Network Engineer

The IT Network Engineer is the primary owner of network design, administration, security, and reliability across multiple company sites. This role is responsible for the full lifecycle of the organization’s network infrastructure, from architecture and configuration to ongoing maintenance, circuit management, security compliance, and incident resolution. It requires deep hands-on expertise with Palo Alto firewalls, Cisco routing and switching platforms, and Cisco Meraki wireless. The Network Engineer exercises independent professional judgment on infrastructure design decisions, security policy governance, and technology recommendations, and serves as the internal subject matter expert that site teams and business stakeholders rely on to keep the network performing and secure. The ideal candidate has direct multi-site network engineering experience, a proven track record of maintaining high availability across distributed environments, and a customer-first mindset that extends to every site and every user they support.

Qualifications

• 5 years of progressive, hands-on network engineering experience supporting multi-site enterprise environments, including demonstrated ownership of network infrastructure design and operational decisions.
• Direct, hands-on experience administering Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls, including security policy management, Panorama (preferred), and threat prevention configuration.
• Proven experience configuring and supporting Cisco routers and switches in a multi-site enterprise environment, including routing protocols (BGP, OSPF), VLANs, and access layer design.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco Meraki wireless platform, including AP deployment, dashboard administration, and multi-site wireless management.
• Experience with circuit contract ownership and carrier management, including WAN circuit procurement, SLA management, and vendor escalation.
• Solid understanding of network security principles, including firewall policy governance, network segmentation, VPN architecture, and defense-in-depth design.
• Working knowledge of PCI DSS network requirements, including scoped segmentation, firewall rule review, and audit support.
• Experience with DNS administration and Active Directory integration, including DHCP management and multi-site name resolution.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to independently diagnose and resolve complex, multi-layer network issues across geographically distributed sites.
• Excellent communication and customer-service skills, with the ability to translate technical network concepts for non-technical site stakeholders and to take clear ownership of issue resolution.
• Strong documentation discipline, including network diagrams, IPAM, configuration standards, and change management records.