Senior Network Engineer

Our client needs a senior network engineer to keep its corporate, store, and cloud networks running through the holiday season. You will be the hands-on owner for network operations and escalations across its Jersey City and Manhattan offices, and you will support early planning for a network modernization program.

What You’ll Do

• Operate, troubleshoot, and maintain the LAN, WAN, and wireless networks across corporate offices and retail locations.
• Configure and support Cisco routing and switching and Palo Alto Networks firewalls (rules, policies, and threat prevention).
• Support enterprise wireless (Aruba and/or Cisco Meraki) and network access control (Aruba ClearPass or similar).
• Maintain secure cloud connectivity to Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure.
• Support store connectivity, including POS and in-store wireless.
• Lead or support network incident response during the holiday period, including on-call coverage.
• Identify end-of-life equipment and legacy design issues; help plan segmentation and SASE readiness.
• Keep network diagrams, configurations, and change records current.

Network Architecture/Engineering, On Call, Network Architecture/Engineering, Cloud Computing, Network Administration/Management, Network Programming, Wireless Communications, Wide Area Network (WAN), Identify Issues, Retail, * 8+ years of enterprise network engineering experience.

• Strong hands-on Cisco routing and switching (BGP, OSPF, VLANs, QoS).
• Hands-on Palo Alto Networks firewall administration (Panorama a plus).
• Enterprise wireless experience (Aruba, Meraki, or Cisco).
• Experience connecting on-premises networks to public cloud (GCP and/or Azure).
• Comfortable working onsite and moving between two office locations.
• Strong troubleshooting and documentation habits.

Nice to Have

• CCNP, PCNSE, or Aruba certifications.
• Experience with SD-WAN, network segmentation, or SASE (Zscaler, Prisma Access, or similar).
• Retail network experience (stores, POS, distribution centers).