Senior Network Engineer (W2)

Overview

On Site
Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 1 Year(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

Amazon Web Services
Backup
Border Gateway Protocol
Cisco
Cisco Certifications
Cloud Computing
Collaboration
Communication
DNS
Dragon NaturallySpeaking
Enterprise Networks
Fiddler
Firewall
Grafana
Health Care
High Availability
IPsec
IT Management
Kubernetes
Linux
Management
Meraki
Microservices
Microsoft Windows
Nagios
Network
Network Administration
Network Design
Network Monitoring
Network Security
Network+
New Relic
OSPF
PRTG
Palo Alto
Research
Roadmaps
Routing
SNMP
Service Desk
Startups
Switches
Systems Engineering
Tcpdump
Technical Writing
Virtual Private Cloud
Virtual Private Network
Virtualization
Wireless Application Protocol
Wireshark
Writing

Job Details

About the job

One of the fastest growing Healthcare startups in the world is looking for a Senior Network Engineer who will be responsible for managing routing, switching, VPN, and firewall infrastructure at our office locations and in the cloud.

What You'll Do:

  • Manage, monitor, and maintain our network infrastructure, including Starlink, Meraki switches/WAP, Palo Alto firewalls/VPN, AWS VPC, and AWS Transit Gateway
  • Serve as a technical architect and consultant to other engineering teams by assisting them with network design and troubleshooting in a microservices & container-based environment (AWS, Kubernetes)
  • Work with IT leadership on projects, identify new products & solutions, and research solutions
  • Promote good network design practices by emphasizing Secure & compliant implementations, Redundancy/high availability, and Automation
  • Mentor and train service desk technicians to help them provide level 1 and 2 support
  • Act as the technical escalation point for network issues
  • Configure, harden, and patch network devices & services according to security best practices and recommendations
  • Monitor security alerts and investigate security incidents
  • Maintain technical documentation about the systems you manage
  • Communicate with stakeholders by keeping them informed of incident progress, notifying them of upcoming changes, or scheduled downtime
  • Participate in on-call support rotation
  • Duties will be primarily focused on Network administration, with backup provided to the systems engineering colleagues for Windows and Linux server administration.

What You'll Need:

  • 10+ years of experience managing on-prem & cloud network environments
  • Experience in network design and troubleshooting in a cloud-based microservices environment (AWS, Kubernetes)
  • Expert-level knowledge of enterprise network protocols & platforms such as IPSec, VPN, DNS, SNMP, OSPF, BGP, AWS VPC, Security Groups, peering, and routing
  • Deep understanding of cloud and virtualization technologies and how they impact network performance and design
  • Ability to manage an integrated cloud-based (AWS) and physical office-based infrastructure
  • Strong understanding of network security requirements & best practices, and ability to analyze & respond to security incidents
  • Hands-on experience with network monitoring and troubleshooting tools, including Wireshark, tcpdump, Fiddler, PRTG, Nagios, NewRelic, Grafana, Thousandeyes, Foxpass, and nmap
  • Mid-level Windows and Linux server administration capabilities
  • Experience writing and documenting detailed project proposals
  • Experience working with vendors to solve issues, discuss roadmaps, and implement improvements
  • Ability to adapt and solve problems in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong interpersonal & communication skills, and ability to collaborate with others
  • Industry certifications a plus (Cisco CCNP, Palo Alto PCNSE/PCNSA, Network+)
  • Ability to travel up to 25%
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