Job Description
Network Engineer
Atlanta, GA/Austin, TX/Alexandria, VA (Onsite 4 days per week)
Job Summary:
Acrisure is seeking a Network Engineer on our growing team.
Overview
A Network Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, securing, and supporting enterprise network infrastructure services across cloud and on-premises environments. This role supports routing, switching, wireless networking, firewall administration, network security, DNS, DHCP, IP address management, cloud connectivity, remote access, monitoring, and operational readiness.
The Network Engineer partners with infrastructure, security, observability, telephony, service desk, architecture, business systems, and business teams to deliver secure, reliable, scalable, and well-governed network services that align with enterprise standards and business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
• Design, deploy, and support enterprise network infrastructure, including LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, wireless, cloud networking, and remote connectivity services.
• Administer and support Palo Alto firewalls, Panorama, Meraki, Zscaler, Infoblox, VPN solutions, DNS, DHCP, NAC, IPAM, and network segmentation services.
• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot routing and switching platforms to ensure secure, reliable, and high-performance network connectivity.
• Implement and maintain network security controls, including firewall policies, zero-trust access models, network segmentation, traffic filtering, and secure remote access capabilities.
• Support cloud networking initiatives, including Azure Virtual Networks, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, DNS integration, and hybrid connectivity solutions.
• Partner with security teams to implement enterprise network security standards, compliance requirements, access controls, and vulnerability remediation efforts.
• Collaborate with observability and operations teams to configure actionable monitoring, alerting, dashboards, telemetry collection, escalation procedures, and operational reporting.
• Support network lifecycle management activities, including hardware refreshes, software upgrades, firmware updates, capacity planning, backup validation, and disaster recovery readiness.
• Participate in troubleshooting and tier-four escalation support for network outages, connectivity issues, DNS failures, application performance degradation, routing issues, and firewall-related incidents.
• Perform packet capture analysis, traffic analysis, root cause investigations, and performance optimization using approved network diagnostic tools.
• Support acquisition and integration projects by assessing network requirements, connectivity dependencies, security considerations, and migration planning activities.
• Create and maintain operational documentation, SOPs, deployment guides, network diagrams, runbooks, standards, and knowledge transfer materials for enterprise network services.
• Participate in change management, incident management, problem management, and operational review processes while ensuring adherence to governance and compliance standards.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, telephony, EUC, security, and business technology teams to support enterprise initiatives and operational excellence.
Required Skills & Qualifications
• Three or more years of experience designing, implementing, or supporting enterprise network infrastructure services.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise routing and switching technologies in complex multi-site environments.
• Experience administering Palo Alto firewalls and Panorama management platforms.
• Experience supporting Meraki networking solutions, including switching, wireless, SD-WAN, and cloud-managed infrastructure.
• Experience with Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA), Zscaler Private Access (ZPA), or similar secure access service edge technologies.
• Strong understanding of DNS, DHCP, IPAM, network segmentation, routing protocols, wireless networking, VPN connectivity, and network security principles.
• Experience supporting Azure networking services, including virtual networks, peering, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, network security groups, and hybrid connectivity architectures.
• Knowledge of network security controls, encryption technologies, access control models, and secure infrastructure design principles.
• Experience using network monitoring and troubleshooting tools such as Wireshark and enterprise observability platforms.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex network issues across cloud, infrastructure, security, application, and endpoint environments.
• Strong documentation, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills with the ability to work across technical and business teams.
• Experience working within ITSM, change management, incident response, and operational governance processes.
Preferred Certifications
• Cisco CCNA or CCNP
• Palo Alto PCNSA or PCNSE
• Microsoft Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700)
• Meraki Solutions certifications
• Zscaler certifications
• CompTIA Network+
• CISSP, Security+, or other relevant security certifications
Preferred Attributes
• Proactive, ownership-oriented, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced enterprise technology environment.
• Strong commitment to secure, reliable, scalable, and well-documented network services.
• Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on automation, standardization, operational maturity, and service excellence.
• Ability to balance project delivery, operational support, stakeholder communication, and production reliability priorities.
• Comfortable collaborating across network, infrastructure, observability, operations, telephony, security, and architecture functions.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify root causes, eliminate recurring issues, and improve operational resilience.
Career Opportunities
Network Engineers play a critical role in enabling secure and reliable enterprise connectivity across cloud and on-premises environments. This role offers growth opportunities into Senior Network Engineer, Network Architect, Security Engineer, Cloud Network Engineer, Infrastructure Architect, Platform Engineering, Network Operations Leadership, and Enterprise Engineering Leadership positions.
Note: This is a full-time role and we do not offer C2C or C2H employment and are not able to sponsor visas for this position.
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Welcome, your new opportunity awaits you.
Candidates should be comfortable with an on-site presence to support collaboration, team leadership, and cross-functional partnership.
Candidates should be comfortable with an on-site presence to support collaboration, team leadership, and cross-functional partnership.
Pay Details:
The base compensation range for this position is $84,000 - $115,000. This range reflects Acrisure's good faith estimate at the time of this posting. Placement within the range will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to skills, experience, qualifications, location, and internal equity.
