Network Engineer VA
A senior Network Engineer designs, builds and supports the networks that connect your offices, cloud and remote staff, keeping connectivity fast, secure and available so the business is never waiting on the network.
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Hourly rates · No lock-in contracts
Entry Level
$12 / hr
Intermediate ★
$16 / hr
Senior
$22 / hr
Responsibilities
- Design and implement LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi and SD-WAN networks for offices, warehouses and remote sites.
- Configure and maintain routers, switches, firewalls and wireless controllers from Cisco, Meraki, Fortinet, Palo Alto, Aruba or Ubiquiti.
- Manage VPNs, site-to-site tunnels and zero-trust remote access for staff working from anywhere.
- Monitor network performance and availability with tools such as SolarWinds, PRTG or LibreNMS and resolve faults quickly.
- Troubleshoot routing, switching, DNS, DHCP and latency issues across on-premises and cloud environments.
- Implement network security controls including segmentation, VLANs, ACLs, IDS/IPS and firewall rule reviews.
- Connect on-premises networks to AWS, Azure or Google Cloud using VPN, Direct Connect or ExpressRoute.
- Plan capacity, upgrades and vendor renewals, and manage ISP and carrier relationships.
- Document network topology, IP addressing and configurations, and maintain change records.
- Automate configuration and monitoring tasks with Python, Ansible or vendor tools.
Software & Tools
Cisco
Juniper
Fortinet
Meraki
Wireshark
SolarWinds
Requirements
- 5+ years in network engineering supporting multi-site business networks.
- Cisco CCNA is required, with CCNP, Fortinet NSE, Palo Alto PCNSA or Juniper certifications highly regarded.
- Strong knowledge of routing and switching protocols including BGP, OSPF, STP and VLANs.
- Hands-on firewall administration on at least one of Fortinet, Palo Alto, Cisco ASA or Meraki.
- Experience with cloud networking in AWS, Azure or Google Cloud and with SD-WAN solutions.
- Familiarity with network monitoring tools and packet analysis with Wireshark.
- Clear written and spoken English for change requests, vendor calls and incident updates.
- Stable high-speed internet, backup power and availability across the client's business hours and change windows.
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