About this role
<p>Simplot is a family-owned, privately held global food and agriculture company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. Its integrated portfolio of companies includes food processing and food brands, phosphate mining, fertilizer manufacturing, farming, ranching and cattle production, and other enterprises related to agriculture. Simplot has major operations in nine countries with products and services available to customers worldwide. </p><div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Summary</b></H2> </div><div><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The person in this Networking Engineering II role will participate in maintaining a global network, which can include planning, designing, evaluating, configuration, implementation, and optimization of core networking hardware/software including management of any subcontractors or carriers. This position will also work closely with our Information Security team to ensure network solutions align with and support Simplot security initiatives across our global enterprise application portfolio and factory IT/OT systems.</span></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Key Responsibilities</b></H2> </div><div><ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Create and maintain all system configurations and ensure compliance with any IT architectural guidelines, security policies, and ensuring current system documentation is maintained.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Design, install, analyze optimize, and troubleshoot enterprise wireless and wired networks in multivendor environment with a clear understanding of wireless controllers from concept to life cycle management.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Responsible for network designs involving datacenter, plant operations, security, and cloud access.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Work closely with managed service providers to maintain network configurations and resolve issues.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Work with network vendors for turn up and testing of new services, problem resolution and support.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Shared responsibility for monitoring circuit and network performance, identification of circuit or component failures, plus accurate and timely reporting of issues into a centralized ticketing database.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Must be able to work in a team environment, collaborating with other global IT departments or business units.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Work in a team environment, collaborating with other IT departments, business units or vendors/contractors around the globe to implement and maintain network and security solutions.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ensure network solutions align with Simplot’s Information Security objectives.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Be willing to represent the Network Engineering department and act as mentor to junior team members.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Understand emerging technologies and be able to evaluate and recommend new products or solutions that aligns with our global IT strategies.</span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Typical Education</b></H2> </div><div><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Bachelor's Degree from 4-year college or university or equivalent education and experience.</span></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Relevant Experience</b></H2> </div><div><ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Minimum 2-5 years related industry experience and/or training.</span></li> <li>Technical Skills/Proficiencies: Networking: TCP/IP, WAN, LAN, VLAN, VPN, VOIP, SIP, IP Trunking, Microsoft Teams Voice, H323, Wireless (802.11x), MPLS (BGP), QOS, UNIX, Linux.</li> <li>Supported Hardware: Juniper & HP Switches/Routers, Aruba, Juniper MIST wireless, Palo Alto firewalls.</li> <li>Tools Juniper MIST, Aruba (AirWave, Clearpass), Juniper Apstra, Panorama, Wire Shark, Sflow, Netflow.</li> <li>IT Service Management: ITIL Framework, CMDB, capacity, service and change management.</li> <li>Working knowledge of Windows (Server, Active Directory, and Domains), Security Principals, Firewall Basics, or Cisco Certifications would be considered a plus.</li> <li>Understanding of Enterprise scale multi-site/country networking environments.</li> <li>Understanding of current and emerging security principles and methods.</li> <li>Understanding of Hybrid Cloud networking security (LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, SASE, Equinix, Azure, AWS).</li> <li>Understanding of wireless security and network authentication services such as 802.1x and Clearpass.</li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Other Information</b></H2> </div><div><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This is a full-time onsite position at Simplot HQ (Boise, ID)</span></p></div></div></div><p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Job Requisition ID</strong>: 26589</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Travel Required</strong>: None</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Location(s)</strong>: Simplot Headquarters - Boise </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Country:</strong> United States</span></span></p> <p><br><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">**The Simplot Company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">If the Simplot Company decides to offer you this position, such offer will be conditioned on your satisfactory completion of a post-offer criminal background check. For Washington Job Applicants, see the <span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><a title="" href="https://agportal-s3bucket.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Civil%20Rights%20Division/Fair%20Chance%20Act/FCA-Flyer_June%202026_English_Update.pdf?VersionId=mmfHLJ9an2.w58wsyA2a.Buxej.FZ06Y" target="_self">Washington State Attorney General’s Washington Fair Chance Act Guide</a> </span>and <a id="OWA81f909fd-4b4c-01e6-7f73-8d8240b6a113" title="https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=49.94" href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=49.94">RCW 49.94.010</a> for more information.**</span></span></p>