Network Engineer L1 L2
Location: Englewood Cliff, NJ
Hybrid: 3 days a week
In-person: Yes, one in-person round at the client location is mandatory
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, operate, and support enterprise, data center, cloud, and market data network infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in enterprise routing and switching, Palo Alto firewalls, Arista networking, AWS networking, corporate Wi-Fi, and low-latency market data environments.Linux administration experience is desirable .
Roles & Responsibilities
Design, implement, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise LAN, WAN, and data center networks.
Configure and support Cisco, Arista, and Juniper networking equipment.
Manage TCP/IP, VLANs, STP, OSPF, BGP, VRRP/HSRP, ACLs, NAT, QoS, DNS, DHCP, and VPNs.
Administer Palo Alto Firewalls including Security Policies, NAT, GlobalProtect, IPSec VPN, HA, URL Filtering, and Threat Prevention.
Configure and support Arista EOS, MLAG, LACP, Port Channels, Spine-Leaf architecture, and firmware upgrades. VXLAN/EVPN preferred.
Design and support AWS networking including VPC, Route Tables, Security Groups, Transit Gateway, AWS Direct Connect, Site-to-Site VPN, ALB/NLB, and hybrid connectivity.
Support Corporate Wi-Fi, Wireless Controllers, Guest Wi-Fi, and 802.1X authentication.
Support low-latency Market Data Networking including IP Multicast, PIM, IGMP, multicast routing, and exchange connectivity.
Work with Palo Alto, Arista, Cisco, AWS, ISPs, telecom providers, and market data vendors.
Participate in production support, incident response, root cause analysis, documentation, and change management.
Skills to be evaluated on
Routing Protocols, Switching, Cisco Routers, Palo Alto Firewall, Arista Switches, Network Engineering
Must Have Skills
Enterprise Routing & Switching
Palo Alto Firewalls
Arista Switching
AWS Network Architecture & AWS Direct Connect
Corporate Wi-Fi
Market Data Networking (IP Multicast, PIM, IGMP)
VPN & Hybrid Networking
Wireshark, tcpdump, Datadog, Splunk
Vendor Management
Good to Have Skills
Linux Administration (RHEL/Rocky/Ubuntu)
Python/Bash
Ansible
Terraform
VMware
Docker
Kubernetes Networking
HAProxy
NGINX
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.- 8+ years of enterprise networking experience.
Experience supporting mission-critical production environments.
Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.
Preferred Certifications
CCNA (Required)
CCNP Enterprise
Palo Alto PCNSA/PCNSE
AWS Advanced Networking - Specialty
AWS Solutions Architect - Associate
Arista ACE
RHCSA/RHCE (Good to Have)