wireless solutions, and network management platforms.
• Administer enterprise DDI services, including DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management (IPAM), utilizing BlueCat solutions.
• Monitor network performance, capacity, availability, and security to ensure optimal business operations.
• Troubleshoot complex network issues across multiple geographic regions and technology domains.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action efforts during major incidents.
• Manage network hardware and software lifecycle activities, including upgrades, patching, refreshes, and decommissioning.
• Collaborate closely with Information Security teams to implement and maintain secure network architectures.
• Evaluate network health using monitoring, telemetry, and analytics platforms.
• Develop and implement automation solutions to improve operational efficiency and consistency.
• Work with vendors, service providers, and business partners to support network services worldwide.
• Ensure network connectivity of all network-connected appliances such as servers, workstations, telephony equipment, audio/video equipment, etc.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance across the organization.
• Conduct research on network products, services, protocols, and standards to remain abreast of developments in the networking industry.

Qualifications:

• University/College degree (AA, BA, BS) required.
• 5+ years of experience supporting enterprise-class network infrastructures.
• Candidate required to be fluent in English.
• Industry certifications preferred: Cisco CCNA or higher, Arista ACE certifications, Fortinet NSE certifications, Aruba EdgeConnect (Silver Peak) certifications, BlueCat certifications.

Nice to Have:

• Ability to interact and build strong relationships across all business and corporate functions.
• Excellent communication and strong interpersonal skills.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, ever-changing global environment.

Work Conditions:

• Participation in on-call support rotation.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Occasional after-hours maintenance activities.
• Ability to occasionally lift and transport network equipment.
• Limited travel within EMEA and other regions as business needs require.