Senior Network Operations Lead (NOC Lead Engineer)

Senior Network Operations Lead Enterprise Networking & Security Grand Rapids, MI 18 months Step into a senior network operations leadership role supporting a complex enterprise network environment across security, routing, switching, wireless, SD-WAN, data center, cloud networking, and load balancing. This role is ideal for a hands-on NOC Lead or Senior Network Engineer who work in a Hybrid onsite/remote capacity with the team in Grand Rapids, MI (3 days onsite with 2 days allowable for remot

NOC Lead Engineer Enterprise Network & Security Operations Grand Rapids, MI 18 months contract REQUIRED SKILLS : Juniper Networks, SDWAN, Cisco Firewalls, Palo Alto This position requires strong hands-on expertise in advanced networking technologies, including Palo Alto Networks and Juniper Networks firewalls, SD-WAN, data center fabrics (ACI/VXLAN), and cloud networking, along with the leadership and operational experience expected of a NOC Lead role.

Top Skills' Details Network engineering experience in enterprise-scale environments.Deep proficiency in MPLS, BGP/MP-BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, EVPN, and large-scale routing architectures.Extensive hands-on experience with Palo Alto firewalls, segmentation, VPN, and threat prevention technologies.Strong understanding of SASE architectures and integration concepts.Expert-level experience with Cisco Catalyst, Cisco/Meraki wireless, and Versa SD-WAN platforms.Strong working knowledge of Cisco ISE, including

The NOC Engineer, Mid monitors, maintains, and supports enterprise network infrastructure from a network operations center to ensure high availability and performance for mission-critical services. This role leads second-level troubleshooting for complex network incidents and executes planned network changes using disciplined procedures and rollback strategies. Operating at a journeyman level, the engineer analyzes incident and performance trends, contributes to capacity and risk assessments, an