Senior Network Engineer

Fortegra•Jacksonville, FL

19d•Onsite

About The Position

A Senior Network Engineer has 7+ years of experience which could involve the leading or management of a team having proficiency and understanding of various types of networking hardware. They have a proficiency and understanding of various types of networking hardware, they are responsible for overseeing an organization’s network infrastructure to ensure proper maintenance and security compliance with applicable regulatory audit requirements. They design, upgrade, and implement, maintaining the network infrastructure on-prem or cloud which includes but not limited to firewalls, routers, switches, VPN appliances, and other physical networking hardware for the organization. Installing and configuring network equipment to update or fix hardware issues. Their duties include working with other IT staff and company employees to identify network or computer system needs, establishing network or firewall-related changes for legitimate business traffic or cybersecurity related reasons and overseeing the installation of new infrastructure hardware or software. Primary Job Functions: Design and maintain secure, highly available network architectures across on-prem and cloud environments. Support core data center and office networking, routing, switching, access points, firewalls, VPNs, WAN, SD-WAN, and SASE. Design and manage cloud networking components, including virtual networks, routing, gateways, load balancers, and private connectivity. Implement and maintain secure hybrid connectivity between on-premises and cloud platforms. Deep understanding of TCP/IP, routing (BGP, OSPF), DNS, DHCP. Support multi-region and high-availability cloud network designs. Enforce network security controls such as segmentation, firewall policy, and secure remote access following least-privilege principles. Establish and enforce security policies, configuring firewalls, managing access, and planning disaster recovery. Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve complex network issues conducting tests, diagnosing issues (lag, outages), optimizing performance, and automating tasks participating in incident response and on-call support. Support regulatory, audit, and compliance requirements (e.g., SOC, PCI, state DOI, NYDFS) through proper controls, documentation, and evidence. Maintain accurate network diagrams, standards, and operational documentation. Collaborate closely with security, cloud, infrastructure, and application teams. Ability to lead initiatives coordinating with vendors, working independently with minimal supervision. Identifying new technologies to improve reliability ensuring network resilience. The above-cited duties and responsibilities describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to the job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that an incumbent may be expected or asked to perform.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in information technology or equivalent work experience.
7+ years of enterprise network engineering experience.
Azure Cloud Networking
Strong expertise in TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, DNS, DHCP.
Hands-on experience with hybrid on-prem and cloud networking.
Experience with major cloud providers.
Proven ability to operate in regulated or compliance-driven environments.
Strong troubleshooting and documentation skills.
Adaptability in a large enterprise environment to adjust and respond effectively to changes, including new technologies, processes, and evolving business needs.
BACKUP/RECOVERY : Proficient understanding in all levels of Backup and Recovery, including PO/RTO.
NETWORKING : Expertise in diverse systems and a broad knowledge of various elements of the network system and how each element can impact security. Firewalls, Proxies, VPN, SIEM, DHCP, DNS, EDR, Antivirus, ATP, IPS and IDPS. Expert-level knowledge of core protocols TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, and others. Using monitoring tools to analyze performance and integrity.
NETWORK SECURITY : Establishing and enforcing security policies, configuring firewalls, managing access. Supporting regulatory, audit, and compliance requirements (e.g., SOC, PCI, state DOI, NYDFS) through proper controls, documentation, and evidence. Networking device management, access authentication following defined security protocols.
NETWORK DESIGN : Designing, implementing, and overseeing complex LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, WLAN, SASE infrastructures. Expertise in cloud networking (Azure, AWS, GCP) and wireless network designs. Designing networks aligned with business goals and continuity moving beyond simple configuration to designing resilient, scalable architectures.
OPERATING SYSTEMS : Experienced in all types of operating systems, platforms, and their command line tool options, including but not limited to Azure Cloud, Cisco IOS/NX-OS, FortiOS, Linux
INFORMATION SECURITY : Knowledge of the processes, tools, and techniques of Information Security Management. Ability to deploy and understand information security logs being digested into SIEM or residing in any local logging, correlate these logs, and identify any malicious behavior on the network.

Nice To Haves

CompTIA Network+
Cisco CCNP/CCIE Enterprise
Fortinet NSE 4-5-6-7-8
Microsoft Azure AZ-700

Responsibilities

Design and maintain secure, highly available network architectures across on-prem and cloud environments.
Support core data center and office networking, routing, switching, access points, firewalls, VPNs, WAN, SD-WAN, and SASE.
Design and manage cloud networking components, including virtual networks, routing, gateways, load balancers, and private connectivity.
Implement and maintain secure hybrid connectivity between on-premises and cloud platforms.
Deep understanding of TCP/IP, routing (BGP, OSPF), DNS, DHCP.
Support multi-region and high-availability cloud network designs.
Enforce network security controls such as segmentation, firewall policy, and secure remote access following least-privilege principles.
Establish and enforce security policies, configuring firewalls, managing access, and planning disaster recovery.
Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve complex network issues conducting tests, diagnosing issues (lag, outages), optimizing performance, and automating tasks participating in incident response and on-call support.
Support regulatory, audit, and compliance requirements (e.g., SOC, PCI, state DOI, NYDFS) through proper controls, documentation, and evidence.
Maintain accurate network diagrams, standards, and operational documentation.
Collaborate closely with security, cloud, infrastructure, and application teams.
Ability to lead initiatives coordinating with vendors, working independently with minimal supervision.
Identifying new technologies to improve reliability ensuring network resilience.