Enterprise Network Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Design, implement, maintain, and optimize enterprise network infrastructure and security systems, including routers, switches, firewalls, wireless access points, WAN circuits, VPNs, and associated technologies.

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

• Create and manage enterprise 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, evaluate, and maintain firewall policies, ACLs, segmentation, VPN access, NAT, secure management access, zero trust-aligned controls, and access control frameworks.

• Act as an escalation point for complex issues involving routing, switching, wireless, firewall, VPN, DNS, DHCP, WAN, cloud connectivity, performance, availability, and policy-related incidents.

• Conduct reviews of firewall rules, network access, security policy cleanup, and provide support for vulnerability remediation.

• Maintain comprehensive network and security documentation, including diagrams, standards, configurations, procedures, support records, implementation plans, and firewall rule documentation.

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

• Drive initiatives for network growth, capacity planning, infrastructure refreshes, technology standardization, and security platform upgrades.

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

• Travel occasionally to Evansville, IN for team meetings and collaboration events, approximately twice a year.

⛳️ Requirements

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

• Extensive experience with NGFW firewalls such as Cisco Firepower, Palo Alto, or FortiGate, including firewall policy management, NAT, VPN, logging, troubleshooting, rule review, and problem resolution.

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

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

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

• Knowledge of network security concepts 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 preferred.

• Familiarity with BGP, OSPF, or EIGRP, including route filtering, redistribution, and troubleshooting preferred.

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

• Proficient in configuring, deploying, and maintaining Cisco network devices in enterprise LAN, WAN, wireless, security, and data center environments.

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

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

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

• Capable of clearly communicating technical and security matters to peers, leadership, vendors, contractors, and non-technical counterparts.

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

• Detail-oriented organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, projects, operational issues, and security-related requests.

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

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

• Participate in an on-call rotation outside of normal business hours.

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

🏝️ 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.

• Locally owned, friendly, and enjoyable atmosphere.

• Opportunities for growth and success.

• Equal opportunity employer.