Sr. Network Engineer

TEKsystems•Indianapolis, IN

3d•$120,000 - $140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Seeking a Network Egnineer to support a client out of Ft. Wayne, IN. Candidate has to be open to making quarterly visits to the Indianapolis Data Center. We’re hiring a Senior Network Engineer to design, deploy, and migrate enterprise network infrastructure using Palo Alto Networks (firewalls, Panorama, SD-WAN) and Aruba switching. This engineer will work independently and must be able to plan, configure, document, and troubleshoot a distributed enterprise environment with minimal existing documentation.

Requirements

Palo Alto SD-WAN & Firewall expertise – hands-on configuration and deployment.
Panorama – centralized management, templates, and shared policy creation.
SonicWall to Palo Alto migration – translating rules, VPNs, and NATs.
Aruba switching – VLANs, LACP, PoE, stacking, and integration with firewalls.
Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) – setting up new devices remotely and at scale.
Palo Alto SD-WAN: Designed and deployed SD-WAN solutions. Understands path monitoring, app-based routing, and link redundancy.
Panorama: Created and managed device groups, templates, and shared policies. Managed 20+ devices.
Firewall Migration: Hands-on experience migrating from SonicWall or Cisco firewalls.
Aruba Switching: Configured Aruba CX/AOS switches, VLANs, trunks, link aggregation, and Aruba Central integration.
ZTP / Automation: Experience with zero-touch deployment. Bonus if familiar with Ansible or Terraform.
Routing: Strong understanding of BGP, OSPF, static routing, and IPSec tunnels.
Can work independently with minimal supervision.
Comfortable creating network diagrams and documentation.
Excellent communicator – can explain technical concepts clearly.
Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
Proven ability to work under deadlines without detailed playbooks.