Senior Enterprise Network Engineer

Jobtailor; Lincolnshire (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Enterprise Network Engineer to design, deploy, and operate LAN/WAN across retail, corporate, and datacenter environments. You’ll lead Mist Wi‑Fi deployments, Fortinet SD‑WAN rollouts, and Palo Alto firewall management, with NSX‑T and cloud networking familiarity.

Expect on‑call rotation and rigorous documentation of runbooks and architecture notes. Joining our team means contributing to secure, scalable networks with strong vendor coordination and on‑prem to

Qualifications

• 15+ years of enterprise network engineering experience in a multi-site environment.
• Hands-on experience with Juniper Mist Wi‑Fi platform.
• Proficiency with Palo Alto Networks firewalls and Panorama.
• Experience with SD‑WAN platforms – Fortinet FortiGate/FMG and VMware VeloCloud.
• Strong knowledge of BGP, OSPF, and enterprise switching (Cisco Nexus or equivalent).
• Familiarity with VMware NSX‑T.
• Understanding cloud networking (AWS VPC, Azure VNet).
• Willingness to participate in a 24/7 on‑call rotation.
• Strong documentation habits.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and operate enterprise LAN/WAN infrastructure across multiple environments.
• Manage Juniper Mist Wi‑Fi deployments across large‑scale retail locations.
• Support Fortinet SD‑WAN rollouts and ZSCaler integration.
• Administer VMware SD‑WAN overlay network.
• Configure Palo Alto firewalls via Panorama.
• Support NSX‑T micro‑segmentation initiatives.
• Assist with Zerto‑based DR replication and failover testing.
• Maintain routing protocols (BGP, OSPF) across datacenter and WAN platforms.
• Participate in 24/7 on‑call rotation.
• Document configurations in Confluence; contribute to automation and monitoring.

Skills

Enterprise network engineering

Mist Wi‑Fi

Palo Alto Panorama

Fortinet FortiGate/FMG

VMware VeloCloud

Nexus switches

BGP

OSPF

Zero Trust

NSX-T

Tools

Juniper Mist Wi‑Fi

VMware NSX-T

Cisco Nexus

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Enterprise Network Engineer to design, deploy, and operate LAN/WAN across retail, corporate, and datacenter environments. You’ll lead Mist Wi‑Fi deployments, Fortinet SD‑WAN rollouts, and Palo Alto firewall management, with NSX‑T and cloud networking familiarity.

Expect on‑call rotation and rigorous documentation of runbooks and architecture notes. Joining our team means contributing to secure, scalable networks with strong vendor coordination and on‑prem to