Network Engineer (Cisco, Palo Alto, BGP, Firewalls & Enterprise Infrastructure)
Full-Time | Remote | U.S. Business Hours
About the Role
We’re hiring a technically strong and proactive Network Engineer to design, configure, secure, and maintain enterprise-grade network infrastructure across production environments.
This role is focused on:
- Routing & Switching
- Firewalls & VPNs
- Network Security
- Monitoring & Troubleshooting
- Cloud Networking
- Performance Optimization
You’ll work directly with enterprise networking environments involving:
- Cisco
- Juniper
- Palo Alto
- Fortinet
- Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure
- Multi-Site Enterprise Networks
This is an ideal opportunity for someone who thrives in fast-moving technical environments and enjoys solving complex networking and infrastructure challenges.
What You’ll Own
Enterprise Network Configuration & Maintenance
- Configure and manage:
- Routers
- Switches
- Firewalls
- VPNs
- Work across technologies including:
- Cisco
- Juniper
- Palo Alto
- Fortinet
- Implement and maintain:
- VLANs
- QoS
- VPN Tunnels
- ACLs
- Network Segmentation
- Configure routing protocols including:
- BGP
- OSPF
- EIGRP
- Perform:
- Firmware upgrades
- Patch management
- Hardware maintenance
Monitoring & Troubleshooting
- Monitor network health using:
- SolarWinds
- Nagios
- PRTG
- Zabbix
- Diagnose:
- Latency
- Packet loss
- Routing instability
- Failover issues
- Use tools such as:
- Wireshark
- TCPdump
- Resolve escalated network incidents and provide:
- Root cause analysis
- Remediation documentation
Network Security & Compliance
- Enforce:
- Firewall policies
- ACLs
- Segmentation strategies
- Intrusion prevention systems
- Support security and compliance initiatives involving:
- PCI-DSS
- HIPAA
- SOX
- GDPR
- Implement:
- Zero Trust networking principles
- Secure remote access
- VPN security best practices
- Support tools such as:
- Snort
- Suricata
Performance Optimization & Reliability
- Conduct:
- Bandwidth analysis
- Capacity planning
- Failover testing
- Load balancing optimization
- Maintain:
- High availability
- Network redundancy
- 99.9%+ uptime
- Proactively identify risks before outages occur
Documentation & Governance
- Maintain:
- Network diagrams
- Topology maps
- Runbooks
- Configuration documentation
- Use:
- Visio
- Lucidchart
- ITIL change management workflows
- Ensure all changes are documented accurately
Cloud Networking & Infrastructure Projects
- Collaborate with:
- DevOps teams
- Cloud engineers
- Infrastructure teams
- Support:
- AWS VPCs
- Azure VNets
- GCP networking
- Hybrid cloud environments
- Participate in:
- Office expansions
- Migrations
- Data center deployments
- Infrastructure upgrades
Required Experience & Skills
- 3+ years of experience in:
- Network Engineering
- Infrastructure Engineering
- Enterprise Networking
- Strong hands-on experience with:
- Cisco
- Palo Alto
- Fortinet
- Juniper
- Deep understanding of:
- TCP/IP
- VLANs
- QoS
- VPNs
- ACLs
- BGP
- OSPF
- Experience with:
- Monitoring tools
- Troubleshooting tools
- Packet analysis
- Strong documentation and communication skills
Ideal Experience
- CCNP / CCIE certifications
- Palo Alto or Fortinet certifications
- Experience with:
- AWS VPC
- Azure networking
- Hybrid cloud networking
- Familiarity with:
- Python
- Ansible
- Terraform
- Network automation
- Experience supporting:
- Multi-site enterprise networks
- High-availability environments
What Makes You a Great Fit
- Strong troubleshooting instincts under pressure
- Highly detail-oriented and process-driven
- Proactive mindset focused on preventing outages
- Excellent communicator who can explain technical concepts clearly
- Comfortable balancing operations, troubleshooting, and project work
- Passionate about network reliability, security, and optimization
What a Typical Day Looks Like
- Monitor dashboards and respond to network alerts
- Troubleshoot routing, VPN, or firewall issues
- Configure switches, firewalls, and routing policies
- Support migrations and cloud networking integrations
- Update network diagrams and change documentation
- Optimize bandwidth and failover performance
- Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams on projects
In short:
You ensure enterprise networks remain secure, reliable, optimized, and highly available across production environments.
Key Success Metrics (KPIs)
- Network uptime ≥ 99.9%
- MTTR within SLA targets
- Zero missed critical patches or compliance gaps
- Accurate and updated documentation
- Reduced recurring outages and escalations
- Strong end-user and stakeholder satisfaction
Why This Role Stands Out
- Exposure to enterprise-grade networking infrastructure
- Work with modern:
- Firewalls
- Routing systems
- Cloud networking
- Hybrid infrastructure
- Strong ownership and technical depth
- Opportunity to work across networking, security, and cloud environments
- Career growth into:
- Senior Network Engineer
- Infrastructure Architect
- Cloud Networking
- Security Engineering
Interview Process
- Initial Phone Screen
- Video Interview with Pavago Recruiter
- Technical Task:
- VLAN configuration
- Network troubleshooting scenario
- Client Interview with Engineering Team
- Offer & Background Verification
Apply Now
If you:
- Enjoy solving complex networking issues
- Thrive in enterprise infrastructure environments
- Care deeply about uptime, reliability, and security
- Want ownership over production network systems
This role is a strong fit for you.
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