Jr Network Engineer

5-7 years of professional experience as a Network Engineer in hybrid or multi-site environments. Strong hands-on experience with layer 2 switching, Dell/Force10 and Cisco, including ARP, LACP, MAC address tables, Spanning Tree Protocol, etc. Strong hands-on experience with layer 3 static routing Strong hands-on experience with NAT and private RFC1918 networks Cisco ASA firewalls Remote-access Client VPN technologies including Cisco AnyConnect and Cisco Secure Connect, AWS Client VPN, OpenVPN, and Netskope Netgate pfSense firewalls Experience with SD-WAN solutions for site-to-site VPNs, preferably Meraki Proficiency with VMware ESXi, vCenter, and virtual networking Deep understanding of VLANs, trunking, ACLs, and segmentation Strong knowledge of AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, including VPC design, routing, and security groups Familiarity with IBM Cloud Enterprise UNIX/Linux networking Experience with Cloudflare (SSL Certificates and DNS) Strong understanding of Windows DNS/DHCP and cross-platform name-resolution architectures Excellent documentation skills diagrams, runbooks, and change records Proven ability to manage vendors, negotiate support, and coordinate escalations Experience with Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 wireless deployments and troubleshooting Strong physical data center skills excellent cable knowledge and management, copper and fiber technologies labeling standards physical infrastructure hygiene racking and unracking servers and switches, etc. airflow planning power planning Nice to have qualifications: Relevant certifications (CCNA/CCNP, AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform Associate or Professional, VMware VCP) Experience with automation or scripting (Python, Ansible, PowerShell) Experience with Zero Trust architectures and modern security frameworks Background supporting large-scale, high-availability environments Experience with Equinix data centers Bitbucket experience Confluence experience Jira experience AIX experience IBM Cloud experience Solaris experience Soft Skills Strong communication and cross-team collaboration Ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders Ownership mindset with strong problem-solving skills Highly organized with attention to detail, especially in documentation and physical infrastructure