Network Engineer

W2 candidates

Experience: 4-5 Years

Must Have: pharmaceutical domain experience

Required Qualifications

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Network Engineer with 4-5 years of experience to support, maintain, and enhance the organization's network infrastructure within a pharmaceutical environment. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the availability, security, and performance of enterprise network systems across manufacturing plants, laboratories, corporate offices, and distribution facilities. The role requires adherence to industry regulations, business continuity requirements, and cybersecurity best practices.

Key Responsibilities

Design, implement, monitor, and maintain LAN, WAN, WLAN, VPN, and cloud connectivity solutions.

Troubleshoot and resolve network-related incidents, performance issues, and outages in a timely manner.

Configure and manage network devices including routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and wireless controllers.

Support network infrastructure across pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, research labs, warehouses, and office locations.

Monitor network performance using enterprise monitoring tools and recommend improvements.

Ensure network security through firewall management, access controls, segmentation, and compliance with organizational security policies.

Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, and application teams during deployment and troubleshooting activities.

Support disaster recovery, business continuity, and high-availability network solutions.

Maintain network documentation, topology diagrams, configuration records, and standard operating procedures.

Assist in technology upgrades, patch management, and infrastructure modernization initiatives.

Participate in vendor management, hardware procurement, and support contract coordination.

Provide technical support during audits, inspections, and regulatory compliance reviews.

Ensure network operations align with pharmaceutical industry standards and data integrity requirements.

Required Qualifications

4-5 years of hands-on experience in network administration and engineering.

Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, STP, OSPF, BGP, VPNs, and routing/switching concepts.

Experience with Cisco, Aruba, Juniper, Fortinet, Palo Alto, or similar networking platforms.

Understanding of network security principles and cybersecurity best practices.

Experience with network monitoring and management tools.

Knowledge of wireless network deployment and troubleshooting.

Familiarity with cloud networking concepts in Azure, AWS, or hybrid environments.

Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.