Network Engineer III

The Giant Company

$125K — $187K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
  • 5+ years in enterprise networking (routing, switching, SD-WAN, wireless, network security)
  • Hands-on experience with firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet) and related technologies
  • Experience with network automation (Python, Ansible) and monitoring tools (SolarWinds, Datadog)
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities

  • Design and safely implement network configuration changes
  • Automate routine tasks and set configuration baselines
  • Enhance monitoring, alerting, and diagnostic capabilities
  • Execute upgrades, patches, and lifecycle management
  • Troubleshoot incidents and lead problem resolutions
  • Document network standards, diagrams, and operational procedures
  • Collaborate with security and platform teams on access controls and segmentation
  • Provide support for critical escalations during urgent IT incidents

Benefits

  • Flexible/hybrid work schedule with 3 in-person days and 2 remote days
  • Collaboration opportunities with security and platform teams
  • Incentive bonus potential based on company performance
  • Work in a supportive team environment across multiple locations
  • Exposure to the latest networking technologies and practices
Full Job Description
Primary Purpose

Designs, implements, and supports network services across data center, campus, and cloud, improving reliability through automation and observability.

Our flexible/hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Our core office locations are Salisbury, NC and Quincy, MA.

Duties & Responsibilities
  • Design network changes and implement configurations safely.
  • Automate routine tasks and configuration baselines.
  • Enhance monitoring, alerting, and packet level diagnostics.
  • Execute upgrades, patches, and lifecycle refreshes.
  • Troubleshoot incidents and drive problem resolution.
  • Document standards, diagrams, and operational guides.
  • Collaborate with security and platform teams on segmentation and access controls.
  • May be called upon to support critical escalations and must be available during urgent IT incidents as needed.

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of work experience.
  • 5+ years of experience in enterprise networking, including routing and switching (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP), SD-WAN deployments, enterprise wireless (Aruba, Cisco WLC), and network security.
  • Hands-on experience with firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet), Zscaler, ClearPass, and Infoblox.
  • Experience with network automation and scripting (Python, Ansible) and monitoring/observability tools (SolarWinds, Datadog).
  • Effective communication and stakeholder alignment.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Exposure to cloud networking constructs.
  • Understanding of capacity modeling and performance testing.
  • Preferred certifications: Cisco CCNP, Palo Alto PCNSA/PCNSE, Fortinet FCP, and Aruba ACSP.


Salary Range: $125,040 - $187,560

All ADUSA job offers take multiple factors into consideration including, but not limited to salary range, internal equity, a candidate's qualifications, geographic region, job-related knowledge and skills.

This position is eligible for an incentive bonus based on company performance as provided by the plan terms and governing documents.

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