Software Engineer/Network Engineer

K&K Global Talent Solutions Inc. is an international recruiting agency that has been providing technical resources in the Canada and the USA region since 1993.

This position is with one of our clients in USA, who is actively hiring candidates to expand their teams.

 

Role:- Software Engineer/Network Engineer   

Location:- RTP, NC,USA (Remote)   

Fulltime

 

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

 Network Engineering 

• Strong knowledge of routing/switching protocols (BGP, OSPF, STP, VXLAN). 

• Experience with Cisco (IOS/NX-OS), Palo Alto, Juniper, F5, Fortinet. 

• Expertise in firewalls, VPNs, network segmentation, IDS/IPS. 

• Cloud networking (AWS VPCs, PrivateLink, TGW; Azure VNets; Google Cloud Platform VPCs). 

• Familiarity with SD-WAN, load balancing, and NAC solutions. 

Systems Engineering 

• Linux and Windows administration expertise. 

• Virtualization platforms (VMware ESXi/vCenter, Hyper-V). 

• Cloud systems management (AWS EC2/EBS/EFS/RDS; Azure IaaS; Google Cloud Platform Compute). 

• Experience with Active Directory, LDAP, DNS, DHCP, PKI, SSO. 

• Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, EKS/AKS/GKE). 

 

Cybersecurity & Compliance Skills 

• Knowledge of NIST 800-53, RMF, CIS benchmarks, DISA STIG hardening. 

• Experience integrating logs into SIEM platforms (Splunk, QRadar, Elastic). 

• Familiarity with IAM, MFA, Zero Trust, segmentation models. 

• Ability to support SOC incident response activities. 

 

Automation & Tooling 

• Scripting skills: Python, Bash, PowerShell. 

• Automation: Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation, GitLab CI/CD. 

• Knowledge of monitoring frameworks (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch). 
• Proficiency in leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) to drive innovation and efficiency within technical domains. 

 

Roles & Responsibilities

Core Network Engineering Duties 

• Design, build, and maintain enterprise network architectures (LAN/WAN, data center, campus, cloud networking). 

• Configure and optimize routing and switching (e.g., BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VXLAN, EVPN). 

• Manage firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPN, and network segmentation policies aligned to Zero Trust principles. 

• Implement network telemetry, logging, and packet-capture visibility solutions. 

• Ensure network resiliency, redundancy, and capacity planning across environments. 

• Maintain cloud network configurations (AWS VPCs, Transit Gateways, Azure VNets, Google Cloud Platform VPCs). 

• Perform network performance troubleshooting, service restoration, and RCA documentation. 

• Manage network device lifecycle: refresh planning, patching, firmware, IOS/NX-OS upgrades. 

 

Core Systems Engineering Duties 

• Architect, deploy, and maintain server infrastructure (Linux, Windows, VMware, Hyper-V). 

• Configure and optimize system performance, storage, virtualization, and backups. 

• Maintain cloud infrastructure services (EC2, RDS, EBS, S3, IAM, Azure AD, Google Cloud Platform equivalents). 

• Deploy and manage containers, Kubernetes, orchestration systems. 

• Implement secure system baselines (CIS, NIST 800-53, DISA STIGs). 

• Maintain Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, PKI, SSO, and certificate management. 

• Support patching, OS hardening, system logging, FIM, vulnerability remediation. 

• Conduct performance and health monitoring of critical compute resources and services. 

 

Cybersecurity & Compliance Responsibilities 

• Integrate network/sys logs into SIEM platforms following CIM or standardized schema. 

• Implement network and system controls supporting ISO27001, or NIST RMF compliance. 

• Support incident response through data collection, log analysis, containment actions, and implementing
• compensating controls. 

• Manage access controls, least-privilege enforcement, and identity integrations for infrastructure. 

• Support audit evidence collection and configuration/state reporting.