Sr. Network Engineer- Relo asst available

Sr. Network Engineer

This is a standard 40-hour work week position with rare overtime required — the client places a strong emphasis on employees enjoying a healthy work-life balance with flex hours. The Sr. Network Engineer is a senior professional responsible for designing, implementing, and managing network solutions for on-premise and cloud environments. This role ensures the performance, security, and scalability of cloud-based networks, while integrating these solutions with existing on-premise systems, with a heavy emphasis on Zero Trust. The Sr. Network Engineer works closely with cross-functional teams to support cloud infrastructure, automate network tasks, and optimize resources for cost-effectiveness while maintaining high availability and disaster recovery protocols.

Responsibilities

• Leads the development and maintenance of secure, scalable network architectures across cloud environments
• Drives the design of advanced cloud network strategies for enterprise-level applications and services
• Architects and manages hybrid cloud solutions, integrating on-premises systems with cloud infrastructures
• Oversees the implementation of security best practices, including advanced firewall configurations and Zero Trust frameworks
• Continuously monitors, troubleshoots, and optimizes cloud network performance for maximum uptime and efficiency
• Spearheads the use of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools to automate network resource management and scaling
• Provides strategic oversight for analyzing and optimizing cloud network resources to reduce operational costs
• Designs and maintains disaster recovery solutions to ensure continuity of critical business functions during network failures
• Performs other duties as required or assigned, which are reasonably within the scope and responsibility of the job level and family

Qualifications

• Bachelor''''s degree or equivalent experience
• 5 years minimum prior relevant experience

Notes:

• Hands-on data center experience required
• Strong experience with routers (Cisco and/or Fortinet preferred) and switches
• Azure Cloud experience
• Experience writing Ansible/Terraform code
• Candidates coming from mid-size companies are preferred
• This client''''s environment includes 2 core networks and 100 switches