Senior Network Engineer: SD-WAN, Security & Wireless

Calance; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Calance seeks a senior network engineer to support a growing multi-site enterprise network in El Segundo, CA. You will operate, secure, troubleshoot and expand a mixed environment spanning Cisco routing/switching, SD-WAN, Palo Alto security, and secure remote access for employees, customers, and partners.

The role combines network engineering with site cabling and light data center tasks, requiring strong change control, documentation, and customer-service discipline.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in network engineering, operations, and security.
• Deep hands-on Cisco routing and switching expertise (IOS-XE).
• Experience with legacy Ubiquiti switching.
• Extensive Cisco wireless deployment experience (9800) and Wi‑Fi 6E/7.
• Strong Palo Alto NGFW expertise and subscriptions (WildFire, URL Filtering, Threat Prevention, DNS Security).
• Experience delivering remote access / SASE (Prisma Access, VPN).
• Hands-on infra work and light data center support (cabling, racking).
• Ability to plan upgrades, migrations, and change windows.

Responsibilities

• Operate, monitor, and maintain enterprise LAN/WAN across multiple sites with Cisco routers/switches and SD-WAN.
• Administer SD-WAN Manager/Controller, ensuring high availability and site profiles.
• Deploy and optimize wireless network with Cisco CW9176I APs and Catalyst 9800-L controllers.
• Troubleshoot legacy and new-building wireless access and performance issues.
• Configure and tune Palo Alto NGFWs and security subscriptions.
• Design secure remote access for employees, customers, and partners (Prisma Access/VPN).
• Maintain routing, switching, IP addressing standards; troubleshoot Layer 2/3 end-to-end.
• Provide hands-on site infrastructure support: cabling, mounting APs, racks, Dell servers.

Job description

Calance seeks a senior network engineer to support a growing multi-site enterprise network in El Segundo, CA. You will operate, secure, troubleshoot and expand a mixed environment spanning Cisco routing/switching, SD-WAN, Palo Alto security, and secure remote access for employees, customers, and partners.

The role combines network engineering with site cabling and light data center tasks, requiring strong change control, documentation, and customer-service discipline.