Senior Network Engineer

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Summary

As a Senior Network Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and managing the Novanta global networks, including WAN, Cloud interconnects, and branch office networks. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams, ensuring that network services are built using robust, secure, and scalable best practices.

Primary Responsibilities

     Design and Deployment:

• Plan, analyze, and design enterprise-scale network solutions.
• Deploy and configure various models of Palo Alto Networks branch and campus grade hardware firewalls.
• Develop and enforce security policies, procedures, and standards.
• Proficient with network firewall and Network Segmentation frameworks.
• Experience designing and deploying NAC solutions.

Network Management:

• Maintain and optimize existing Branch and Data Center network Infrastructure.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure efficient resource utilization.
• Experience with designing, building and managing Cloud Interconnects and VPN solutions for Hybrid cloud workloads.
• Experience managing ISP vendors in support of global backbone.

Operations:

• Highly Proficient with layer 3 routing protocols such as BGP and OSPF.
• In-Depth understanding of TCP/IP, and layer 4-7 protocols.
• In-Depth understanding of DDI (DNS, DHCP, IP management).
• Monitor network performance, metrics, and KPI’s.
• Escalation point of contact for teams within IT and Operations.
• Work with 3rd parties to design and implement business initiatives.
• Knowledge and experience with Atlassian JIRA for agile deployment methodologies.

Certifications:

• Professional Certifications such as CCNP or CCNE.
• Palo Alto Network Certifications

Documentation and Collaboration:

• Maintain comprehensive documentation of infrastructure configurations, processes, and procedures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, architects, and network engineers.
• Familiar with JIRA and Confluence for planning and implementation
• Familiar with Lucidcharts.

Required Experience, Education, Skills, Training and Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.

Cisco Skills:

• Cisco Secure Access
• Cisco Meraki switching & AP’s
• Cisco ISE

Palo Alto Network Skills:

• Prisma Access
• Panorama management
• Highly Proficient with layer 3 routing protocols such as BGP and OSPF.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Ansible, Python, and PERL).
• Strong understanding of networking & security concepts, as well compliance.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Travel Requirements   

• Occasional – as needed  
   

Physical Requirements

• Mobility to work in a standard office setting and to use standard office equipment, including a computer.
• Ability to use vison to read computer screen and read printed materials

(*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

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