Senior Network Engineer

Must have ansible and terraform experience now! Local candidates to Durham, NC needed. Client: OpenKyber Location: Durham, NC hybrid -needs to be onsite at least 3 days per Duration: 1 Year Work Autorization: USC Senior L3 Network Engineer (Cisco, Palo Alto, SD-WAN, Cloud & OT)

• Provide L3 support for enterprise, data center, cloud, and manufacturing network environments.
• Design, deploy, and maintain Cisco routing and switching infrastructure.
• Manage advanced routing protocols including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, and route redistribution.
• Configure and support Layer 2/Layer 3 technologies including VLANs, STP, EtherChannel, HSRP, and QoS.
• Administer Palo Alto Strata Next-Generation Firewalls, Panorama, GlobalProtect, NAT, and security policies.
• Implement Zero Trust, network segmentation, and IT/OT security controls.
• Design, deploy, and support SD-WAN solutions including Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela) and Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN.
• Support Projects for Compute Area (VMWare VSAN Project in US Domestic Region)
• Manage WAN connectivity across MPLS, Internet, DIA, VPN, and hybrid network environments.
• Design and support cloud networking across Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform environments.
• Implement and maintain ExpressRoute, Direct Connect, Cloud VPN, Transit Gateway, and Virtual WAN solutions.
• Support Operational Technology (OT) networks, including manufacturing, SCADA, PLC, and industrial systems.
• Perform root cause analysis, problem management, and major incident resolution for network outages.
• Develop network automation using Terraform, Ansible, Python, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Monitor network performance, security, and availability using enterprise monitoring and security tools.
• Create technical documentation, lead network modernization initiatives, and collaborate with security, cloud, and infrastructure teams on strategic projects.

Required Skills

• Cisco Routing & Switching (Catalyst, Nexus, ISR, ASR)
• Palo Alto Strata, Panorama, GlobalProtect
• SD-WAN (Cisco Viptela, Prisma SD-WAN)
• Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform Networking
• BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS
• Network Security & Zero Trust
• OT/Industrial Networking (SCADA, PLC, MES)
• Terraform, Ansible, Network Automation
• Wireshark, SolarWinds, ThousandEyes, Splunk
• CCNP / PCNSE

Preferred Experience: 10+ years enterprise network engineering with strong Cisco, Palo Alto, SD-WAN, Cloud Networking, and Manufacturing/OT network expertise

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