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Trusted Connectivity for AI-Powered Dominance.
Everfox delivers trusted connectivity to protect the world's most critical environments and safeguard the sensitive data powering decision advantage.
Built for mission-critical operations, Everfox protects what matters most by securing how data moves, how users access it, and how threats are neutralized across every domain. We enable mission speed and secure collaboration across networks, domains, and allies, while ensuring the data powering AI and advanced analytics remains trusted and protected.
We don't just defend systems; we deliver decision dominance.
Our Promise. We deliver absolute confidence in environments where failure is not an option.
We're hiring for a hybrid role. You'll work on-site with your team several days each week (typically 2-3), with the specific days set by your manager. Because regular in-person collaboration is central to this job, we look for candidates who live within about 50 miles of the office.
Everfox will consider reasonable accommodation as required by law.
Job Title: Senior Network Engineer
Location: Salt Lake City, UT (Hybrid, 2-3 days per week)
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Network Engineer to join our team in a hybrid capacity. This individual will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining robust network infrastructure across both datacenter and cloud environments. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in enterprise networking and firewall technologies, and a strong understanding of secure, scalable, and high-performance network architectures.
Key Responsibilities:
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is:
$113,100.00-149,300.00 USD
The actual salary offered may vary within the range based on a candidates' unique experience, locale, and business needs. In addition to a base salary and bonus plans, Everfox offers a generous benefits package including flexible PTO, a 401k match, and contribution to healthcare coverages. Our Talent Acquisition team will provide specific information regarding bonus eligibility and benefits offerings.
Don't meet every single qualification? Studies show people are hesitant to apply if they don't meet all requirements listed in a job posting. If there is something slightly different about your previous experience, but it otherwise aligns and you're excited about this role, we encourage you to apply. You could be a great candidate for this or other roles on our team.
Everfox is an equal employment opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws prohibiting discrimination. Everfox does not discriminate against any employee or applicant based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, marital status, medical condition, or any other category protected by applicable law. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company's career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to
Everfox is a Federal Contractor. Certain positions with Everfox require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.
Applicants must have the right to work in the location to which you have applied.
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Everfox delivers trusted connectivity to protect the world's most critical environments and safeguard the sensitive data powering decision advantage.
Built for mission-critical operations, Everfox protects what matters most by securing how data moves, how users access it, and how threats are neutralized across every domain. We enable mission speed and secure collaboration across networks, domains, and allies, while ensuring the data powering AI and advanced analytics remains trusted and protected.
We don't just defend systems; we deliver decision dominance.
- Our Purpose. Protect what matters most by enabling organizations to operate security in the most complex and high-risk digital environments.
- Our Vision. To be the most trusted authority in high-assurance cybersecurity, enabling secure collaboration across every domain.
- Our Belief. Security should never limit mission success - it should enable it.
Our Promise. We deliver absolute confidence in environments where failure is not an option.
We're hiring for a hybrid role. You'll work on-site with your team several days each week (typically 2-3), with the specific days set by your manager. Because regular in-person collaboration is central to this job, we look for candidates who live within about 50 miles of the office.
Everfox will consider reasonable accommodation as required by law.
Job Title: Senior Network Engineer
Location: Salt Lake City, UT (Hybrid, 2-3 days per week)
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Network Engineer to join our team in a hybrid capacity. This individual will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining robust network infrastructure across both datacenter and cloud environments. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in enterprise networking and firewall technologies, and a strong understanding of secure, scalable, and high-performance network architectures.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, deploy, and manage complex Layer 2 and Layer 3 network topologies in hybrid (on-prem and cloud) environments
- Administer, monitor, and troubleshoot enterprise firewall solutions, with a focus on security and segmentation
- Collaborate with security, systems, and DevOps teams to support network infrastructure supporting mission-critical applications
- Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, and configuration management across network environments
- Lead root cause analysis of network-related issues and outages
- Contribute to documentation, diagrams, and runbooks for operational excellence
- Support compliance initiatives through secure architecture and audit preparation
Required Qualifications:
- 7 years of professional experience in enterprise network engineering
- Demonstrated expertise in firewall configuration, rule management, and troubleshooting (e.g., Palo Alto, Cisco ASA/FTD, Fortinet, etc.)
- Strong experience with datacenter switching, routing, and network segmentation
- Proven experience with cloud networking in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (e.g., VPCs, VPNs, routing tables, security groups)
- Solid understanding of protocols including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, STP, VLAN, VXLAN, IPsec, and DNS
- Proficient in using tools such as Wireshark, tcpdump, or other packet analysis utilities
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Juniper switches or routers (e.g., EX, QFX, MX series)
- Familiarity with Aruba ClearPass or similar NAC solutions
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible)
- Relevant certifications (e.g., CCNP, JNCIS/JNCIP, AWS Networking Specialty)
A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is:
$113,100.00-149,300.00 USD
The actual salary offered may vary within the range based on a candidates' unique experience, locale, and business needs. In addition to a base salary and bonus plans, Everfox offers a generous benefits package including flexible PTO, a 401k match, and contribution to healthcare coverages. Our Talent Acquisition team will provide specific information regarding bonus eligibility and benefits offerings.
Don't meet every single qualification? Studies show people are hesitant to apply if they don't meet all requirements listed in a job posting. If there is something slightly different about your previous experience, but it otherwise aligns and you're excited about this role, we encourage you to apply. You could be a great candidate for this or other roles on our team.
Everfox is an equal employment opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws prohibiting discrimination. Everfox does not discriminate against any employee or applicant based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, marital status, medical condition, or any other category protected by applicable law. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company's career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to
Everfox is a Federal Contractor. Certain positions with Everfox require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.
Applicants must have the right to work in the location to which you have applied.
#LI-DO1
Salary : $113,100 - $149,300