Senior Network Engineer - Enterprise Cisco & Palo Alto

Scottish Rite for Children; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Scottish Rite for Children in Dallas seeks a Senior Network Engineer to serve as the lead technical authority for the enterprise network. The role is hands-on, driving design standards, complex troubleshooting, and high-impact initiatives.

You will engage Cisco enterprise networking, Palo Alto firewalls, and advanced wireless platforms, develop SOPs, and mentor staff. CCIE/CCNP level expertise or equivalent, plus strong documentation and on-call readiness.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on enterprise network engineering experience.
• Expert-level knowledge of Cisco enterprise networking technologies.
• Extensive experience with Palo Alto Networks firewalls in production environments.
• Strong operational experience with Cisco ISE, including NAC policy design and troubleshooting.
• Proficiency with Cisco Catalyst Center for wired and wireless operations.
• Proven enterprise wireless networking design, deployment and troubleshooting.
• Ability to lead technical initiatives end-to-end with minimal oversight.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead network engineer, providing technical direction and hands-on leadership across the enterprise network.
• Design, implement, and support Cisco-based campus, core, and wireless architectures.
• Escalate, troubleshoot, and perform root-cause analysis for complex issues.
• Engineer, deploy, and maintain Palo Alto Networks firewalls, including VPN services.
• Design, deploy, and support enterprise wireless networks with high availability.
• Administer Cisco ISE for network access control and profiling.
• Utilize Cisco Catalyst Center to support automation, assurance, and visibility.
• Define and enforce network engineering standards and design patterns.
• Lead lifecycle activities including upgrades, migrations, and hardware refreshes.
• Create and maintain SOPs, runbooks, and documentation.
• Mentor junior and mid-level network engineers.
• Collaborate with security, infra, and apps teams for secure network integration.
• Participate in on-call rotation for critical incidents.

Skills

Cisco enterprise networking

Palo Alto firewalls

Cisco ISE

Cisco Catalyst Center

Enterprise wireless networking

Network troubleshooting

Documentation / SOPs

Leadership / mentorship

On-call support

Scripting (Python, REST APIs, Ansible)

Tools

Cisco Catalyst Center

ISE (Cisco Identity Services Engine)

Palo Alto management tooling

Job description

Scottish Rite for Children in Dallas seeks a Senior Network Engineer to serve as the lead technical authority for the enterprise network. The role is hands-on, driving design standards, complex troubleshooting, and high-impact initiatives.

You will engage Cisco enterprise networking, Palo Alto firewalls, and advanced wireless platforms, develop SOPs, and mentor staff. CCIE/CCNP level expertise or equivalent, plus strong documentation and on-call readiness.