Senior Network Engineer

• Job Title: Senior Network Engineer
• Location: [Remote / Hybrid]
• Job Type: Full-time
• Department: IT / Infrastructure / Network Operations
• Reports To: IT Director

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior network engineer to design, implement, secure, and support enterprise network infrastructure across LAN/WAN/WiFi, data centers, and cloud connectivity. This role requires deep technical expertise, strong troubleshooting skills, and the ability to lead network initiatives from planning through execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure (LAN/WAN/WLAN).
• Manage and optimize routing and switching environments (SDWAN, SDA, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VLANs, STP, HSRP/VRRP).
• Configure and support firewalls, VPNs, and network security controls.
• Lead network upgrades, migrations, and major infrastructure projects.
• Support and troubleshoot network performance issues and outages (root cause analysis).
• Monitor network health using tools like SolarWinds / ThousandEyes (or similar).
• Maintain network documentation: diagrams, IP schema, standards, and runbooks.
• Work with service providers for circuit turn-ups, troubleshooting, and escalations.
• Ensure high availability, redundancy, and disaster recovery readiness.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance.
• Participate in on-call rotation and support after-hours maintenance activities.

Cloud Networking (AWS/Azure/OCI)

Design and support cloud network architecture, including

AWS VPC / Transit Gateway / Route Tables / NACLs / Security Groups

Azure VNet / VNet Peering / UDR / NSGs / Cloud Firewall

Implement secure hybrid connectivity

IPsec site-to-site VPN

AWS Direct Connect / Azure ExpressRoute

Implement cloud segmentation and secure routing patterns for CUI environments.

Support cloud security integrations

• Centralized logging/monitoring
• Network traffic visibility and alerting
• Partner with cloud engineering teams to ensure compliant connectivity for workloads handling CUI

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in IT/Computer Science or equivalent work experience.

Hands-on enterprise network engineering experience.

Strong knowledge of

• Routing and switching (Cisco)
• TCP/IP, subnetting, DNS, DHCP, InfoBlox
• WAN technologies (DMVPN, SD-WAN, DIA, broadband)
• Wireless networking (Cisco/Meraki) with ISE Infra

Experience with

Firewalls (Palo Alto / Cisco ASA/FTD)

• VPN (site-to-site, remote access)
• Network segmentation and security best practices
• Strong troubleshooting skills using packet capture tools (Wireshark/tcpdump).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with SD-WAN (Viptela, etc.)

• Cloud networking experience: AWS / Azure / OCI
• VPC/VNet design, VPN, Direct Connect/ExpressRoute
• Automation experience (Python, Ansible, Terraform, API-based networking).
• Experience with NAC solutions (Cisco ISE, ClearPass).
• Knowledge of compliance/security frameworks (NIST, CMMC, ISO 27001).

Certifications preferred

CCNP / CCIE (Enterprise/Security)

PCNSE / NSE

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