Network Engineer

Jobtailor; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Charlotte, NC seeks an experienced network engineer to lead Tier 1 support for global network infrastructure, and to optimize WAN/LAN across data centers and remote offices. You will drive SD-WAN implementations and ensure encrypted traffic per security standards.

The role includes on-call rotations, flexibility in hours, and travel for critical projects. Collaboration with global IT teams and cloud connectivity design are key parts of the responsibilities.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of enterprise networking experience.
• CCNA certification required.
• Bachelor’s Degree or College Diploma in Information Technology, Computer Science, Network Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in the financial services sector preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead Tier 1 technical support for global network infrastructure.
• Maintain and optimize WAN and LAN infrastructure across data centers and remote offices.
• Execute network maintenance activities including critical updates, software upgrades, and security patches.
• Implement and manage SD‑WAN solutions across office locations.
• Support external client connectivity requirements.
• Ensure all LAN and WAN traffic remains encrypted per security standards.
• Contribute to network architecture decisions and improvements.
• Support cloud connectivity design to public cloud providers across multi‑cloud architectures.
• Collaborate with global IT teams on infrastructure initiatives.
• Provide troubleshooting support across technology domains.
• Ensure compliance with established procedures and security policies.
• Participate in an on‑call rotation (1‑week / 8–10 week intervals).
• Adapt to flexible working hours when required.
• Travel for critical infrastructure projects several times annually.

Skills

Enterprise networking

Cisco routing

OSPF/BGP

WAN/LAN design

SD-WAN

Network security

Scripting

TCP/IP

On-call readiness

Education

Bachelor's Degree / College Diploma in IT/CS/Net Eng

CCNA certification

Tools

Cisco Nexus/Meraki

Palo Alto firewalls

IPsec/VPN

AnyConnect/GlobalProtect

VeloCloud SD-WAN

F5 BIG-IP

Terraform / IaC

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead Tier 1 technical support for global network infrastructure
• Maintain and optimize WAN and LAN infrastructure across data centers and remote offices
• Execute network maintenance activities including critical updates, software upgrades, and security patches
• Implement and manage SD‑WAN solutions across office locations
• Support external client connectivity requirements
• Ensure all LAN and WAN traffic remains encrypted in accordance with network security standards

Technical Leadership

• Contribute to network architecture decisions and improvements, including topology design, deployment, and support of all network infrastructure hardware
• Support cloud connectivity design to public cloud providers across multi‑cloud architectures
• Collaborate with global IT teams on infrastructure initiatives and projects
• Provide troubleshooting support across technology domains
• Ensure compliance with established procedures and security policies

Operational Support

• Participate in an on‑call rotation (1‑week duration / 8–10 week intervals)
• Adapt to flexible working hours when required
• Travel for critical infrastructure projects several times annually

Requirements

• 3+ years of enterprise networking experience
• Bachelor’s Degree or College Diploma in Information Technology, Computer Science, Network Engineering, or a related field
• CCNA certification required
• Experience in the financial services sector preferred

Must Have Skills

• Network Infrastructure – Cisco enterprise routing platforms (routers & switches), Nexus/Catalyst/Meraki switching, OSPF multi‑area implementation, BGP (iBGP/eBGP) configuration, STP, VLANs, LACP, vPC, VSS
• Security & Access – Palo Alto firewalls & Panorama management, IPsec/VPN solutions, Cisco AnyConnect & GlobalProtect, NAC/802.1x implementation, Network segmentation and perimeter access controls
• WAN & Performance – VeloCloud SD‑WAN, QoS implementation, Metro Ethernet/MPLS, F5 BIG‑IP load balancing, Network redundancy design
• Protocols & Analysis – TCP/IP protocol suite, Packet analysis and network debugging, Performance optimization
• Scripting & Automation – Python, Ansible, PowerShell

Nice to Have Skills

• CCNP certification
• Cloud networking experience across multi‑cloud architectures
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience
• SolarWinds network monitoring
• Infrastructure automation tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• CI/CD pipeline experience