Senior Network Engineer - Multi-Site & Security

Kforce Inc; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

HSA/FSA

401(k)

Paid time off

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Kforce is seeking a Network Engineer in Olathe, KS for a fully onsite, direct-hire role. You will design, deploy, and maintain multi-site network infrastructure including LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, and wireless, while administering Palo Alto firewalls and Cisco devices across all sites.

You will lead circuit procurement, vendor management, and ensure uptime with strong focus on network security, VPN, and PCI DSS compliance across distributed locations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive, hands-on network engineering experience in multi-site environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, deploy, and maintain network infrastructure across multiple sites (LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, wireless).
• Administer Palo Alto next-gen firewalls: policy design, rule base, threat prevention, NAT, firmware lifecycle.
• Configure and manage Cisco routers/switches: BGP/OSPF/EIGRP, VLANs, STP, QoS, ACLs.
• Administer Cisco Meraki wireless: AP deployment, RF planning, SSID, client policy, performance monitoring.
• Own WAN circuit procurement and vendor relationships: MPLS, broadband, fiber, cellular backup, SLAs.
• Maintain network uptime, monitor health, preempt issues before failures.
• Design and enforce network security controls: firewall governance, segmentation, VPN, zero-trust.
• Support PCI DSS network requirements.
• Document network segmentation and audits for compliance.

Skills

Palo Alto firewalls

Cisco routers/switches

Meraki wireless

WAN procurement

VPN architecture

Network security

PCI DSS knowledge

Firewall policy management

Routing protocols

Tools

Panorama

Active Directory

Job description

Kforce is seeking a Network Engineer in Olathe, KS for a fully onsite, direct-hire role. You will design, deploy, and maintain multi-site network infrastructure including LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, and wireless, while administering Palo Alto firewalls and Cisco devices across all sites.

You will lead circuit procurement, vendor management, and ensure uptime with strong focus on network security, VPN, and PCI DSS compliance across distributed locations.