Senior Network Engineer

Role Description

Responsible for designing, implementing, securing, and maintaining enterprise network infrastructure to support data, voice, video, and wireless services. Provides hands-on support for routers, switches, Palo Alto next-generation firewalls, VMware NSX, and load balancers while optimizing network performance, resiliency, and security.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities Include The Following

• Network Design & Maintenance
  • Configure and manage LAN/WAN environments, VLANs, VPNs, and subnetting.
  • Deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot network hardware, including routers, switches, Palo Alto and Check Point firewalls, and access points.
  • Implement and manage Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and SD-WAN solutions.
  • Maintain fiber switches and associated infrastructure.
  • Optimize network performance through monitoring, troubleshooting, and proactive upgrades.
  • Design and support secure network segmentation and traffic flows through proper firewall policy design and network security architecture.
• Security & Compliance
  • Administer, configure, and troubleshoot Palo Alto next-generation firewalls.
  • Manage and optimize security policies, NAT rules, zone-based controls, application-based policies, URL filtering, threat prevention, logging, and high availability on Palo Alto platforms.
  • Perform firewall change management, rule review, policy cleanup, and ongoing optimization to maintain a secure and efficient rule base.
  • Monitor firewall activity, investigate alerts and traffic logs, and support incident response and root cause analysis related to network security events.
  • Provide support for Check Point firewalls as a strongly desired secondary platform, including policy review, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
  • Enforce IT security policies, including access controls and 802.1X authentication.
  • Conduct network security audits, vulnerability assessments, and remediation support.
  • Partner with internal teams and vendors to implement firewall/security changes aligned with business and compliance requirements.
• Wireless Networking
  • Manage Cisco Meraki wireless access points.
  • Ensure secure and efficient wireless connectivity.
  • Require a working knowledge of StrataCloud.
  • Support & Documentation
    • Provide technical support and incident response within SLA guidelines.
    • Document network configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
    • Collaborate with cross-functional teams for issue resolution.
• Telecom Support
  • Proficient in voice traffic flow and related technology.
  • Troubleshoot circuits and ISP related issues.