Senior Network Engineer - Public Safety CAD Network (Onsite)

S R International Inc; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Phoenix is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, secure, and maintain the CAD network for emergency operations. The role emphasizes reliability, security, troubleshooting, and infrastructure improvements for critical public safety use.

Responsibilities include designing Cisco/Palo Alto infrastructure, leading a small team, and coordinating with City departments. Onsite work in Phoenix, AZ, with a closing date for applications soon.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years designing and maintaining large-scale networks.
• 5 years configuring Cisco IOS/Nexus devices.
• 5 years with Palo Alto Firewalls and Panorama.
• Experience with BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP routing.
• Experience with VPNs (IPsec) and NAT.
• Experience implementing QoS.
• Coordinate copper and fiber cabling installations.
• Supervise small teams of staff/contractors.
• Support 24/7 critical operations; public safety exp preferred.
• Experience with Splunk, ServiceNow, Jira, SolarWinds Orion, and related monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage Cisco Catalyst/Nexus and Palo Alto network infra.
• Troubleshoot complex issues; maintain high availability and performance.
• Perform configurations, upgrades, patches, and health checks.
• Monitor traffic and performance with network tools.
• Improve security, resiliency, scalability, and failover.
• Support Palo Alto deployments at fire stations; improve routing (OSPF/BGP).
• Coordinate equipment install and cabling at facilities.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor team members.
• Maintain network architecture docs and support capacity planning.

Skills

Large-scale networks design

Cisco IOS/Nexus config

Palo Alto Firewalls/Panorama

BGP/OSPF/EIGRP routing

IPsec/VPN/NAT

QoS implementation

Copper/fiber cabling coordination

Technical leadership

Public safety/network operations

Splunk/ServiceNow/Jira/SolarWinds

Certifications (CCNP/PANW)

Tools

Cisco IOS

Cisco Nexus

Cisco Catalyst

Palo Alto Panorama

Splunk

ServiceNow

Jira

SolarWinds Orion

Job description

City of Phoenix is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, secure, and maintain the CAD network for emergency operations. The role emphasizes reliability, security, troubleshooting, and infrastructure improvements for critical public safety use.

Responsibilities include designing Cisco/Palo Alto infrastructure, leading a small team, and coordinating with City departments. Onsite work in Phoenix, AZ, with a closing date for applications soon.