Senior Network Engineer; Sr. Systems Engineer

Senior Network Engineer (Sr. Systems Engineer)

Location: Freeport, ME (If non-local, candidates must be willing to relocate for 1st day of project)

Duration: 6 months +

Top 3

Skills:

• Cisco - CCNP level (certification doesn't need to be active but at that caliber)
• Arista
• Nexus

We have an immediate need for a Senior Network Engineer (Sr. Systems Engineer) to join our network team, someone passionate and with proven experience in networking and security. Will be responsible for supporting and managing the data and voice networks critical to day‑to‑day operations, applying engineering, troubleshooting, technical analysis, and problem‑solving expertise.

In this critical role you will work with a dedicated team of professionals to design and engineer switched networks, routers and firewalls. You will also support advanced problem analysis and isolate highly complex issues, develop effective working relationships with technology and business stakeholders, maximize network performance through ongoing monitoring and troubleshooting, provide technical leadership and coaching to other members of the team.

On‑site work is required when needed to include after‑hours work in the Freeport Maine area.

Technologies skills:

• Arista, Cloud Vision, 70xx, 72xx series
• Cisco switches 2960, 9500
• Nexus NXOS 5k/7k/9k/fex
• VPC, LACP, L2/3 VLANs, OSPF, BGP, VRF, HSRP
• F5 load balancers / Application Delivery
• Firewall
• Cisco ASA, Palo Alto NGFW Pan-OS v8.1-10*, Palo Alto Panorama, Palo Alto Expedition
• Zscaler ZIA/ZPA
• VPN, NAT, Subinterfaces, LACP, DHCP relay, Virtual routers, PBF
• Campus switching
• L2 VLANs, DHCP snooping, DAI, RSTP, Radius
• Routing
• ASR IOS-XE, ISR, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, VRF, P , Subinterfaces, VLANs
• Meraki
• VPN, SDWAN, MX (firewalls), MS, MR, Wireless

• Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in computer science, electronic engineering or related areas
• 7+ years of experience, hands‑on technical knowledge of networking with CCNP and working to a CCIE or equivalent. ZCCA-PA, ZCCA-IA, ZCCP-PA, ZCCP-IA, PCNSA and PCNSE are all preferred.
• Advanced knowledge in internet protocols such as HTTP(S), TCP/IP, DNS, SSL, DHCP, BGP, OSPF, wireless(802.11*), network routing, firewalls and switching.
• Solid proficiency with Arista, Cisco, ASA, Palo Alto, Zscaler, Infoblox, Extra Hop, Splunk, Meraki, Netdisco, F5 Network.
• A good understanding of system management tools like Ansible, HPNA, Cloud Vision.
• Will need to travel locally in the Freeport Maine area between sites and support for some after‑hour work.
• Required to be able to lift equipment up to 30 pounds.
• Nice to have knowledge in Windows Server and Linux operating systems.
• Cisco or network related certifications.
• Customer service oriented, excellent communication skills and able to work in a team‑oriented environment.