Senior Network Engineer: Hybrid 9/80, Zero Trust & Cloud

Randstad Digital Americas; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9/80 schedule

Hybrid work after onboarding

Health benefits

On-site in Columbus

Job summary

Randstad Digital Americas in Columbus, OH is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to support internal IT and innovative science initiatives. The role starts on-site with a 9/80 schedule and shifts to a hybrid model (three days in the office, two remote).

A comprehensive benefits package is offered. You will design, implement, and operate enterprise networks across local, wide-area, and multi-cloud environments, owning technical strategy and execution.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in network engineering or related technical role.
• Experience with ZTNA/SASE platforms such as Cloudflare, Zscaler, Prisma Access, or Netskope.
• Experience integrating central management firewalls with multi-cloud AWS and Azure.
• Hands-on experience with Palo Alto security products and next-generation firewalls.
• Fundamental networking knowledge: switching, hardware, and wireless.
• U.S. Citizenship, with background enabling handling sensitive material; on-site in Columbus, OH.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, operate, and support enterprise network infrastructure across local, wide-area, and cloud environments.
• Own technical strategy and execution as a core designer/implementer.
• Operate and support Zero Trust security software with identity-aware access and policy-based controls.
• Integrate centralized management firewalls with multi-cloud environments (AWS/Azure).
• Monitor, analyze, and optimize network performance using analytics tools.
• Lead the technical execution of network initiatives from planning through implementation.
• Provide troubleshooting for complex network incidents across core, access, and edge environments.
• Participate in on-call rotation evenings or weekends.

Skills

Zero Trust Network Access

SASE platforms

AWS & Azure

Palo Alto firewalls

Cloudflare expertise

Networking fundamentals

Scripting (Python/PowerShell/Ansible)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Palo Alto Networks Firewalls

Cloudflare SASE/One

AWS

Azure

PRTG

Grafana

Prometheus

Python

PowerShell

Ansible

Azure AD / Entra ID

Job description

Randstad Digital Americas in Columbus, OH is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to support internal IT and innovative science initiatives. The role starts on-site with a 9/80 schedule and shifts to a hybrid model (three days in the office, two remote).

A comprehensive benefits package is offered. You will design, implement, and operate enterprise networks across local, wide-area, and multi-cloud environments, owning technical strategy and execution.