Senior Network Engineer

Job Description

Location: Pascagoula, MS

Work Arrangement: Local / Onsite

Start: ASAP

About the Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer to support and enhance a modern, enterprise-grade network environment. This is a hands-on senior engineering role with a strong emphasis on network architecture, SD-WAN, Palo Alto firewalls, Cisco networking, Cisco Meraki, Microsoft Azure connectivity, and high availability .

The ideal candidate has experience designing and supporting complex, multi-site enterprise networks and is comfortable owning technical solutions from architecture and implementation through troubleshooting and optimization.

What You'll Be Doing

• Architect secure, highly available network solutions across multiple locations, data centers, and cloud environments.
• Design and manage connectivity between on-premises infrastructure, Microsoft Azure, and SD-WAN .
• Configure, support, troubleshoot, and optimize Palo Alto firewalls .
• Support Cisco Core switching and Cisco Meraki network infrastructure.
• Manage cloud connectivity, including Azure ExpressRoute circuits.
• Design secure data flows across hybrid cloud environments .
• Build and maintain network redundancy, failover, resiliency, and business continuity .
• Troubleshoot complex routing, switching, firewall, WAN, and connectivity issues.
• Participate in network architecture discussions, design reviews, and scenario planning.
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with other senior technical resources.

What We're Looking For

• Senior-level enterprise network engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on SD-WAN experience.
• Strong Cisco routing and switching background.
• Experience with Cisco Core switching .
• Hands-on Palo Alto firewall experience.
• Experience designing and supporting multi-site, highly available network environments .
• Strong understanding of hybrid cloud networking .
• Experience with Microsoft Azure networking and cloud connectivity .
• Understanding of redundancy, failover, routing, network security, and secure data-flow design .
• Ability to discuss network architecture, design decisions, and complex technical scenarios.

Preferred Experience

• Cisco Meraki
• Azure ExpressRoute
• BGP / OSPF
• Data center or co-location networking
• Network security architecture
• Healthcare or other regulated enterprise environments
• CCNP, CCIE, Palo Alto, or relevant networking/cloud certifications

Interview Process

1. Introductory technical interview covering network scenarios, design patterns, and architecture
2. Panel interview with members of the technical team