Senior Global Network Architect — AWS & PCI Expert

Vesta.io; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Vesta Corporation is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to lead design, implementation, and operations of a global network. This senior individual-contributor role focuses on multi-site networking, hybrid cloud, and PCI compliance, requiring 10+ years of hands-on experience and strong AWS expertise.

You will design and operate security-focused network infrastructure across data centers and cloud, manage VPNs, firewalls, and load balancers, and collaborate with vendors to optimize WAN circuits.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on enterprise networking in large environments.
• Expert Cisco routing and switching: BGP, VLANs, STP, QoS.
• Firewall admin experience across Cisco ASA/FTD, pfSense, Check Point.
• F5 BIG-IP LTM/GTM for load balancing and traffic steering.
• AWS networking and security services proficiency.
• VPC design, VPN, and Direct Connect in multi-account setups.
• PCI DSS segmentation and audit evidence collection.
• Experience with DNS, Route 53 private zones, and CloudFront/WAF.
• Ability to work independently and drive projects to completion.
• Domestic travel as needed for deployments and incidents.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage scalable, secure network infrastructure across data centers, remote sites, and cloud.
• Operate routing/switching with BGP, NAT, VLANs, STP, IPsec VPNs, and HSRP.
• Administer enterprise firewall platforms and PCI DSS segmentation alignment.
• Manage F5 BIG-IP for application delivery and traffic steering.
• Maintain DNS and network security policies with Cloudflare and FireMon.
• Oversee Proxmox virtualization related to network workloads and VM networking.
• Coordinate with vendors/carriers for WAN circuits and cost optimization.

Skills

Enterprise networking

AWS networking

Security + PCI DSS

Firewall administration

F5 BIG-IP

Cloudflare DNS

VPC/Subnet design

Site-to-Site VPN

BGP routing

Terraform / IaC

Vendor management

On-call support

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Tools

Cisco ASA/FTD

pfSense

Check Point

F5 BIG-IP

Route 53

CloudFront

Transit Gateway

Direct Connect

Proxmox

Terraform / CloudFormation

Job description

Vesta Corporation is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to lead design, implementation, and operations of a global network. This senior individual-contributor role focuses on multi-site networking, hybrid cloud, and PCI compliance, requiring 10+ years of hands-on experience and strong AWS expertise.

You will design and operate security-focused network infrastructure across data centers and cloud, manage VPNs, firewalls, and load balancers, and collaborate with vendors to optimize WAN circuits.