What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Network Engineer/Atlanta/Hybrid position at Motion Recruitment?
My team is working with a financially stable, globally recognized enterprise and NYSE-listed market leader in the services industry, operating across 800 locations worldwide with over 20,000 employees and $3B in annual revenue. Keeping their network infrastructure secure, resilient, and connected across a vast multi-site footprint is mission-critical — and they're looking for a Senior Network Engineer to own it.
The importance of this role lies in leading the full technical direction of network and security initiatives across LAN/WAN, Wi-Fi, data center, and cloud environments. This is a senior, hands-on position with real escalation ownership — you'll be the person the team calls when things get complex. Deep Fortinet expertise and enterprise-scale network architecture experience are essential.
This is a hybrid role based out of the Atlanta, GA metro area. Candidates must currently reside in the Atlanta metro area.
Required Skills & Experience
Posted By: Andrew Reeves
The importance of this role lies in leading the full technical direction of network and security initiatives across LAN/WAN, Wi-Fi, data center, and cloud environments. This is a senior, hands-on position with real escalation ownership — you'll be the person the team calls when things get complex. Deep Fortinet expertise and enterprise-scale network architecture experience are essential.
This is a hybrid role based out of the Atlanta, GA metro area. Candidates must currently reside in the Atlanta metro area.
Required Skills & Experience
- 7 years of hands-on network engineering experience in enterprise environments
- Advanced FortiGate experience — complex policy design, VPN, SD-WAN, HA, and production troubleshooting
- Expert knowledge of TCP/IP, subnetting, DNS/DHCP, NAT, and packet capture/analysis (Wireshark)
- Strong routing and switching background — VLANs, trunking, OSPF/BGP, STP, multi-site design
- Experience with enterprise monitoring, logging, and security analytics
- Proven ability to lead technical workstreams, document standards, and communicate with stakeholders
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
- Fortinet certifications (NSE 5/6/7 or Fortinet Certified Professional/Solutions Specialist)
- Cisco or Meraki certifications (CCNP or equivalent)
- FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer experience at scale
- SD-WAN and redundant ISP design experience
- Segmentation/zero trust strategy implementation
- Cloud networking depth (Azure/AWS) — hybrid connectivity, VPN, ExpressRoute/Direct Connect
- Automation mindset — PowerShell/Python scripting, APIs, IaC
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage maternity & life insurance
- 401(k) with company match and employee stock purchase plan
- Paid Time Off, tuition reimbursement, and dependent scholarship awards
- Teammate discounts
- Hybrid work arrangement (home office) once onboarded
Posted By: Andrew Reeves
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