Senior Network Engineer, Datacenter & Automation (L3+)

Delan Associates, Inc; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Delan Associates, Inc. seeks a CCNP-certified Senior Network Engineer to deploy and operate large-scale datacenter networks across multiple locations in the United States.

You will troubleshoot L2/L3 issues, support migrations and new deployments, and maintain IP/VLAN plans and network diagrams. You will manage Palo Alto firewalls with Panorama, automate provisioning and monitoring, and coordinate with carriers and vendors to ensure minimal disruption during phased migrations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in network engineering and data center operations.
• CCNP certification mandatory or strongly preferred.
• Expertise in Cisco, Palo Alto, Python automation, and network operations.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and operate large-scale datacenter & POP networks.
• Perform L2/L3 troubleshooting and RCA.
• Support migrations, upgrades & new deployments.
• Maintain IP/VLAN plans, diagrams, port maps & documentation.
• Manage Palo Alto firewall policies & Panorama.
• Automate provisioning, configuration, monitoring & remediation.
• Coordinate with carriers, colocation providers & vendors.
• Support rack design, cabling, hardware installation & asset management.
• Execute phased datacenter migrations with minimal disruption.
• Manage RMA activities & vendor coordination.

Skills

Senior Network Engineering

Datacenter Deployment & Operations

Cisco IOS-XE

Palo Alto Panorama

Routing & Switching

STP/RSTP/MSTP

VLANs & EtherChannel

StackWise

Fiber Optics Troubleshooting

Python

Ansible

Terraform

Linux

Network Automation & API

Firewall & Network Security

Zabbix

PRTG

RCA & Incident Mgmt

Education

CCNP Certification

Tools

PAN-OS

Panorama

Cisco IOS-XE

Zabbix

PRTG

Job description

Delan Associates, Inc. seeks a CCNP-certified Senior Network Engineer to deploy and operate large-scale datacenter networks across multiple locations in the United States.

You will troubleshoot L2/L3 issues, support migrations and new deployments, and maintain IP/VLAN plans and network diagrams. You will manage Palo Alto firewalls with Panorama, automate provisioning and monitoring, and coordinate with carriers and vendors to ensure minimal disruption during phased migrations.