Senior Network Engineer — Enterprise Telecom & Security

Placements24; Upper Marlboro (MD); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health insurance

PTO

Professional development

Retirement plan

Latest networking tools

Collaborative environment

Career growth

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure in East London, Eastern Cape. You will lead complex configurations, optimize performance, and ensure security across the network, collaborating with cross-functional teams.

The role requires 5+ years of experience, strong routing, switching, and firewall skills, and the ability to mentor junior engineers. A professional environment with ongoing learning opportunities is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 5+ years of enterprise network engineering experience.
• Expertise in routing protocols (BGP/OSPF) and switching (VLANs/STP).
• Strong network security knowledge and firewall configuration (Cisco ASA, Palo Alto).
• Experience with network monitoring tools (SolarWinds, Nagios).
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and deploy complex network solutions (routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers).
• Monitor network performance and troubleshoot for high uptime.
• Implement and maintain network security policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate new technologies and upgrade infrastructure.
• Develop and document network diagrams, configurations, and procedures.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.
• Participate in on-call rotation for incident response.
• Conduct regular network assessments and capacity planning.

Skills

Routing protocols

Switching tech

Network security

Firewall config

Monitoring tools

Wireless networking

Cloud networking

Certifications

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

SolarWinds

Nagios

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure in East London, Eastern Cape. You will lead complex configurations, optimize performance, and ensure security across the network, collaborating with cross-functional teams.

The role requires 5+ years of experience, strong routing, switching, and firewall skills, and the ability to mentor junior engineers. A professional environment with ongoing learning opportunities is offered.