Senior Network Engineer

The Networks Engineer/ Architect - WAN is the senior technical lead for wide area network architecture and perimeter security estate.The role owns WAN design direction and acts as escalation lead for issues spanning firewalls, load balancing, and inline inspection and protection services - including the firewall boundary separating the IT and OT networks.Key ResponsibilitiesResponsible for WAN architecture and lead for handling issues related to:WAN connectivity across an estate of approximately *** Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) circuits.Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW).Load balancers.Deep Packet Inspection (DPI).Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS).Issues relating to the firewall separating the IT and OT networks.Oversee the administration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimization of Palo Alto SD-WAN, Prisma Access, and Global Protect remote access infrastructureManage and support enterprise Mist and Meraki wireless environments, including ongoing maintenance, troubleshooting, performance optimization, and infrastructure upgradesRequired Skills & ExperienceEnterprise network engineering experience, with demonstrated ownership of WAN architecture at a multi-site organization.Expert-level Palo Alto NGFW experience: security policy design, App-ID, URL filtering, Threat Prevention, NAT, VPN and SCM (Strata Cloud Manager) for centralized management.Hands-on experience with Palo Alto Prisma Access or comparable SASE / cloud-delivered security platforms.Strong routing and WAN fundamentals: BGP, OSPF, dynamic routing over DIA circuits, path selection and failover design.Experience managing a distributed circuit estate at scale, including carrier management and escalation.Practical experience with load balancers, IPS, DPI and DLP technologies.Demonstrated understanding of IT/OT segmentation, Purdue model concepts and the security considerations of firewalling industrial control networks.Experience leading firewall migration or network refresh programmes, including cutover planning and rollback.Strong knowledge and hands?on experience with Mist and Meraki enterprise wireless technologies, including configuration, administration, troubleshooting, performance optimization, and supporting reliable and secure wireless connectivity across multiple locationsProfessional working proficiency in English and Spanish.Preferred QualificationsExposure to SD-WAN design and deployment.Experience in a manufacturing or food production environment with plant?floor network responsibilities.Familiarity with network automation and configuration management (Ansible, Python, Palo Alto XML API).Experience producing WAN architecture documentation and standards in a low?documentation?maturity environment.Education & CertificationsBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Electronics Engineering or a related discipline.Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) (strongly desirable).Cisco CCNP Enterprise or CCIE (desirable).Certified Wireless Network Administrator (desirable).#J-***-Ljbffr

Issues relating to the firewall separating the IT and OT networks.Oversee the administration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimization of Palo Alto SD-WAN, Prisma Access, and Global Protect remote access infrastructureManage and support enterprise Mist and Meraki wireless environments, including ongoing maintenance, troubleshooting, performance optimization, and infrastructure upgradesRequired Skills & ExperienceEnterprise network engineering experience, with demonstrated ownership of WAN architecture at a multi-site organization.Expert-level Palo Alto NGFW experience: security policy design, App-ID, URL filtering, Threat Prevention, NAT, VPN and SCM (Strata Cloud Manager) for centralized management.Hands-on experience with Palo Alto Prisma Access or comparable SASE / cloud-delivered security platforms.Strong routing and WAN fundamentals: BGP, OSPF, dynamic routing over DIA circuits, path selection and failover design.Experience managing a distributed circuit estate at scale, including carrier management and escalation.Practical experience with load balancers, IPS, DPI and DLP technologies.Demonstrated understanding of IT/OT segmentation, Purdue model concepts and the security considerations of firewalling industrial control networks.Experience leading firewall migration or network refresh programmes, including cutover planning and rollback.Strong knowledge and hands?on experience with Mist and Meraki enterprise wireless technologies, including configuration, administration, troubleshooting, performance optimization, and supporting reliable and secure wireless connectivity across multiple locationsProfessional working proficiency in English and Spanish.Preferred QualificationsExposure to SD-WAN design and deployment.Experience in a manufacturing or food production environment with plant?floor network responsibilities.Familiarity with network automation and configuration management (Ansible, Python, Palo Alto XML API). Experience producing WAN architecture documentation and standards in a low?documentation?maturity environment.Education & CertificationsBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Electronics Engineering or a related discipline.Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) (strongly desirable). Cisco CCNP Enterprise or CCIE (desirable). Certified Wireless Network Administrator (desirable). #J-*****-Ljbffr

The Networks Engineer/ Architect - WAN is the senior technical lead for wide area network architecture and perimeter security estate. The role owns WAN design direction and acts as escalation lead for issues spanning firewalls, load balancing, and inline inspection and protection services - including the firewall boundary separating the IT and OT networks.Key ResponsibilitiesResponsible for WAN architecture and lead for handling issues related to:WAN connectivity across an estate of approximately ***** Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) circuits.Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW). Load balancers.Deep Packet Inspection (DPI).