Network Engineer

The Timberline Group

$80K — $110K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of progressive experience in network engineering
  • Deep expertise in enterprise routing and switching
  • Strong hands-on experience with Palo Alto firewalls
  • Proven experience with SD-WAN implementation or support
  • Ability to troubleshoot across multiple layers (routing, security, transport)
  • Experience in distributed, multi-location environments
  • Strong project leadership and architecture recommendation skills

Responsibilities

  • Design, deploy, and maintain enterprise routing and switching environments
  • Lead configuration and optimization of Cisco, Juniper, and Meraki platforms
  • Implement and support SD-WAN solutions, including policy design and traffic management
  • Manage next-generation firewall technologies and ensure secure connectivity
  • Monitor network performance and troubleshoot outages, driving root-cause analysis
  • Participate in network planning, capacity forecasting, and modernization
  • Create and maintain network diagrams, standards, and documentation

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model of 2-3 days on-site after initial training period
  • Opportunity to mentor junior engineers
  • Participation in architectural planning and modernization efforts
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams including security and cloud
  • Possibility to lead projects and influence infrastructure decisions
Full Job Description
Hybrid 2-3 days a week on site after first 6 months getting up to speed on site every day.

Position Summary
We are seeking a seasoned Network Engineer to design, implement, optimize, and support a complex, multi-site enterprise network. This role is responsible for maintaining highly available, secure, and scalable infrastructure across routing, switching, SD-WAN, wireless, and firewall platforms.
The right person is hands-on, comfortable in production, capable of architectural thinking, and able to partner with infrastructure, security, and cloud teams to keep the business running.
This is not an entry-level operations job. We need someone who can own the network.
What You'll Do
  • Design, deploy, and maintain enterprise routing and switching environments.
  • Lead configuration, optimization, and lifecycle management of Cisco, Juniper, and Meraki platforms.
  • Implement and support SD-WAN solutions including policy design, traffic engineering, and failover strategies.
  • Manage next-generation firewall technologies, VPNs, segmentation, and secure connectivity.
  • Monitor performance, troubleshoot outages, and drive root-cause analysis for complex incidents.
  • Participate in network architecture planning, capacity forecasting, and modernization efforts.
  • Create and maintain network diagrams, standards, and operational documentation.
  • Collaborate with cybersecurity, server, cloud, and application teams to ensure resilient integrations.
  • Provide escalation support for high-priority production issues.
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to operational maturity and best practices.
Technology Environment
  • Routing & Switching: Cisco, Juniper
  • Access & Branch Networking: Cisco Meraki
  • SD-WAN: Silver Peak (HPE Aruba)
  • Firewalls & Security: Palo Alto
  • Protocols: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VLANs, STP, VPN technologies
  • Monitoring & Tools: SNMP, NetFlow, packet capture, enterprise monitoring platforms
What We're Looking For
  • 5+ years of progressive experience in network engineering.
  • Deep expertise in enterprise routing and switching.
  • Strong hands-on background with Palo Alto firewalls.
  • Proven experience implementing or supporting SD-WAN.
  • Ability to troubleshoot across layers (routing, security, transport).
  • Experience working in distributed, multi-location environments.
  • Comfortable leading projects and making architecture recommendations.
  • Strong documentation and communication skills.

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