Sr Network Engineer

Our client, a large professional services firm, is looking to hire a Senior Network Engineer for a 3-to-6-month remote contract. Ideally, the candidate would be located in either Connecticut or Montana. The Senior Network Engineer will be supporting a key client in a large-scale migration from on premises VMware to Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE). This is a client-facing services role for a strong, hands-on doer who is comfortable owning design, implementation, and operations across data center and GCP cloud environments.

The consultant will play a central role in migrating from traditional firewalls to Illumio host-based firewalls, moving load balancers from NetScaler/Citrix ADC to F5, and supporting Palo Alto Networks firewalls already in use within GCP.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of enterprise network and security architecture across on-premises and GCP environments.
• Own the full lifecycle of Illumio policy creation and maintenance, including allow/deny rules, segmentation strategy, testing, and change management.
• Engineer, deploy, and support Palo Alto Networks firewalls and Panorama, including security policy, NAT, VPN, and content security services.
• Design, operate, and troubleshoot F5 and NetScaler/Citrix ADC load balancing and application delivery solutions.
• Support a lift and shift migration from on Prem VMware to GCVE, including firewall and load balancer transitions.
• Troubleshoot complex L2–L7 issues using packet captures, logs, flow data, and structured isolation across network, firewall, and application tiers.
• Proactively monitor network and security platforms, identify risks or performance issues, and drive remediation without waiting for direction.
• Develop and maintain scripts and tooling to automate repetitive tasks, validate configurations, and remediate common network problems.
• Contribute to infrastructure as code and automation efforts with Terraform and related tooling, in partnership with cloud and platform teams.
• Partner closely with security, cloud, and application teams to translate business and security requirements into resilient network designs and policies.
• Create and maintain clear technical documentation, runbooks, and diagrams to support operations and knowledge sharing.
  
  

Required Skills

• Illumio experience with hands on design and implementation of allow/deny policies, micro segmentation strategies, and associated workflows.
• Strong enterprise routing and switching knowledge (e.g., BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VRFs, high availability, QoS).
• Deep experience with Palo Alto firewalls and Panorama in medium to large enterprise environments.
• Solid experience with F5 and NetScaler/Citrix ADC for L4–L7 load balancing and application delivery.
• Proven troubleshooting and critical thinking skills; able to diagnose ambiguous, cross domain issues under pressure.
• Track record of working in a self-directed and proactive manner, driving tasks to completion and surfacing issues and risks early.
• Automation and scripting experience (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash) for interacting with network/security APIs and building repeatable workflows.
• Experience using Terraform to manage network and security infrastructure as code (on Prem and/or GCP).
• Familiarity with network automation concepts (templating, idempotent changes, validation, and testing of network configurations).
• Handson GCP networking experience (e.g., VPC design, subnets, firewalls, Cloud Router, Cloud VPN/Interconnect, load balancers, and hybrid connectivity patterns).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain designs, tradeoffs, and troubleshooting findings to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
  
  

Desired Skills

• Experience with additional public clouds, SDWAN, or zero trust network architectures.
• Relevant industry certifications (e.g., PCNSE, CCNP/CCIE, F5, GCP Professional Network Engineer).
  
  

ClearBridge Technology Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We Offer Excellent Benefits And Compensation Packages.

The expected hourly rate range for this role is: $81 to $120 per hour

The posted range is an estimate, the actual compensation offer will be based on the candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications and will be in line with internal equity.