Network Engineer

Description

We are looking for an experienced Network Engineer to support and enhance complex enterprise network environments. This Long-term Contract position is ideal for a detail-oriented individual who can combine deep technical expertise with strong project coordination and stakeholder communication. The role will focus on maintaining secure, high-performing connectivity across corporate, retail, cloud, and data center networks while contributing to infrastructure improvements and scalable solution design.

Responsibilities:
Deliver advanced Tier 2 and Tier 3 network support by diagnosing escalated issues, resolving service disruptions, and identifying underlying causes across enterprise environments.
Deploy and improve network infrastructure solutions, including security-focused changes involving firewalls, access segmentation, trust boundaries, and external partner connectivity.
Meet with business and technical stakeholders to collect project requirements, understand application traffic patterns, and translate operational needs into network solutions.
Create structured rollout plans that clearly outline implementation steps, milestones, dependencies, and communication points for assigned initiatives.
Assess opportunities to strengthen global network performance, resiliency, and security through informed recommendations based on routing, switching, and traffic flow analysis.
Perform technical planning for new and evolving technologies by applying architectural guidance, supporting deployment strategies, and contributing to network standards.
Develop solution designs and proposals that align business needs with established engineering practices and support application connectivity requirements.
Produce clear project and operational documentation, including technical diagrams, implementation records, budget inputs, workflow details, and transition materials for support teams.
Lead assigned network projects through completion by coordinating tasks, tracking progress, and maintaining regular communication with stakeholders and delivery partners.
Provide direction to entry-level engineers and external vendors during configuration, implementation, testing, and ongoing operational activities.

Requirements

7+ years of experience in network engineering supporting enterprise-scale environments.
Strong hands-on expertise with Cisco networking technologies, including Cisco routers and related infrastructure components.
Experience administering and securing firewall platforms such as Palo Alto and Cisco ASA.
Solid knowledge of routing protocols, including Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), as well as switching and end-to-end traffic flow concepts.
Proven ability to troubleshoot complex network incidents in corporate, cloud, retail, and data center settings.
Experience creating technical designs, implementation plans, and operational documentation for network projects.
Ability to work directly with business stakeholders to gather requirements and communicate technical solutions clearly.
Demonstrated success leading or coordinating infrastructure projects while guiding entry-level team members or third-party vendors.

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