SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER — L3+ | DATACENTER

Delan Associates, Inc; Polk City (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Delan Associates, Inc. is seeking a CCNP-certified Senior Network Engineer to lead datacenter deployment and operations across multiple locations in the U.S. You will engineer and optimize large-scale networks, configure Cisco IOS-XE devices and Palo Alto firewalls, and automate tasks with Python, Ansible and Terraform.

You will collaborate with carriers, vendors and internal teams to ensure security, reliability and scalable designs while performing RCA and migrations with minimal disruption.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of senior network engineering experience.
• Datacenter deployment and operations expertise.
• Strong hands-on with Cisco IOS-XE devices and Palo Alto firewalls.
• Proficient in Python automation and network scripting.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and operate large-scale datacenter and POP networks.
• Perform L2/L3 troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
• Support migrations, upgrades and new deployments.
• Maintain IP/VLAN plans, diagrams and documentation.
• Manage Palo Alto policies and Panorama configurations.
• Automate provisioning, monitoring and remediation.
• Coordinate with carriers, colocation providers and vendors.
• Oversee rack design, cabling and asset management.
• Drive phased datacenter migrations with minimal disruption.
• Handle RMA activities and vendor coordination.

Skills

Senior Network Engineering

Datacenter Deployment

Cisco C9200 / C9300X

Palo Alto PA5500

Routing & Switching

STP / RSTP / MSTP

VLANs & EtherChannel

StackWise

Fiber Optics

Python

Ansible

Terraform

Linux

Network Automation

Firewall & Security

Zabbix

PRTG

RCA & Troubleshooting

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Linux

Palo Alto Panorama

PAN-OS

Zabbix

PRTG

Job description

Multiple Locations:

• Altoona / Polk County — Iowa


• Richmond / Henrico County — Virginia


• Kansas City — Missouri


• Mesa — Arizona


• Papillion / Sarpy County — Nebraska


• Los Lunas — New Mexico


• Gallatin — Tennessee


• Forest City — North Carolina

Experience: 7+ Years

Certification: CCNP — Mandatory / Strongly Preferred

KEY SKILLS

• Senior Network Engineering — L3+


• Datacenter Deployment & Operations


• Cisco C9200 / C9300X | IOS-XE


• Palo Alto PA5500 | Panorama | PAN-OS


• Routing, Switching, TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6


• STP / RSTP / MSTP


• VLANs, Trunking, EtherChannel / LAG


• StackWise / StackWise Virtual


• Fiber Optics & Optical Network Troubleshooting


• Python — MUST HAVE


• Ansible | Terraform | Linux


• Network Automation & API Integration


• Firewall & Network Security


• Zabbix / PRTG


• RCA, Incident Management & Troubleshooting

ROLE 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

IDEAL CANDIDATE

CCNP-certified Senior Network Engineer with strong hands-on experience in datacenter deployment, L3 networking, Cisco, Palo Alto, Python automation and network operations.