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Cargill's size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. We are a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials - from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Senior Network Engineer will design transformation, deployment, automation, operation, and own Cargill's software defined network infrastructure with an initial focus on migration of legacy networking infrastructure to modern software defined networking infrastructure. In this role you will provide thought leadership and actively engage in a network transformation project to migrate legacy physical networking infrastructure to Modern software defined networking infrastructure to architect, build, secure, and maintain.
Key Accountabilities
- Provide technical leadership and influence the use of software development and infrastructure as code practices to design, build and support software defined network capabilities.
- Provide expert leadership across network teams to resolve complex problems and remove roadblocks.
- Participate in the engineering community by being a coach and mentor to engineers, share new technical trends and develop modern skills and engineering best practices across Cargill.
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in the field of Networking (Routing, Switching and SD WAN)
- Knowledge in Software Defined Networks.
- Experience on Versa & Cisco products with ability to design, implement and troubleshooting skills.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Expert level knowledge on WAN technologies and protocols, not limited to BGP, OSPF, QoS, CoS, ACLs, NAT/CGNAT, MPLS, VPNs & IPSec.
- At least 8 years' experience in maintaining and managing networks running OSPF and BGP routing protocols with QoS implementations. CCIE SP or Enterprise certification is preferred.
- Ability to develop low-level design (LLD) for proposed network architecture.
- Knowledge of automation and scripting of network configurations with know-how of python, bash, docker is preferred. Working experience in source code management tools like GitHub.
- Experience working with agile teams, leveraging modern engineering tools and practices to manage team backlog, planned work, and issue tracking.
- Lead the design, deployment and enhancement of complex WAN and Data Centre Networking infrastructure.
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Cargill Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Feedback suggests the 401(k) with immediate eligibility, a clear company match paid quarterly in company stock, and employer-funded retirement components (e.g., ESOP/ERA) offer strong long-term savings value. Vesting timelines are defined, supporting predictable planning.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Feedback suggests PTO scales from 15 to 30 days with service and follows a clear June 1–May 31 plan year. Standard holidays and floating days further expand time away options.
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Parental & Family Support — Feedback suggests up to 6 weeks paid bonding leave and 4 weeks for family care, adoption/surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000, and resources like Bright Horizons and Milk Stork provide meaningful support for families. Eligibility on a 12‑month cadence with FMLA‑style requirements increases practical usability.
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We are a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials— from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to flooring. By providing customers with products that are vital for living, we help businesses grow, communities prosper and consumers live well in their daily lives.
Why Work With Us
The decision to join Cargill can open the door to a world of possibility. As part of our Digital, Technology & Data team, you’ll get to be part of a large and diverse group full of unique perspectives united by a common, higher purpose while building a rewarding career full of opportunity, growth and the satisfaction of knowing your work matters.
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