Remote Senior Network Engineer – Cloud, DC & Security

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Boise (ID); À distance; USD 99 000 - 116 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, secure, operate, and optimize enterprise networks across datacenters, campuses, and cloud integrations. You will own complex incidents and drive migrations, with hands-on expertise in F5 BIG-IP, Palo Alto, Cisco ACI/Nexus/Meraki, and DNS/DHCP/IPAM.

This remote role requires coordinating with security, cloud, and application teams; you will develop runbooks, perform root-cause analyses, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years enterprise network engineering, including at least 3 years in a senior or L3 role.
• Advanced knowledge of TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6, VLANs, STP, vPC, HSRP/VRRP, OSPF, BGP, VPN, QoS, NAT, wireless networking, and packet analysis.
• Hands-on production experience with F5 BIG-IP LTM, Palo Alto firewalls/Panorama, Cisco ACI/APIC, Cisco Nexus, and Cisco Meraki.
• Practical Azure and/or AWS networking experience, including private connectivity to on-premises environments.
• Hands-on DNS, DHCP, and IPAM experience with Infoblox or a comparable enterprise DDI solution.
• Experience with Wireshark, tcpdump, network monitoring, ITIL incident/problem/change processes, and technical documentation.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to coordinate high-severity incidents and complex changes.

Responsabilités

• Own complex P1/P2 incidents involving routing, switching, wireless, firewalls, load balancing, DNS, DHCP, IPAM, VPN, SD-WAN, and hybrid-cloud connectivity.
• Lead troubleshooting bridges, analyze packet captures and telemetry, restore service, document root cause, and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Prepare and execute implementation, validation, risk, dependency, and rollback plans for production changes and maintenance windows.
• Maintain network diagrams, standards, operating procedures, inventory, capacity plans, lifecycle roadmaps, and disaster-recovery documentation.
• Participate in on-call support, vulnerability remediation, compliance reviews, and vendor escalation activities.
• Administer and optimize cloud connectivity across Azure and AWS with VNet/Subnets/ExpressRoute, VPN, and Direct Connect.
• Configure and manage Cisco ACI fabrics, Nexus switches, and Meraki devices in hybrid environments.
• Plan and implement DC, branch, and campus network migrations with minimal downtime.

Connaissances

Networking expertise

Incident management

Cloud networking

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Outils

F5 BIG-IP

Palo Alto firewalls/Panorama

Cisco ACI/APIC

Cisco Nexus

Cisco Meraki

Infoblox

Wireshark/tcpdump

Description du poste

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, secure, operate, and optimize enterprise networks across datacenters, campuses, and cloud integrations. You will own complex incidents and drive migrations, with hands-on expertise in F5 BIG-IP, Palo Alto, Cisco ACI/Nexus/Meraki, and DNS/DHCP/IPAM.

This remote role requires coordinating with security, cloud, and application teams; you will develop runbooks, perform root-cause analyses, and