Senior Network Engineer — Regulated Gaming, 24/7 Ops

Aristocrat Gaming; Franklin (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Aristocrat Gaming in Franklin, TN is seeking a Network Engineer III to design, build, and maintain secure, scalable network infrastructure supporting Class II gaming systems across data centers and customer locations. The role focuses on uptime, security, and regulatory alignment in a 24x7 production environment.

You will lead network builds, establish standards, and troubleshoot complex routing, VPNs, firewalls, and multi-site networks, collaborating with regulators, compliance teams, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of enterprise, data center, or service provider network experience.
• Strong knowledge of routing, switching, TCP/IP, VLANs, NAT, DNS, and DHCP.
• Experience crafting, implementing, and supporting BGP and IPSec VPN connectivity in production environments.
• Hands-on experience coordinating enterprise firewall platforms, with Palo Alto Networks and Panorama experience highly valued.
• Experience using network monitoring, diagnostics, and analytics platforms to maintain performance, availability, and reliability.
• Demonstrated success supporting highly available, regulated, or critical environments.
• Solid understanding of network security principles and experience implementing secure network architectures and segmentation strategies.
• Ability to work independently, lead technical initiatives, and collaborate effectively across engineering and operational teams.
• Ability to acquire required Tribal Gaming licenses, including background investigations and other licensing requirements as applicable.

Responsibilities

• Construct, align, and improve secure, scalable network builds for Class II gaming systems.
• Take ownership for network build decisions from start to finish across primary and secondary data centers as well as customer environments.
• Serve as a senior technical resource for complex network and infrastructure challenges, driving solutions that improve reliability, performance, and operational efficiency.
• Define technical standards, reference architectures, and guidelines applicable to networking of Class II devices.
• Maintain uptime, fault resistance, and efficiency of vital Class II network infrastructure.
• Lead complex triage efforts across routing, VPNs, firewalls, and Multi Site networks.
• Build and maintain resilient network infrastructures aligned with cybersecurity guidelines and gaming regulatory requirements.
• Lead network change planning and risk assessment within formal change and configuration management processes.
• Partner with gaming regulators and internal compliance teams to ensure compliant system operation.
• Lead technical execution of new site deployments, infrastructure upgrades, and network modernization efforts.

Skills

Routing & Switching

TCP/IP

VLANs

NAT

DNS

DHCP

VPN connectivity (IPSec)

Firewall management (Palo Alto)

Network security principles

Network monitoring & diagnostics

Regulated / highly available envs

Leadership / independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/IT or equivalent

Tools

Palo Alto Networks

Panorama

SD-WAN

VXLAN/EVPN

Python

PowerShell

Job description

Aristocrat Gaming in Franklin, TN is seeking a Network Engineer III to design, build, and maintain secure, scalable network infrastructure supporting Class II gaming systems across data centers and customer locations. The role focuses on uptime, security, and regulatory alignment in a 24x7 production environment.

You will lead network builds, establish standards, and troubleshoot complex routing, VPNs, firewalls, and multi-site networks, collaborating with regulators, compliance teams, and