Senior Network Systems Engineer

About the role

The Senior Network Systems Engineer supports the PeopleTec team in Colorado Springs, CO, focusing on network administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting for both on-site and cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and troubleshoot Palo Alto firewalls, including IPsec VPN tunnels, site-to-site connectivity, firewall policies, routing, security rules, and client network/VPN access issues.
• Install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Cisco Nexus and Catalyst switching platforms across enterprise network environments.
• Support enterprise routing, switching, VLAN segmentation, network access, and infrastructure connectivity requirements.
• Troubleshoot complex network connectivity, performance, firewall, VPN, switching, virtualization, storage, cloud, and infrastructure-related issues across the enterprise environment.
• Support infrastructure hardening efforts in alignment with STIG, RMF, cybersecurity, and organizational compliance requirements.
• Aid in physical infrastructure implementation, including racking, cabling, labeling, and initial configuration support for servers, switches, firewalls, and related data center equipment.
• Support VMware-based enterprise infrastructure environments, including coordination with virtualization, storage, and systems teams as required.
• Engineer, deploy, and support cloud-based infrastructure solutions within Azure, AWS, or other approved cloud environments.
• Develop, maintain, and improve infrastructure automation, scripting, and Infrastructure as Code practices to increase operational efficiency, consistency, and repeatability.
• Collaborate with software, cybersecurity, networking, and operations teams to support mission and customer requirements.
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to junior engineers and team members.
• Participate in project planning, documentation, system implementation, and operational support activities.
• Support additional infrastructure specialties and technologies as operational requirements evolve.

Qualifications

• Strong experience supporting enterprise network infrastructure environments, including Palo Alto firewalls and Cisco Nexus/Catalyst switches.
• Strong understanding of routing, switching, VLANs, subnetting, enterprise network architecture, and network segmentation principles.
• Strong experience supporting firewall, VPN, and secure network connectivity technologies, including IPsec tunnel configuration and troubleshooting.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex network connectivity, performance, routing, switching, firewall, and VPN-related issues.
• Experience supporting VMware enterprise environments and working with virtualization-related infrastructure dependencies.
• Familiarity with infrastructure hardening, cybersecurity compliance frameworks, STIGs, RMF, and secure configuration standards.
• Experience with scripting, automation, and Infrastructure as Code concepts using tools such as Python, Ansible, Terraform, or similar technologies.
• Ability to support physical infrastructure tasks, including racking, cabling, asset labeling, and assisting with server and network device configuration.

Desired Skills

• Experience developing and maintaining infrastructure automation using Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell, Python, or similar tools.
• Experience engineering and supporting cloud-based infrastructure within Azure, AWS, or other approved cloud environments.
• Experience designing, deploying, administering, and maintaining VMware virtual infrastructure environments.
• Experience supporting VMware technologies such as vCenter, ESXi, vSAN, distributed switching, and related enterprise virtualization solutions.
• Experience working in DoD, federal, regulated, or cybersecurity compliance-driven environments.
• Relevant certifications such as Palo Alto PCNSA/PCNSE, Cisco CCNA/CCNP, VMware VCP, AWS, Azure, Security+, or equivalent professional certifications.

Benefits

Benefits offered can be found here: Benefits PeopleTec. In compliance with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the salary range for this role is ~$150,000 - $190,000; however, PeopleTec considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and critical skills.