Lead Network Engineer (Direct Hire, W2 Only)
About The Position
The Lead Network Engineer provides advanced hands‑on engineering support for enterprise and hybrid cloud network infrastructure while serving as a technical leader and mentor for a team of network engineers. This role is responsible for guiding technical strategy, supporting team development, improving operational processes, and partnering closely with management to drive execution. The Lead Network Engineer remains deeply engaged in complex network design, implementation, and troubleshooting while ensuring the team delivers reliable, secure, and scalable network services aligned with business objectives.
Requirements
- Network engineering experience in enterprise-scale environments.
- Deep proficiency in MPLS, BGP/MP‑BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, EVPN, and large-scale routing architectures.
- Extensive hands-on experience with Palo Alto firewalls, segmentation, VPN, and threat prevention technologies.
- Strong understanding of SASE architectures and integration concepts.
- Expert-level experience with Cisco Catalyst, Cisco/Meraki wireless, and Versa SD‑WAN platforms.
- Strong working knowledge of Cisco ISE, including 802.1X, MAB, profiling, and policy development.
- Advanced experience designing and supporting Azure network connectivity (ExpressRoute, VNETs, NSGs, DNS).
- Familiarity with automation frameworks such as Python, Ansible, or Terraform.
- Proven experience mentoring and guiding engineers in a technical or leadership capacity.
Responsibilities
- Provides advanced hands‑on engineering support for enterprise and hybrid cloud network infrastructure.
- Serves as a technical leader and mentor for a team of network engineers.
- Guides technical strategy.
- Supports team development.
- Improves operational processes.
- Partners closely with management to drive execution.
- Remains deeply engaged in complex network design, implementation, and troubleshooting.
- Ensures the team delivers reliable, secure, and scalable network services aligned with business objectives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
