Network Engineer (Remote Opportunity)

VetsEZ•San Antonio, TX

1d•Remote

About The Position

The Network Engineer will support enterprise infrastructure and networking operations for a large federal healthcare program. The role designs, implements, and maintains secure, resilient network solutions to provide high availability, performance, and scalability. The engineer works with infrastructure, cloud, and security teams to integrate on-premise and cloud environments supporting mission-critical applications and services. The candidate must reside within the continental United States. The position is remote, with occasional travel as required. Selected candidates must complete fingerprinting at a government facility and undergo a background check. Sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, electronics engineering, or another engineering or technical discipline; eight years of additional relevant experience may substitute for the degree.
At least five years of experience.
Hands-on experience as a Network Engineer supporting enterprise-scale environments.
Expertise configuring and managing Cisco and Juniper routers and switches.
Strong experience with firewalls such as Palo Alto, Check Point, or Cisco ASA, and with VPN solutions.
Proficiency with load-balancing technologies, including F5 LTM/GTM/DNS, and troubleshooting persistence, SSL offload, and traffic steering.
Knowledge of WAN optimization, MPLS, QoS, and advanced routing protocols such as BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP.
Familiarity with cloud networking (Azure, AWS, or similar), hybrid connectivity, and software-defined networking.
Strong understanding of network security principles, including Zero Trust, encryption, and segmentation.
Experience with network monitoring and analysis tools such as SolarWinds, Nagios, and Wireshark.
Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to diagnose and resolve complex network issues.
Strong communication skills, including collaboration across teams and presentation of technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Must reside within the continental United States.
Must complete required fingerprinting at a government facility and undergo a background check.
Must be able to work without employer sponsorship; sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

Relevant certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, JNCIE, PCNSE, or F5-CTS.
Experience supporting healthcare IT systems, EHR platforms, or large-scale federal data environments.
Familiarity with VA systems, policies, and compliance frameworks.
Experience using AI-assisted tools such as GitHub Copilot to write and maintain network automation scripts and configuration templates (for example, Python or Ansible), and reviewing and validating AI-generated configurations in a lab or test environment before deployment.
Experience using AI-driven monitoring and AIOps to detect anomalies, correlate events, and accelerate root cause analysis across network monitoring data.
Experience using AI tools to analyze logs, packet captures, and traffic data during troubleshooting, while confirming findings before acting on them.
Experience using AI tools to draft and maintain network documentation, including diagrams, runbooks, and standard operating procedures.
Understanding of network and security requirements for hosting and accessing AI services, including secure connectivity to cloud AI endpoints, data egress controls, and segmentation.
Familiarity with secure and responsible AI use in federal environments, including using only agency-approved AI tools, not entering network configurations, credentials, or PHI/PII into unapproved tools, and following VA and federal AI guidance.

Responsibilities

Design, configure, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers.
Support WAN, LAN, and wireless networking across hybrid on-premise and cloud environments.
Implement and optimize network security controls, including firewall rules, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and segmentation strategies.
Manage F5 and other load balancing platforms to support high availability and application delivery.
Monitor networks, analyze traffic, and investigate root causes using tools such as SolarWinds, Nagios, and Wireshark.
Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to support compliance with federal standards, including NIST and Zero Trust principles.
Support network upgrades, migrations, and modernization initiatives, including Azure cloud networking and hybrid environments.
Create and maintain network diagrams, runbooks, and standard operating procedures.
Provide Tier III escalation support, troubleshoot performance bottlenecks, and resolve enterprise network incidents.
Participate in change control, risk assessments, and disaster recovery planning.
Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance to team members.