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Principal Network Engineer

Gazelle Partner Solutions

United States

Remote

USD 130,000 - 180,000

Full time

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Job summary

A leading business consulting firm is seeking a Principal Network Engineer to oversee their nationwide network infrastructure. The candidate should possess extensive enterprise networking experience and leadership skills, engaging in hands-on management and improvement of network architecture. This position allows for remote work with travel and offers competitive pay based on experience.

Qualifications

10+ years managing enterprise network systems required.
Expert knowledge of Cisco routers and firewalls necessary.
Hands-on experience with secure VPN connections.

Responsibilities

Maintain enterprise network architecture and configuration.
Design and implement network architecture improvements.
Mentor junior staff and support other engineering teams.

Skills

Network management

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Cisco equipment

VPN technology

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Base pay range

$130,000.00/yr - $180,000.00/yr

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Location: Virtual Employment Type: Full-time / Perm to Hire/Remote with travel

Position Overview: We are seeking a Principal Network Engineer to oversee our organization's countrywide on-premise office and data center network infrastructure. The ideal candidate must have extensive experience with enterprise networking and enterprise server management and be both hands-on and a strong leader.

Key Responsibilities:

· Operate and maintain existing enterprise network architecture, including hands-on configuration of Cisco routers, firewalls, switches, Wi-fi access points, VPN connections to third-party service providers, etc.

· Lead the design and implementation of network architecture improvements to ensure continued compliance with SOC2, PCI, state and local government regulations, availability SLAs, etc.

· Mentor junior technical staff, providing leadership and fostering an environment of continuous improvement and professional growth.

· Support other engineering teams (e.g. virtualization, server infrastructure, database, desktop and mobile devices, application development) as required.

· Assist in budgetary planning and vendor negotiations, identifying cost-saving opportunities while maintaining service excellence.

Required Experience:

· Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

· At least ten years experience managing enterprise network systems.

· Extensive hands-on experience with Cisco equipment; for example:

ASR, ISR, CSR routers
ASA, Firepower/NGFW firewalls,
Nexus, Catalyst switches,
Meraki Wireless solutions,
Identity Services Engine.
Cisco DNA Center, Prime Infrastructure, Meraki Dashboard, SD-WAN.
Demonstrable experience managing secure VPN connections to external vendors and partners.
Strong interpersonal and leadership abilities with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Seniority level

Seniority level
Not Applicable

Employment type

Employment type
Full-time

Job function

Job function
Information Technology, Project Management, and Other
Industries
Business Consulting and Services

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