Senior Multi-Site Network Engineer | Palo Alto & Cisco

Discount School Supply; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Excelligence Learning Corporation is seeking a Network Engineer to own network design, administration, security, and reliability across multiple company sites. You will manage architecture, configuration, and ongoing maintenance of LAN/WAN/SD-WAN, Palo Alto firewalls, Cisco routing and switching, and Meraki wireless.

The ideal candidate has hands-on multi-site experience, a track record of maintaining high availability, and a customer-first mindset to support users at all locations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive, hands-on network engineering experience across multi-site environments.
• Direct, hands-on experience administering Palo Alto Networks next-gen firewalls, including security policy management.
• Proven experience configuring Cisco routers and switches in multi-site environments (BGP/OSPF).
• Hands-on experience with Cisco Meraki wireless (AP deployment, dashboard).
• Experience with WAN circuit procurement, SLA management, and vendor escalation.
• Solid understanding of network security principles and VPN architectures.
• Working knowledge of PCI DSS network requirements and audit support.
• Experience with DNS administration and Active Directory integration.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain network infrastructure across multiple sites (LAN/WAN/SD-WAN/Wi‑Fi).
• Administer Palo Alto firewalls, including policy design, rules, threat prevention, and firmware lifecycle.
• Configure Cisco routers/switches, routing protocols, VLANs, STP, QoS, and access control.
• Manage Cisco Meraki wireless infrastructure across distributed sites.
• Own circuit procurement, contracts, and vendor relationships for WAN connectivity.
• Monitor and optimize network uptime; perform root-cause analysis on incidents.
• Design and enforce network security controls and VPN architecture; support PCI DSS.

Skills

Network design

Palo Alto

Cisco routing

Meraki wireless

Security policy

VPN architecture

PCI DSS knowledge

DNS/AD

Documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Network Engineering

Equivalent demonstrated expertise

Tools

Meraki Dashboard

SolarWinds

PRTG

Ansible

Python/Netmiko

Job description

Excelligence Learning Corporation is seeking a Network Engineer to own network design, administration, security, and reliability across multiple company sites. You will manage architecture, configuration, and ongoing maintenance of LAN/WAN/SD-WAN, Palo Alto firewalls, Cisco routing and switching, and Meraki wireless.

The ideal candidate has hands-on multi-site experience, a track record of maintaining high availability, and a customer-first mindset to support users at all locations.