Senior Network Engineer

Trident Consulting; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Trident Consulting is seeking a Senior Network Engineer for a client in Philadelphia, PA (Hybrid). You will conduct an end-to-end assessment of a mission-critical enterprise network environment, focusing on LAN/WAN/WLAN, data center, and hybrid/cloud connectivity.

The role requires deep hands-on Cisco switching and wireless experience, strong SD-WAN knowledge, and the ability to translate technical findings into business risk and operational impact.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of enterprise networking experience.
• Strong hands-on with Cisco enterprise switches and wireless APs.
• Knowledge of VeloCloud SD-WAN architecture and design.

Responsibilities

• Assess current-state enterprise LAN, WAN, WLAN, Data Center, and hybrid/cloud connectivity.
• Review core, distribution and access-layer topology and segmentation.
• Evaluate MPLS, Internet, VPN, SD-WAN and hybrid connectivity architecture.
• Review wireless architecture for coverage, capacity, resiliency and scalability.
• Assess network security architecture including firewalls and IDS/IPS integration.
• Develop current-state and future-state architecture diagrams.
• Prepare and deliver executive-level presentation of findings and recommendations.

Skills

Core Network

Wireless

Mobility R&D

Job description

Trident Consulting is seeking a “Senior Network Engineer” for one of our client in Philadelphia, PA (Hybrid). A global leader in business and technology services.

Job Title: Senior Network Engineer

Location: Philadelphia, PA (Hybrid)

Type: W2 Contract

Rate: $50-52/hr on W2

Exp: 8-10 Years

Top Skills:

• Core Network/Core Network - Wireless
• Mobility R&D

We are looking for an experienced Senior Network Engineer/Architect to conduct an end-to-end assessment of a mission-critical enterprise network environment.

Key Responsibilities & Skills:

• Assess current-state enterprise LAN, WAN, WLAN, Data Center and hybrid/cloud connectivity.
• Strong hands-on architecture experience with Cisco enterprise switches and wireless Access Points.
• Strong knowledge of VeloCloud SD-WAN architecture and design.
• Review core, distribution and access-layer architecture, topology and segmentation.
• Assess routing, switching, redundancy, convergence and failover design.
• Evaluate MPLS, Internet, VPN, SD-WAN and hybrid connectivity architecture.
• Review wireless architecture for coverage, capacity, resiliency and scalability.
• Assess network security architecture, including segmentation, trust boundaries, firewalls and IDS/IPS integration.
• Review DNS, DHCP and IPAM services and dependencies.
• Identify physical and logical single points of failure across devices, circuits, power and network paths.
• Evaluate overall network availability, resiliency and disaster recovery readiness.
• Assess network performance, capacity and future scalability.
• Evaluate operational maturity covering monitoring, logging, alerting and observability.
• Assess alert fatigue, incident response readiness and troubleshooting processes.
• Review configuration management, change control and network documentation practices.
• Identify architectural gaps, technical debt, operational risks and constraints.
• Develop current-state and conceptual future-state architecture diagrams.
• Define target design principles around resiliency, simplicity, security, automation and scalability.
• Recommend practical improvements based on business impact, risk, complexity and dependencies.
• Develop a prioritized network transformation/remediation roadmap with high-level implementation phases.
• Conduct technical discovery and architecture workshops with customer stakeholders.
• Produce an Enterprise Network Assessment Report and Gap Analysis.
• Prepare and deliver an executive-level presentation of key findings, risks and recommendations.
• Must be capable of translating technical findings into business risk and operational impact.
• Strong stakeholder management, documentation, presentation and consulting skills required.

About Trident:

Trident Consulting is a premier IT staffing firm providing high-impact workforce solutions to Fortune 500 and mid-market clients. Since 2005, we've specialized in sourcing elite technology and engineering talent for contract, direct hire, and managed services roles. Our expertise spans cloud, AI/ML, cybersecurity, and data analytics, supported by a 3M+ candidate database and a 78% fill ratio. With a highly engaged leadership team and a reputation for delivering hard-to-fill, niche talent, we help organizations build agile, high-performing teams that drive innovation and business success.

Some of our recent awards include:

• Trailblazer Women Award 2025 by Consulate General of India in San Francisco
• Ranked as the #1 Women Owned Business Enterprise in the large category by ITServe.
• Received the TechServe Excellence award.
• Consistently ranked in the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America
• Recognized in the SF Business Times as one of the Largest Bay Area BIPOC/Minority-Owned Businesses in 2022.