Network Engineer — Job Description

Summary

Design, deploy, and operate reliable, scalable network infrastructure to support enterprise applications, security, and communications across on‑premises and cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain LAN, WAN, data center, and cloud networking architectures.
• Configure and manage routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPNs, and SD‑WAN appliances.
• Plan and execute network capacity, performance tuning, and traffic engineering (QoS, routing protocols).
• Implement and maintain network security controls: ACLs, segmentation, NGFW, IDS/IPS, and network access control (NAC).
• Manage IP address space, VLANs, subnetting, and DNS/DHCP services.
• Deploy and operate enterprise routing and switching protocols (OSPF, BGP, EIGRP), and multicast where required.
• Design and maintain high‑availability and redundancy (HSRP/VRRP, link aggregation, MPLS, failover).
• Monitor network health and performance; troubleshoot connectivity, latency, and packet loss issues.
• Implement observability and telemetry (NetFlow/sFlow, SNMP, streaming telemetry) and integrate with monitoring platforms.
• Plan and execute network upgrades, migrations, and cloud connectivity (Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, VPN).
• Automate network provisioning and configuration management using IaC and orchestration tools (Ansible, Terraform, Nornir).
• Maintain documentation: topology diagrams, runbooks, change logs, and maintenance windows.
• Perform network capacity planning and cost optimization; manage vendor relationships and hardware lifecycle.
• Support incident response for network outages and participate in on‑call rotations.
• Ensure compliance with standards and regulatory requirements; implement backup and disaster recovery for network services.
• Mentor junior network engineers and perform knowledge transfers.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years experience designing, implementing, and operating enterprise networks.
• Strong hands‑on experience with routing and switching and network device configuration (Cisco, Juniper, Arista, or equivalent).
• Proficiency with routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP), switching (VLANs, STP), and WAN technologies (MPLS, SD‑WAN).
• Experience with firewall and security appliances, VPNs, and network segmentation practices.
• Solid understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, NAT, and application‑layer networking considerations.
• Experience with network monitoring and telemetry (NetFlow, sFlow, SNMP) and troubleshooting tools (tcpdump, Wireshark).
• Familiarity with cloud networking (VPCs, Transit Gateway, peering, Direct Connect/ExpressRoute) and hybrid connectivity.
• Scripting/automation skills (Python, Ansible, Terraform) for configuration management and provisioning.
• Strong documentation, communication, and problem‑solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications: CCNA/CCNP/CCIE, Juniper JNCIE/JNCIP, or equivalent.
• Experience with modern data‑center fabrics (EVPN/VXLAN), segment routing, or intent‑based networking.
• Familiarity with SDN controllers, network programmability (gNMI/gRPC), and streaming telemetry.
• Experience with wireless networking (enterprise Wi‑Fi design) and collaboration systems (VoIP, SIP).
• Knowledge of network function virtualization (NFV) and container networking (CNI, Kubernetes networking).
• Exposure to compliance frameworks (PCI, HIPAA) and network security operations.

Technical Skills Checklist

• Vendors: Cisco / Juniper / Arista (or equivalent)
• Protocols: BGP / OSPF / EIGRP / VLAN / STP / MPLS / SD‑WAN
• Security: Firewalls / IDS‑IPS / VPN / NAC
• Tools: tcpdump / Wireshark / NetFlow / SNMP / Monitoring stacks
• Cloud: VPC / Transit Gateway / Direct Connect / ExpressRoute
• Automation: Python / Ansible / Terraform / Nornir
• Wireless/VoIP: Enterprise Wi‑Fi / SIP (optional)

Pay: $8,420.55 – $10,594.85 per month

Benefits:

• Housing allowance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person