Senior Network Engineer

NMI; Schaumburg (IL); Remote; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to enhance its global network infrastructure. This role involves ensuring high availability, performance, and security across production and office networks. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in network architecture, VPN administration, and regulatory compliance. You'll contribute to the design of next-generation infrastructure while maintaining legacy systems. Enjoy a remote-first culture with opportunities for in-office collaboration and a competitive salary package. Join a team that values diversity and is committed to operational excellence.

Benefits

Flex PTO

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

13 Paid Holidays

Remote-first culture

Qualifications

• 5+ years managing network devices in high-availability environments.
• Expertise in network security and compliance (PCI-DSS, HIPAA).
• Strong skills in BGP and OSPF routing protocols.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and maintain all network devices for optimal performance.
• Design and enhance network architecture for evolving business needs.
• Implement and maintain firewalls in regulated environments.

Skills

Network Architecture

VPN Administration

Network Security

BGP Routing

OSPF Routing

Technical Documentation

Troubleshooting

Communication Skills

Tools

Juniper

Fortinet

F5 LTM

Palo Alto GlobalProtect

AWS

Azure

GCP

Python

Bash/ZSH

Job description

We are seeking a strategic and execution-oriented Senior Network Engineer to drive the evolution and reliability of our global network infrastructure. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in ensuring high availability, optimal performance, and security across NMI's production and office networks. You will contribute to the design and operation of next-generation infrastructure while maintaining legacy systems and improving network observability.

This is a primarily remote position (U.S. Eastern or Central time zones preferred), with periodic travel (1–4 times per year) to company colocation facilities, fully covered by the company. If based near a company office, occasional in-office collaboration is encouraged.

The Ideal Candidate

• Possesses extensive experience in network architecture across WANs, LANs, and data centers
• Thrives in both legacy and modern network environments, finding innovative ways to enhance resiliency and performance
• Automates routine tasks and embeds monitoring, alerting, and metrics to ensure visibility and availability
• Is adept in hybrid infrastructures, with both on-prem and cloud experience
• Communicates effectively and works collaboratively with global, distributed teams
• Champions operational excellence and believes in building observable, fault-tolerant networks
  Key Responsibilities
  Network Architecture & Maintenance:
  • Oversee and maintain all network devices, ensuring continuous operation and optimal performance
  • Design and enhance network architecture to support evolving business needs
  • Manage the full lifecycle of network hardware, from procurement to decommissioning
  • Develop and refine routing policies and procedures to optimize network performance
  Security & Reliability:
  • Review firewall and switch configurations for security and performance compliance
  • Implement and maintain firewalls with HA/Clustering in regulated environments (e.g., PCI-DSS, HIPAA)
  • Perform root cause analyses and implement solutions to improve resilience and prevent recurrence
    Monitoring & Incident Response:
    • Continuously test, monitor, and document network performance
    • Participate in the on-call rotation for timely incident response
    • Contribute to proactive network improvements using observability data
    Qualifications & Experience
    Required:
    • 5+ years of experience managing and configuring network devices (Juniper, Fortinet) in high-availability environments
    • 3+ years of VPN administration experience supporting 500+ users
    • 3+ years of experience with network security and regulatory compliance (e.g., PCI-DSS, HIPAA)
    • Expertise with BGP and OSPF routing protocols across multi-site WANs
    • Strong technical documentation and troubleshooting skills
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
    Preferred:
    • Experience with F5 LTM, Palo Alto GlobalProtect, and advanced firewall/WAF solutions (e.g., Cloudflare, Akamai)
    • JNCIS certification or higher
    • Experience designing and managing cloud networks (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
    • Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash/ZSH) for automation
    • Hands-on experience administering IPS devices and working in regulated, complex environments
    • Proven ability to manage vendor relationships and third-party service providers

As well as being a part of something exciting everyday, you will also receive the following benefits:

• Annual salary of $120,000 - $140,000 + bonus
• A remote first culture!
• Flex PTO
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 13 Paid Holidays

What we do!

NMI enables our partners with choice, and challenges the one-size-fits-all approach to payments. You've probably used NMI in the last 24 hours without even realizing it. We’re the platform that powers success for innovative tech created by SMBs, entrepreneurs and fintech startups. We’re creative problem solvers who help visionaries smash through boundaries and think beyond what’s possible so they can think about what’s next. But we’re not just built for the tech savvy. We democratize the latest payments technology so that everyone can realize the benefits of easy payments across the full spectrum of commerce. We’re all about enabling more payments in more ways and more places.

We believe that having a diverse group of employees strengthens both our work and our workplace. We’re focused on making NMI more diverse and welcoming with initiatives like having a dedicated Diversity, Equity & Inclusion action group, diversity goals for hiring, anonymized resume screening, affinity groups such as our Women's network and LGBTQ+ Network, open forums for discussions on diversity and social justice, and measuring inclusion and belonging as part of our regular employee engagement surveys.

NMI is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation or sexual identity, genetic information, citizen status (except those that do not have the legal right to be employed in the United States), disability, military service, service member, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Please be aware that all offers of employment are made subject to receipt of satisfactory background and financial checks.

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Salary range, depending on experience:

$120,000 - $140,000 USD

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