Senior Network Engineer - Azure & Palo Alto Architect

Talentify; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

The Pennant Group is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, and optimize network infrastructure supporting healthcare services across multiple locations and Azure. You will work with Palo Alto security, Azure networking, and on‑prem/cloud integration across 260+ sites.

Responsibilities include security design, high-availability deployments, monitoring with Solarwinds/NetBox, and cross‑functional collaboration. Excellent communicator with Azure/Palo Alto expertise is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience as a Network Engineer with Palo Alto and Azure.
• Strong understanding of network protocols, security principles, and best practices.
• Solid knowledge of routing, switching, VPN technologies, and firewall configurations.
• Experience designing networks over multiple regions.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage network security solutions using Palo Alto products.
• Utilize tools for network access control and policy enforcement with Aruba Clearpass.
• Architect, deploy, and maintain network infrastructure on Microsoft Azure.
• Deploy high availability firewalls with load balancers to ensure uptime and resiliency.
• Work with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of on‑premises and cloud systems.
• Implement network monitoring tools with Solarwinds and NetBox.
• Design scalable network architectures for 260+ locations.
• Use BGP for routing and network scalability.
• Replace Sophos firewalls with Palo Alto across edge and core infrastructure.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors; document solutions.
• Respond to incidents with root-cause analysis and corrective actions.

Skills

Palo Alto

Azure

Networking

Security principles

Routing & Switching

VPN Technologies

Communication skills

Multi-region networking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Aruba Clearpass

Solarwinds

NetBox

Job description

The Pennant Group is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, and optimize network infrastructure supporting healthcare services across multiple locations and Azure. You will work with Palo Alto security, Azure networking, and on‑prem/cloud integration across 260+ sites.

Responsibilities include security design, high-availability deployments, monitoring with Solarwinds/NetBox, and cross‑functional collaboration. Excellent communicator with Azure/Palo Alto expertise is required.