SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER — L3+ | DATACENTER
Summary
Designs, deploys, and maintains large-scale datacenter and POP networks with L3+ routing/switching expertise, focusing on Cisco/Palo Alto hardware, automation (Python/Ansible), and troubleshooting.
📍 Multiple Locations:
* Altoona / Polk County — Iowa
* Richmond / Henrico County — Virginia
* Kansas City — Missouri
* Mesa — Arizona* Papillion / Sarpy County — Nebraska
* Los Lunas — New Mexico
* Gallatin — Tennessee
* Forest City — North Carolina
Experience: 7+ Years
Certification: CCNP — Mandatory / Strongly Preferred
🔥 KEY SKILLS
* Senior Network Engineering — L3+
* Datacenter Deployment & Operations
* Cisco C9200 / C9300X | IOS-XE
* Palo Alto PA5500 | Panorama | PAN-OS
* Routing, Switching, TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6
* STP / RSTP / MSTP
* VLANs, Trunking, EtherChannel / LAG
* StackWise / StackWise Virtual
* Fiber Optics & Optical Network Troubleshooting
* Python — MUST HAVE
* Ansible | Terraform | Linux
* Network Automation & API Integration
* Firewall & Network Security
* Zabbix / PRTG
* RCA, Incident Management & Troubleshooting
🛠️ ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
* Deploy and operate large-scale datacenter & POP networks
* Perform L2/L3 troubleshooting and RCA
* Support migrations, upgrades & new deployments
* Maintain IP/VLAN plans, diagrams, port maps & documentation
* Manage Palo Alto firewall policies & Panorama
* Automate provisioning, configuration, monitoring & remediation
* Coordinate with carriers, colocation providers & vendors
* Support rack design, cabling, hardware installation & asset management
* Execute phased datacenter migrations with minimal disruption
* Manage RMA activities & vendor coordination
👤 IDEAL CANDIDATE
CCNP-certified Senior Network Engineer with strong hands-on experience in datacenter deployment, L3 networking, Cisco, Palo Alto, Python automation and network operations.