CCIE Senior Network Engineer — Design, Optimize & Lead

Franklin Fitch; Boston, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Franklin Fitch seeks a CCIE-level Network Engineer to design, optimize, and support complex enterprise networks at scale. This hands-on role requires deep expertise in routing, switching, security, and cloud networking, with a track record of delivering highly available networks.

You will lead initiatives, collaborate across infrastructure, security, and cloud teams, and mentor junior engineers to ensure robust network services and performance.

Qualifications

• Active CCIE certification (Enterprise Infrastructure, Enterprise Wireless, or equivalent).
• Strong expertise in routing and switching (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VLANs, STP).
• Deep experience with Cisco enterprise environments.
• Hands-on experience with LAN/WAN, MPLS, SD-WAN.
• Proven troubleshooting skills in complex, high-availability networks.
• Experience working in large-scale or enterprise network environments.
• Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience with firewalls and network security (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco Firepower, etc.).
• Exposure to cloud networking (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Automation & scripting (Python, Ansible, Terraform).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support complex LAN/WAN network infrastructures
• Lead network architecture, upgrades, and optimization initiatives
• Troubleshoot high-level network issues across routing, switching, and security
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and cloud teams on enterprise projects
• Provide escalation support and technical leadership within the network team
• Ensure high availability, performance, and security of network services

Skills

CCIE cert

Routing

Switching

Cisco environments

LAN/WAN

MPLS

SD-WAN

Firewalls

Cloud networking

Automation

Job description

Franklin Fitch seeks a CCIE-level Network Engineer to design, optimize, and support complex enterprise networks at scale. This hands-on role requires deep expertise in routing, switching, security, and cloud networking, with a track record of delivering highly available networks.

You will lead initiatives, collaborate across infrastructure, security, and cloud teams, and mentor junior engineers to ensure robust network services and performance.