Network Engineer

Job Description Insight Global is seeking a skilled Network Engineer to join a leading client in Santa Clara to provide critical local support to the network infrastructure. The role requires 3+ years of FortiGate firewall experience, 4+ years with Cisco/Dell switching technologies, and hands‑on expertise with both VMware and Proxmox virtualization platforms. You'll lead network troubleshooting efforts, support a major data center redesign project starting in April 2026, and travel to Austin for 1‑2 week project deployments as needed. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of mid to senior level network engineering experience, be available to start immediately, and will not require training to begin. Equal Opportunity Statement We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to View email address on click.appcast.io. To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global’s Workforce Privacy Policy: Skills and Requirements 5+ years of experience as a Network Engineer Physical, hands‑on experience installing network equipment in data centers (racking, stacking, cable management) Experience with FortiGate firewalls Expertise with Cisco switching (or Dell) Basic Linux systems knowledge Experience with VMware and Proxmox Experience with Monitoring tools such as: Grafana dashboards, Zabbix, alerting systems Automation Experience with Ansible, Terraform, infrastructure as code #J-18808-Ljbffr