Network Engineering

Job Title: Network Engineering
Location: Remote
Duration: 8 Months + Extension
Bill Rate: $80/hr
Job Type: W2 Contract
Client: To Be Discussed Later
Work Authorization: US-Citizen, H-1B, OPT-EAD, GC-EAD

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, operate, and support enterprise, data center, cloud, and market data network infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in enterprise routing and switching, Palo Alto firewalls, Arista networking, AWS networking, corporate Wi-Fi, and low-latency market data environments. Linux administration experience is desirable .
Roles & Responsibilities

• Design, implement, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise LAN, WAN, and data center networks.
• Configure and support Cisco, Arista, and Juniper networking equipment.
• Manage TCP/IP, VLANs, STP, OSPF, BGP, VRRP/HSRP, ACLs, NAT, QoS, DNS, DHCP, and VPNs.
• Administer Palo Alto Firewalls including Security Policies, NAT, GlobalProtect, IPSec VPN, HA, URL Filtering, and Threat Prevention.
• Configure and support Arista EOS, MLAG, LACP, Port Channels, Spine-Leaf architecture, and firmware upgrades. VXLAN/EVPN preferred.
• Design and support AWS networking including VPC, Route Tables, Security Groups, Transit Gateway, AWS Direct Connect, Site-to-Site VPN, ALB/NLB, and hybrid connectivity.
• Support Corporate Wi-Fi, Wireless Controllers, Guest Wi-Fi, and 802.1X authentication.
• Support low-latency Market Data Networking including IP Multicast, PIM, IGMP, multicast routing, and exchange connectivity.
• Work with Palo Alto, Arista, Cisco, AWS, ISPs, telecom providers, and market data vendors.
• Participate in production support, incident response, root cause analysis, documentation, and change management.

Skills to be evaluated on
Routing Protocols, Switching, Cisco Routers, Palo Alto Firewall, Arista Switches, Network Engineering
Must Have Skills

• Enterprise Routing & Switching
• Palo Alto Firewalls
• Arista Switching
• AWS Network Architecture & AWS Direct Connect
• Corporate Wi-Fi
• Market Data Networking (IP Multicast, PIM, IGMP)
• VPN & Hybrid Networking
• Wireshark, tcpdump, Datadog, Splunk
• Vendor Management

Good to Have Skills

• Linux Administration (RHEL/Rocky/Ubuntu)
• Python/Bash
• Ansible
• Terraform
• VMware
• Docker
• Kubernetes Networking
• HAProxy
• NGINX

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 5 8+ years of enterprise networking experience.
• Experience supporting mission-critical production environments.
• Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.
• Preferred Certifications
• CCNA (Required)
• CCNP Enterprise
• Palo Alto PCNSA/PCNSE
• AWS Advanced Networking Specialty
• AWS Solutions Architect Associate
• Arista ACE
• RHCSA/RHCE (Good to Have)
  Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.