Senior Network & Security Engineer - Hybrid

DRIVENETS; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DriveNets is seeking a Senior Network & Security Engineer to design, deploy, and operate enterprise and data center networks. You will manage LAN/WAN/WLAN, VPN, and security environments while configuring routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers.

The role emphasizes scalable architectures and automation, with collaboration across Infrastructure, Security, and Engineering teams. You will drive network automation using Python, Golang, Shell, and related tools, mentor colleagues, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on experience designing and operating enterprise or datacenter networks.
• Strong routing and switching expertise.
• Experience with firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and network segmentation.
• Hands-on experience with BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VRFs, and modern networking concepts.
• Experience with VXLAN, EVPN, MPLS or similar overlays is a plus.
• Experience with Python, Golang, Shell or similar for automation.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and operate enterprise and datacenter network infrastructure.
• Manage and troubleshoot LAN, WAN, WLAN, VPN, and security environments.
• Configure and maintain routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and related infrastructure.
• Design and implement scalable network architectures based on modern cloud and hyperscale principles.
• Drive network automation using Python, Golang, Shell, or similar technologies.
• Build and enhance self-service infrastructure platforms supporting engineering and lab environments.
• Monitor network performance, availability, and security using automated monitoring and alerting systems.
• Collaborate closely with Infrastructure, Security, and Engineering teams to implement security controls and best practices.
• Participate in architecture reviews, capacity planning, disaster recovery, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Mentor team members and contribute to technical leadership across

Skills

5+ years experience

Routing & Switching

Network Troubleshooting

Security fundamentals

Communication & Collaboration

Tools

Fortinet

Cisco

Palo Alto

Arista

Juniper

F5

Job description

DriveNets is seeking a Senior Network & Security Engineer to design, deploy, and operate enterprise and data center networks. You will manage LAN/WAN/WLAN, VPN, and security environments while configuring routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers.

The role emphasizes scalable architectures and automation, with collaboration across Infrastructure, Security, and Engineering teams. You will drive network automation using Python, Golang, Shell, and related tools, mentor colleagues, and