Senior Network Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and support intricate enterprise LAN and WAN solutions.

• Oversee SD-WAN implementations, including the onboarding of controllers/orchestrators, zero-touch provisioning (ZTP), policy formulation, traffic segmentation, and QoS setup.

• Create and deploy SD-Access or similar campus fabric solutions.

• Carry out WAN circuit migrations and transitions.

• Design and execute SD-Branch solutions.

• Provide support, troubleshoot, install, and configure sophisticated enterprise routing, switching, and SDN infrastructure.

• Evaluate, document, and report on enterprise networks to facilitate LAN/WAN modernization.

• Maintain necessary industry certifications to uphold strategic OEM partnerships.

• Review and authorize new opportunity statements of work (SOWs) and level of effort (LOE) estimates related to the expansion of our Modern Infrastructure practice.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in a field or professional services capacity.

• A current professional-level networking certification is required (Cisco CCNP Enterprise preferred; JNCIP, ACCP, or NSE7 will also be considered).

• Extensive hands-on experience with enterprise routing and switching platforms from one or more major vendors (e.g., Cisco Catalyst/ASR/ISR, Juniper EX/MX, Aruba CX, HPE).

• Proven expertise in enterprise WAN design and implementation, encompassing MPLS, DIA, broadband aggregation, and multi-WAN failover architectures.

• Strong command of enterprise routing protocols: BGP (iBGP/eBGP, route policy, communities), OSPF, and EIGRP across multi-site environments.

• A solid understanding of enterprise LAN technologies: VLANs, STP variants (RSTP/MST), LACP, chassis stacking/virtualization, and campus network design.

• Experience with enterprise network security technologies, including next-generation firewalls (e.g., Cisco Firepower, Palo Alto, Fortinet).

• Practical experience with at least one SDN platform covering WAN, campus LAN, or branch domains is essential.

• Familiarity with centralized/cloud network management and intent-based automation/cloud-managed platforms (e.g., Cisco Catalyst Center/DNA Center/Meraki, Juniper Mist/Marvis, Aruba Central).

• Experience with WAN observability and synthetic monitoring tools (e.g., Cisco ThousandEyes, IPSLA, NetFlow/sFlow analytics).

• Knowledge of SASE and cloud-delivered security architectures (e.g., Cisco Umbrella/Secure Access, Palo Alto Prisma Access, Zscaler, Cloudflare One).

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary.

• Excellent benefits.

• Exceptional work environment.

• Professional development opportunities.

• Up to 50% travel to customer and partner sites.