Senior Network Engineer

Delan Associates, Inc; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Delan Associates, Inc. is seeking a Senior L3 Network Engineer to design, deploy, and support Cisco routing/switching, Palo Alto firewalls, and SD-WAN across enterprise, data center, cloud, and OT networks.

You will implement Zero Trust, manage complex routing protocols, and lead network modernization with IaC using Terraform and Ansible.

Qualifications

• 10+ years enterprise network engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide L3 support for enterprise, data center, cloud, and manufacturing network environments.

Skills

Cisco Routing

Palo Alto

SD-WAN

Cloud Networking

BGP/OSPF/EIGRP/MPLS

Zero Trust

OT/Industrial Networking

Terraform & Ansible

Network Monitoring

CCNP/PCNSE

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Job Description

Must have ansible and terraform experience.

Senior L3 Network Engineer (Cisco, Palo Alto, SD-WAN, Cloud & OT)

Provide L3 support for enterprise, data center, cloud, and manufacturing network environments.

Design, deploy, and maintain Cisco routing and switching infrastructure.

Manage advanced routing protocols including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, and route redistribution.

Configure and support Layer 2/Layer 3 technologies including VLANs, STP, EtherChannel, HSRP, and QoS.

Administer Palo Alto Strata Next-Generation Firewalls, Panorama, GlobalProtect, NAT, and security policies.

Implement Zero Trust, network segmentation, and IT/OT security controls.

Design, deploy, and support SD-WAN solutions including Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela) and Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN.

Support Projects for Compute Area (VMWare VSAN Project in US Domestic Region)

Manage WAN connectivity across MPLS, Internet, DIA, VPN, and hybrid network environments.

Design and support cloud networking across Azure, AWS, and GCP environments.

Implement and maintain ExpressRoute, Direct Connect, Cloud VPN, Transit Gateway, and Virtual WAN solutions.

Support Operational Technology (OT) networks, including manufacturing, SCADA, PLC, and industrial systems.

Perform root cause analysis, problem management, and major incident resolution for network outages.

Develop network automation using Terraform, Ansible, Python, and infrastructure-as-code practices.

Monitor network performance, security, and availability using enterprise monitoring and security tools.

Create technical documentation, lead network modernization initiatives, and collaborate with security, cloud, and infrastructure teams on strategic projects.

Required Skills

• Cisco Routing & Switching (Catalyst, Nexus, ISR, ASR)
• Palo Alto Strata, Panorama, GlobalProtect
• SD-WAN (Cisco Viptela, Prisma SD-WAN)
• Azure, AWS, GCP Networking
• BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS
• Network Security & Zero Trust
• OT/Industrial Networking (SCADA, PLC, MES)
• Terraform, Ansible, Network Automation
• Wireshark, SolarWinds, ThousandEyes, Splunk
• CCNP / PCNSE Preferred

Experience: 10+ years enterprise network engineering with strong Cisco, Palo Alto, SD-WAN, Cloud Networking, and Manufacturing/OT network expertise