Network Engineer

TekStream Solutions is hiring a Network Engineer with experience in Meraki environments for a hybrid role in the Atlanta area, supporting one of our top clients. The candidate will co-responsible for building and maintaining new lab environments at the client site 2-3 days a week. Onsite presence 2-3 days a week is non-negotiable.

About the role

This contract position involves designing, deploying, and managing enterprise networks using Cisco Meraki, with a focus on lab environments and client support.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, deploy, and manage enterprise networks using Cisco Meraki, including:
  • Security appliances (MX)
  • Switches (MS)
  • Wi-Fi access points (MR)
  • Cellular gateways (MG)
• Configure, administer, and monitor Meraki environments using Meraki Dashboard.
• Apply a multi-year approach to Meraki configuration standards, ensuring stability, security, and consistency across sites.
• Integrate Meraki deployments with additional security services (including Cisco Umbrella, where applicable).
• Support onboarding and troubleshooting for network connectivity and device health across the Meraki stack.
• Implement automation and infrastructure workflows using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) where applicable.
• Collaborate with internal teams and the client to document changes, manage releases, and maintain network performance and visibility.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of experience working in enterprise environments.
• Experience building new networks and configuring Meraki firewalls, switches, access points, and cellular gateways.
• Hands-on experience with Meraki configuration, management, and monitoring (Dashboard-based operations across MR/MS/MX/MG).
• Strong multi-year experience working in Meraki configurations.
• Experience using GitHub or GitLab.
• Strong desire/experience with Meraki Dashboard API.

Preferred Qualifications

• Automation experience developing IaC using Terraform and/or Ansible.
• Programming experience with Python.
• NetMiko experience is a plus.
• Experience integrating or using Meraki with Cisco Umbrella.
• Any scripting/workflow experience that improves provisioning.

Skills

• Shows initiative and thrives on new challenges in fast-moving enterprise environments.
• Strong aptitude to learn quickly and translate ambiguous requirements into clear technical deliverables, architectures, and implementation plans.
• Builds business acumen by understanding client and stakeholder goals and mapping technical work to outcomes.
• Quickly learns and applies product and platform capabilities (e.g., Meraki environment and related integrations) to support delivery.
• Strong communication skills across stakeholder groups, including executives, management, product teams, and engineering teams.
• Demonstrates the ability to translate technical details into clear updates for non-technical stakeholders and coordinate effectively on priorities and tradeoffs.

Schedule

Hybrid role requiring onsite presence at the client site in Atlanta 2-3 days a week.