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Network Engineer

Summary

Designs, secures, and troubleshoots enterprise networks using Cisco ISE, ASA/Firepower, Check Point, and F5 APM; leads upgrades, migrations, and incident resolution in high-availability environments.

We are seeking an experienced Network Engineer with strong expertise in enterprise network security and data center networking. The role involves supporting, enhancing, and securing complex, high-availability network environments, as well as leading key initiatives such as upgrades, migrations, and incident resolution.

The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on experience with security technologies, excellent troubleshooting skills, and the ability to work independently while collaborating with global teams.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and support secure enterprise network infrastructure.
  • Configure, manage, and troubleshoot network security platforms and appliances.
  • Lead network install, upgrade, migration, and decommissioning activities.
  • Handle major network incidents and contribute to root cause analysis (RCA) documentation.
  • Ensure high availability, performance, and security across distributed environments.
  • Perform packet analysis and advanced troubleshooting using industry-standard tools.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional and global teams to deliver network changes.
  • Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.
  • Maintain clear technical documentation and operational procedures.

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Skills

  • Cisco ISE (Expert Level):
  • Authentication policies, authorization profiles, device profiling
  • Certificate management and device onboarding
  • Cisco ASA / Firepower (FTD):
  • VPN, NAT, ACLs, routing, clustering
  • Firepower Management Center (FMC), packet tracing
  • Check Point R80.x:
  • SmartConsole, VPN, IPS
  • Rule optimization and high availability / clustering
  • F5 APM:
  • Access policy creation
  • VPN configuration
  • SAML / OAuth integrations
  • Data Center Switching & Routing:
  • Cisco Nexus (5K / 7K / 9K)
  • VLANs, vPC, OSPF / BGP fundamentals
  • Packet Analysis Tools:
  • Wireshark, tcpdump
  • Cloud Networking:
  • Exposure to AWS and/or Azure networking (desirable)
  • Automation & Scripting:
  • Python, Ansible (preferred but not mandatory)

Professional Experience

  • 6–10+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise network security.
  • Proven experience working in large-scale, distributed, high-availability environments.
  • Strong background in managing complex network transformation projects.
  • Experience leading and resolving major incidents in production environments.

Soft Skills

  • Excellent communication and technical documentation skills.
  • Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
  • Ability to lead changes independently with minimal supervision.
  • Collaborative mindset with experience working across global teams.
  • Capability to mentor and support junior network engineers.


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