Senior L3 Network Engineer

Senior Network EngineerCTI Staffing is partnering with a leading consumer products organization to find a Senior Network Engineer for their infrastructure team based in Durham, NC (hybrid, 3 days onsite). This team supports enterprise, data center, cloud, and manufacturing network environments across a large, complex organization. You'll be the senior technical voice on network design and security, working across Cisco infrastructure, Palo Alto security, SD-WAN, and multi-cloud connectivity, with exposure to industrial/OT networking supporting manufacturing operations.What You'll DoProvide L3 support across enterprise, data center, cloud, and manufacturing network environmentsDesign, deploy, and maintain Cisco routing and switching infrastructure using advanced protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS)Administer Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewalls, Panorama, and GlobalProtect, including NAT and security policy managementDesign and support SD-WAN solutions across enterprise and hybrid environmentsDesign and support cloud networking across Azure, AWS, and GCPSupport operational technology (OT) networks, including manufacturing and industrial systemsPerform root cause analysis and lead major incident resolution for network outagesDevelop network automation using Terraform, Ansible, and infrastructure-as-code practicesRequirementsMust-Have: 10+ years of enterprise network engineering experienceDeep hands-on experience with Cisco routing and switching (Catalyst, Nexus, ISR, ASR)Hands-on administration of Palo Alto Strata firewalls, Panorama, and GlobalProtectSD-WAN deployment experience (Cisco Viptela or similar platform)Multi-cloud networking experience across Azure, AWS, or GCPStrong background in BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, and MPLS routing protocolsNetwork security and Zero Trust implementation experienceExposure to OT/industrial networking (SCADA, PLC, or MES environments)Nice-to-Have: CCNP or PCNSE certificationNetwork automation experience with Terraform or AnsibleExperience with enterprise monitoring/security tools (Wireshark, SolarWinds, ThousandEyes, Splunk)VMware virtualization/storage project experienceTechnical Environment: Cisco routing and switching, Palo Alto Strata/Panorama, SD-WAN platforms Azure, AWS, GCP networking Terraform, Ansible, Python-based network automationWhat Success Looks Like: Owning network modernization initiatives across enterprise, cloud, and OT environments within the first 90 days Leading root cause analysis on major network incidents with minimal escalation support Contributing automation that reduces manual network operations tasks