Enterprise Network Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Arizona, +18 more states.

📋 Description

• Design, deploy, maintain, and enhance enterprise network infrastructure and security platforms, including routers, switches, firewalls, wireless access points, WAN circuits, VPNs, and other related technologies.

• Oversee network engineering projects from initial planning and design through to implementation, documentation, testing, and ongoing operational support.

• Create and maintain LAN, WAN, wireless, data center, and cloud-connected network architectures.

• Establish and uphold network and network security standards, reference architectures, implementation practices, and engineering best practices.

• Design, implement, review, and maintain firewall policies, ACLs, segmentation, VPN access, NAT, secure management access, zero trust-aligned controls, and access control frameworks.

• Act as an escalation resource for complex network and security incidents involving routing, switching, wireless, firewalls, VPN, DNS, DHCP, WAN, cloud connectivity, performance, availability, and policy matters.

• Conduct firewall rule reviews, network access reviews, security policy cleanup, and vulnerability remediation concerning network infrastructure.

• Keep network and security documentation up to date, including diagrams, standards, configurations, procedures, support records, implementation plans, and firewall rule documentation.

• Resolve network and security operations tickets in accordance with service levels, escalation procedures, and change management practices.

• Propel network growth, capacity planning, infrastructure refresh, technology standardization, and security platform modernization initiatives.

• Lead and collaborate with vendors, service providers, contractors, security teams, and internal stakeholders on projects, deployments, migrations, cutovers, and upgrades.

• Occasionally travel to Evansville, Indiana for team meetings and collaborative events, approximately twice a year.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field or a minimum of 4+ years in network engineering and network security.

• Extensive experience with NGFW firewalls such as Cisco Firepower, Palo Alto, or FortiGate.

• Familiarity with enterprise networking technologies and management platforms like Arista, Juniper, Cisco Nexus, Cisco ISE, Cisco ACI, and NDFC is preferred.

• Proven experience in designing, deploying, and supporting enterprise-scale network infrastructure within medium-to-large multi-site business environments.

• Strong grasp of routing, switching, VLANs, spanning tree, wireless, WAN, VPN, DNS, DHCP, NAT, QoS, and high availability concepts.

• Knowledge of network security principles, including segmentation, ACLs, least privilege access, secure remote access, zero trust principles, logging, monitoring, and incident response support.

• Experience with Cisco Catalyst 9000 switching platforms and Cisco Catalyst Wireless or Meraki is preferred.

• Familiarity with BGP, OSPF, or EIGRP is preferred.

• Experience with SD-WAN, VPN technologies, WAN provider coordination, and remote-site connectivity is preferred.

• Proficient in configuring, deploying, and maintaining Cisco network devices in enterprise environments.

• Understanding of cloud networking and hybrid network connectivity, including AWS or Azure.

• Experience with network monitoring, firewall logging, NetFlow, SNMP, Syslog, packet analysis, and performance troubleshooting tools is preferred.

• Ability to independently manage complex network engineering projects and troubleshoot advanced technical issues.

• Capable of communicating technical and security matters effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to document technical designs, changes, security decisions, and procedures.

• Ability to juggle multiple priorities, projects, operational issues, and security-related requests.

• Willingness to work collaboratively as part of a team or independently.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.

• Participation in an on-call rotation outside of normal business hours is required.

• Industry-recognized certifications such as CCNP Enterprise, CCNA, Cisco Security, Palo Alto, Fortinet, AWS Networking, CompTIA Network+, or Security+ are preferred.

• Experience in designing, implementing, securing, and supporting enterprise network infrastructure in a multi-site environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• 80% of medical premiums covered by the company.

• Company-paid disability and life insurance.

• 401(k) company match.

• Discounted services within coverage areas.

• Competitive total compensation package.

• A friendly and enjoyable atmosphere in a locally owned company.