Senior Network Engineer

Remote • Posted 2 hours ago • Updated 2 hours ago
Contract W2
12 Months
No Travel Required
Remote
Depends on Experience
Fitment

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Skills

  • WLAN
  • Virtual Private Cloud
  • Virtual Private Network
  • Virtual Routing and Forwarding
  • Terraform
  • Service Management
  • SolarWinds
  • Spanning Tree Protocol
  • Switches
  • Python
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Routing
  • SD
  • SNMP
  • Scalability
  • Palo Alto
  • Performance Tuning
  • Problem Management
  • Project Management
  • Network Design
  • Network Layer
  • Network Security
  • OSPF
  • PRTG
  • Management
  • Mentorship
  • Meraki
  • Microsoft Azure
  • NetFlow
  • Network
  • ITIL
  • JNCIE
  • JNCIP
  • Juniper
  • LAN
  • Leadership
  • MPLS
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • IDS
  • IOS Development
  • IPS
  • Unigraphics NX
  • EIGRP
  • Firewall
  • Fortinet
  • Good Clinical Practice
  • High-level Design
  • Cloud Computing
  • Communication
  • Computer Networking
  • Documentation
  • CheckPoint
  • Cisco Certifications
  • Cisco IOS
  • Cisco PIX
  • Citrix
  • Border Gateway Protocol
  • Business Continuity Planning
  • Capacity Management
  • VLAN
  • ASA
  • VMware
  • Vendor Relationships
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Ansible
  • Arista
  • Auditing
  • Cisco
  • F5
  • WAN

Summary

Job Title: Senior Network Engineer / Network Architect / Principal Network Engineer

Experience Required: 11–15+ years
Employment-Type: Fulltime (Contract W2)

< dir="ltr">Role Summary

Seeking a highly experienced Network Engineer to design, implement, and manage large-scale enterprise/data center network infrastructure, lead network architecture decisions, mentor junior engineers, and drive network reliability, security, and automation initiatives.

< dir="ltr">Key Responsibilities
  • Design, deploy, and manage LAN/WAN/WLAN infrastructure across enterprise/data center/branch environments
  • Lead network architecture design for scalability, redundancy, and high availability
  • Manage routing and switching infrastructure (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, VLANs, STP)
  • Own firewall, VPN, and network security policy design and implementation
  • Lead SD-WAN, cloud networking (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform VPC, Transit Gateway, ExpressRoute), and hybrid connectivity projects
  • Drive network automation using Python, Ansible, Terraform, or similar tools
  • Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, and proactive monitoring (SolarWinds, PRTG, SNMP, NetFlow)
  • Lead incident/problem management for major network outages (L3 escalation point)
  • Create and maintain network documentation, HLD/LLD, and runbooks
  • Mentor and guide junior/mid-level network engineers
  • Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and application teams on cross-functional projects
  • Manage vendor relationships (Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Arista, F5)
  • Ensure compliance with ITIL processes (Change/Incident/Problem Management)
  • Support audits, DR/BCP planning, and network security assessments
< dir="ltr">Required Skills & Technical Expertise
  • Strong hands-on expertise in Routing & Switching: Cisco (IOS/IOS-XE/NX-OS), Juniper, Arista
  • Deep knowledge of BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VRF, VXLAN
  • Firewall & security: Palo Alto, Fortinet, Checkpoint, Cisco ASA/FTD
  • Load balancers: F5 / Citrix NetScaler
  • SD-WAN technologies: Cisco Viptela/Meraki, VMware VeloCloud, Fortinet
  • Cloud networking: AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform networking components
  • Network monitoring & troubleshooting tools
  • Scripting/automation: Python, Ansible, REST APIs
  • Strong understanding of network security principles (Zero Trust, segmentation, IDS/IPS)
  • ITIL-based service management experience
< dir="ltr">Preferred Certifications
  • CCNP / CCIE (R&S, Security, or Data Center)
  • JNCIP / JNCIE (if Juniper-heavy environment)
  • PCNSE (Palo Alto)
  • AWS/Azure Networking Specialty
  • ITIL v4 Foundation
< dir="ltr">Soft Skills
  • Strong leadership and mentoring capability
  • Excellent stakeholder communication and documentation skills
  • Ability to work under pressure during critical outages
  • Vendor and project management experience
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  • Position Id: 9096662
  • Posted 2 hours ago
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