Platform Network Engineer – Hybrid Cloud & Automation

GRAIL; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 94,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical insurance

Flexible time-off

Mindfulness programs

Job summary

GRAIL in Durham, NC is seeking a Network Engineer to join Platform Engineering. You will design, build, and operate a hybrid network infrastructure across on-premises labs, data centers, and AWS, delivering secure, scalable networking services.

You will design scalable infrastructure, automate repetitive tasks, and collaborate with engineering teams to improve reliability and observability. On-site rotation and on-call support are required.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise network infrastructure.
• 3+ years with Juniper and/or Aruba platforms (switching, routing, troubleshooting).
• 3+ years managing Palo Alto firewalls (policies, NAT, VPNs, GlobalProtect).
• 2+ years with AWS networking (VPCs, Transit Gateway, etc.).
• Experience with BGP, OSPF, VLANs, STP, LACP, VRRP, and L2/L3 troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support enterprise network infrastructure across campus, laboratory, data center, manufacturing, and AWS cloud environments.
• Configure, maintain, and optimize Juniper/Aruba switching and routing, including VLANs and high availability.
• Manage Palo Alto Networks firewalls, security policies, NAT, VPNs, and security services.
• Develop infrastructure automation with Python, Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell for provisioning and config management.
• Build and maintain network monitoring and observability using New Relic and other platforms.
• Collaborate with Platform/Cloud/Infrastructure teams on deployments and migrations.
• Participate in on-call rotation and drive operational improvements through automation.

Skills

Network design

Juniper

Aruba

Palo Alto

AWS networking

Python

Ansible

Terraform

PowerShell

Monitoring

Linux

Windows

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

New Relic

SolarWinds

Datadog

Job description

GRAIL in Durham, NC is seeking a Network Engineer to join Platform Engineering. You will design, build, and operate a hybrid network infrastructure across on-premises labs, data centers, and AWS, delivering secure, scalable networking services.

You will design scalable infrastructure, automate repetitive tasks, and collaborate with engineering teams to improve reliability and observability. On-site rotation and on-call support are required.