Network Engineer

Role: Network Engineer

Location: Hillsboro, OR (Hybrid - onsite 1-2 days per week)

Compensation: $150,000 - $165,000 base salary + annual bonus

Position Type: Direct Hire

C2C and third party vendors are not accepted or welcomed at this time

Ledgent Technology is hiring a Network Engineer on behalf of a local Hillsboro based client. This role replaces a senior, hands on Network Engineer who owned the environment end to end and worked with minimal oversight. The ideal candidate is strongly engineering focused and comfortable operating independently in a production enterprise/data center environment.

The Role

This position will be the sole Network Engineer based in the Portland/Hillsboro area, responsible for designing, deploying, supporting, and improving the organization's network infrastructure. The role blends operational ownership with ongoing engineering and optimization work - it is not a purely administrative or ticket driven position.

You'll work across corporate, data center, and multi site network environments, collaborating with internal stakeholders, vendors, and ISPs while maintaining full technical ownership.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support enterprise and data center network infrastructure (LAN/WAN)


• Configure, install, monitor, and troubleshoot switches, routers, firewalls, and SD WAN solutions


• Own Palo Alto firewall deployments, maintenance, and security troubleshooting


• Monitor performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement long term, scalable solutions


• Support data center networking, including coordination with ISPs and vendors for circuit installs and upgrades


• Handle escalated network incidents and perform root cause analysis


• Maintain documentation, standards, and network design artifacts


• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while supporting production environments


• Participate in an on call rotation (approximately every 6th week)

Technology Environment

Core Technologies (Required):

• Palo Alto firewalls (physical, virtual; Panorama exposure a plus)


• Cisco networking (routing & switching)


• Juniper and/or Arista

Nice to Have:

• Palo Alto Prisma / SD WAN


• Cisco Catalyst


• Multi site or geographically distributed networks


• Data center networking experience

Required Qualifications

• 6-8+ years of experience as a Network Engineer in an enterprise and/or data center environment


• Strong, hands on experience with Palo Alto Networks firewalls


• Solid routing and switching fundamentals (Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Aruba, or similar)


• Proven ability to work independently and own network environments end to end


• Experience supporting production networks with on call responsibility


• Ability to design, deploy, troubleshoot, and improve network systems (engineering mindset)


• Scripting or automation experience (Python, Bash, or similar) is a plus

This Role Is a Great Fit If You

• Prefer hands on engineering over pure administration


• Have been a "go to" engineer on a small or lean team


• Are comfortable juggling projects, escalations, and long term improvements


• Communicate clearly with technical and non technical stakeholders


• Enjoy owning systems from design through support

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance.