Senior Network Engineer

Title: Senior Network Engineer

Location: Newark, NJ(2 days a week onsite)

Duration: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Architect team on project initiatives and support of network tools.
• Architect, design, configure, test, implement, review, and support LAN solutions across enterprise systems, including Cisco switches, firewalls, wireless controllers, F5 load balancers, Cisco ISE, Cisco NAC, and emerging network technologies.
• Architect, design, configure, test, implement, review, and support on-premises and cloud networking solutions.
• Manage the lifecycle of existing network facilities to ensure reliability and support through strategic planning and roadmaps.
• Identify technical requirements and develop cost-effective solutions to meet business needs, improve productivity, and support business growth.
• Automate tasks where possible and validate new requests against the existing architecture to ensure compatibility and alignment with business needs.
• Develop and communicate architecture policies, standards, guidelines, procedures, and metrics.
• Ensure designs and implementations meet security and QA standards, analyze root causes of issues, and recommend fixes.
• Provide daily support by resolving escalated tickets, performing proactive maintenance activities, and implementing operational fixes and upgrades.
• Maintain existing Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Stay up to date on the latest technology trends and networking advancements.

Required Skills:

• Minimum of 6 years of experience as a technical network engineer or architect in designing, developing, implementing, and supporting network solutions.
• Strong hands-on experience with Cisco networking equipment (routers, switches, wireless controllers, firewalls, Cisco ISE, Cisco NAC) and F5 load balancers.
• Hands-on with Cisco routing and switching, SD-WAN/Access, Cisco AnyConnect VPN.
• Good understanding and working knowledge of TCP/IP, access-control lists, VPNs, SSL, IPSEC, DNS/IPAM, OSPF, and SDWAN
• Ability to support network operations and troubleshoot complex network issues.
• Experience working with internal and external teams, analyzing their needs, and translating business requirements into effective network solutions.
• Hands-on experience applying architectural principles, managing product lifecycle plans, developing business cases, and evaluating new technologies or proof of concepts.
• Excellent communication, leadership, teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation skills.
• Proficiency in scripting and infrastructure as code, using tools like Ansible.
• Knowledge of cloud services (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).
• Familiarity with directory services such as LDAP, DNS, and Active Directory.
• Experience with CMDB, ServiceNow, and change management processes.
• Proficiency with SolarWinds for network and server monitoring, including configuring alerts and dashboards.
• Understanding of cybersecurity principles and best practices.
• Familiarity with the utility industry is a plus.
• Cisco certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, CCDP, and CCIE, as well as relevant certifications like ITIL, CompTIA Security+, or Network+, are preferred.