Senior Network Engineer

Aneka Talent Solutions; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Aneka Talent Solutions seeks a senior enterprise network engineer in the Durham, NC area to provide L3 support across data center, cloud, and manufacturing networks. You will design, deploy, and maintain Cisco routing and switching, and lead advanced routing protocols.

You will implement Zero Trust, network security controls, manage Palo Alto firewalls, SD-WAN (Cisco Viptela, Palo Alto Prisma), and cloud networking across Azure, AWS, GCP.

Qualifications

• At least 10+ years in enterprise network engineering.
• Strong Cisco routing/switching and data center design experience.
• Experience with SD-WAN, cloud networking, OT/Manufacturing networks.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Cisco Routing & Switching

BGP

OSPF

EIGRP

MPLS

Network Security & Zero Trust

Terraform

Ansible

Network Automation

Wireshark

SolarWinds

ThousandEyes

Splunk

Tools

Palo Alto Panorama

GlobalProtect

Job description

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

Job Description:

• 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)
• BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS
• Network Security & Zero Trust
• Terraform, Ansible, Network Automation
• Wireshark, SolarWinds, ThousandEyes, Splunk