Senior Network Engineer
NextGen Information Services, Inc.
San Diego, United States of America
12 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
$ 135KJob location
San Diego, United States of America
Tech stack
Border Gateway Protocol
Cloud Computing
Complex Networks
Computer Networks
Data Centers
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
IP Addressing
Intrusion Detection and Prevention
Intrusion Detection Systems
IP Address Management
Subnetting
Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Multi-protocol Systems
Network Security
Network Architecture
Routing
Network Segmentation
Packet Analyzer
Cisco Nexus Switches
Open Shortest Path First
Performance Tuning
Zero Trust Network Access
Virtual Local Area Networks
Wide Area Networks
Computer Networking Systems
Computer Network Technologies
System Availability
Firewalls (Computer Science)
Data Center Networking
Routing & Switching
Cisco Switches
Cisco networks
Network Optimization
Job description
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Engineer / Network Architect with extensive experience in Cisco networking technologies and Palo Alto firewalls. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, optimizing, and troubleshooting enterprise network infrastructure, ensuring high availability, security, and performance across LAN, WAN, data center, and cloud-connected environments., * Design, implement, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure.
- Develop scalable, secure, and highly available network architectures.
- Configure and troubleshoot Cisco routing, switching, and WAN technologies.
- Manage and optimize Palo Alto firewall environments and security policies.
- Perform network performance analysis and capacity planning.
- Support network security initiatives and compliance requirements.
- Troubleshoot complex network and security issues across multiple environments.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and application teams to support business objectives.
Must-Have Skills
- Cisco Routing & Switching
- BGP, OSPF, EIGRP
- VLANs, STP, VRFs, ACLs
- WAN/LAN Architecture
- Palo Alto Firewalls
- Panorama
- VPNs and NAT
- Threat Prevention & Security Policy Management
- Enterprise Network Design & Troubleshooting
Requirements
Do you have experience in Zero trust architecture design?, Core Networking
- Expert-level knowledge of TCP/IP networking, subnetting, and IP address management.
- Experience designing large-scale IP addressing and network segmentation strategies.
- Strong understanding of VLANs, STP, RSTP, and MST.
- Experience with routing protocols such as BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP.
- Expertise in route redistribution and multi-protocol environments.
- Experience designing highly available and resilient network architectures.
- Strong knowledge of Quality of Service (QoS) design and implementation.
Cisco Networking
- Advanced troubleshooting using Cisco CLI.
- Hands-on experience with Cisco Catalyst and Nexus switches.
- Expertise in enterprise LAN/WAN and data center networking.
- Experience designing and managing large-scale switching and routing environments.
- Strong knowledge of ACLs, network security, and traffic filtering.
- Experience with VRFs and multi-tenant network segmentation.
- Ability to perform network performance tuning and optimization.
Palo Alto Firewalls
- Extensive experience configuring and managing Palo Alto firewalls.
- Expertise in firewall policy design and Zero Trust security models.
- Strong knowledge of NAT, security zones, and traffic inspection.
- Experience implementing and supporting site-to-site and remote-access VPNs.
- Hands-on experience with Threat Prevention, IPS/IDS, URL Filtering, and security services.
- Experience managing enterprise firewall environments using Panorama.
- Advanced troubleshooting skills including packet captures, session analysis, and traffic flow diagnostics.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with data center networking technologies.
- Experience supporting enterprise-scale network environments.
- Knowledge of cloud networking and hybrid connectivity is a plus.
- Cisco certifications such as CCNP or CCIE preferred.
- Palo Alto PCNSE certification preferred.