Sr. Network Engineer - Palo Alto

$120,000 - $180,000/Yr

Shi International Ltd - Des Moines, IA

posted 2 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Remote - Des Moines, IA
5,001-10,000 employees
Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, and Appliance Retailers

About the position

SHI has an exciting opportunity in our internal IT department for a Sr. Network Engineer specializing in Palo Alto technologies. This position is integral to our internal Network Infrastructure team, which is responsible for managing our network and providing support for SHI. We are seeking a highly motivated lead engineer who will play a crucial role in developing our operations, maturing our processes, and driving our efforts to scale the company's needs. The Sr. Network Engineer will lead the network team in developing and implementing new secure network designs that align with our business objectives. In this role, you will be tasked with implementing products, platforms, software, hardware, or appliance-based solutions related to network and network security. You will solve unique or complex problems that have a broad impact on the business, taking a comprehensive perspective to identify innovative solutions. Your responsibilities will include interfacing with management and vendors to develop and implement new solutions to meet business requirements, as well as designing and supporting multi-site data center environments and WAN/MAN/SDWAN infrastructures. You will also be responsible for maintaining network security across the global enterprise, analyzing networks for security threats, and monitoring for security breaches. This position requires a strong ability to communicate complex details in an understandable manner, advocating for the end user and stakeholders by empathizing with and understanding their needs. Additionally, you will participate in IT security audits and ensure that required controls are implemented as necessary. This role reports directly to the Director of Infrastructure Engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Implement products, platforms, software, hardware, or appliance-based solutions related to network and network security.
  • Solve unique or complex problems that have a broad impact on the business.
  • Interface with management and vendors to develop and implement new solutions to meet business requirements.
  • Design, implement, and support multi-site data center environments with disaster recovery planning and implementation.
  • Design, implement, and support multi-site WAN/MAN/SDWAN infrastructures.
  • Design and manage the rollout of various network infrastructures with necessary capacity planning, performance tuning, and configuration optimization.
  • Perform network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hotfixes, and security configurations.
  • Maintain network security across the global enterprise; analyze networks for security threats and monitor for security breaches.
  • Use network tools for administration, maintenance, automation, and visualization reporting.
  • Develop technical documentation describing the deployment, configuration, and management of network infrastructure.
  • Participate in IT security audits and ensure required controls are implemented as necessary.
  • Build strong relationships outside of IT to understand business needs and communicate complex details effectively.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience with Palo Alto Prisma Cloud, Next-Generation Firewalls, Cortex XDR, Pan-OS, Panorama, and Global Protect.
  • Technical Certifications such as CCNP, NSE4-6, PCNSE, PCNSA, PCSAE, AZ-700, etc. are highly desirable.
  • 5+ years of experience in designing, implementing, and supporting data and converged network infrastructure including 802.1x, vPC, VXLAN, Routing Protocols including OSPF and BGP, LAN/WAN/Wireless protocols, Network Management tools, Load Balancers, VPNs, Firewalls, and Web Application Firewalls.
  • In-depth knowledge of Cisco IOS, NXOS, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, VXLAN.
  • Experience with Datacenter virtualization technologies.
  • Experience with cloud (Azure or AWS) network/infrastructure technologies.
  • Experience with Cisco and similar VOIP telephony infrastructure.
  • Experience planning, designing, and deploying network architectures using templates at scale using Fortinet, Palo Alto, or Cisco technologies.
  • Proven ability in network capacity and performance planning and monitoring.
  • Thorough understanding of 802.11 wireless principles.
  • Strong ability with end-user device connectivity.
  • In-depth knowledge of QoS and traffic shaping.
  • Knowledge of 802.1X and SAML/SSO implementation strategies.
  • Proven ability to analyze and solve tier 3 network incidents.
  • Experience with network automation utilizing GitLab, Ansible, Python, or similar.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience with network automation tools and scripting languages.
  • Familiarity with IT security frameworks and compliance standards.

Benefits

  • Medical insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • 401K
  • Flexible spending account
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