Senior Network Engineer

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Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience with network solutions.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with network switches, firewalls, and wireless access points.
• Professional or Expert level network certification is required. Examples: (Cisco CCNP, Cisco CCIE, Fortinet FCSS, Juniper JNCIP-ENT, Palo Alto Networks PCNSE, Juniper JNCIE-ENT, Aruba ACSP)
• Must have extensive experience designing, configuring, and managing enterprise-grade firewall solutions, with proficiency in network security architectures.
• Must have an understanding of routing protocols and network technologies (e.g., eBGP, iBGP, OSPF, IPSEC, trace route, netflow).
• Must have expertise in LAN/WAN administration, including configuring DHCP, DNS, VLANs, NAT, wireless technologies, and switches, with strong proficiency in network security integration.
• Required expertise in network engineering and security firewall architecture; proficiency with Zero Trust frameworks is a bonus.
• Essential to author and adhere to defined network processes and procedures.
• Should produce accurate network diagrams and detailed design documentation for implementation; proficiency with Visio or Lucidchart is highly desired.
• Required to have expertise in architecting, designing, and troubleshooting complex LAN/WAN network solutions; proficiency with SD-WAN or cloud networking is preferred.
• Essential to demonstrate experience designing and deploying multi-site network environments with VLANs, MPLS, SSL, and IPSEC.
• Should follow defined methodologies to ensure successful delivery engagements.
• Required to maintain up-to-date expertise in modern security threats and defenses, integrating security into network designs; proficiency with NIST CSF or similar standards is highly desired.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a broader team to achieve objectives.
• Able to clearly communicate detailed technical concepts in both oral and written formats.
• Proven track record in guiding clients through the evaluation and selection of technical solutions to address business requirements in a consultative manner.

Responsibilities:

• Lead technical discussions to understand business requirements and translate them into functional specifications such as the creation of Statements of Work (SOW) and Bill of Materials (BOM) for clients.
• Design, implement and transition firewalls, switches, access points, and other network solutions to meet the needs of customers.
• Troubleshoots LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, routing, switching, VPN, firewall, and VoIP equipment, including a broad range of devices (Cisco, Meraki, Fortinet, etc.).
• Develop and maintain technical deliverables including network assessments, capacity planning, detailed design documents, implementation/test plans configuration templates and scripts.
• Engage in peer review sessions to aid fellow engineers in optimizing the quality of their deliverables.
• Perform root cause analysis of critical outage and incidents.
• Maintain up-to-date industry certifications.