Sr. Network Engineer II

Overview

Senior Network Engineer II responsible for designing, implementing and supporting complex, mission-critical network infrastructure spanning enterprise data centers, cloud platforms and distributed healthcare environments, acting as senior technical expert for Juniper networking and Palo Alto security platforms.

What you'll do

• Design, deploy and maintain scalable, secure, high-performance network architectures across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Lead network infrastructure projects involving enterprise routing, switching, wireless networking, WAN, LAN, SD-WAN and cloud connectivity.
• Implement and manage advanced routing and switching technologies including BGP, OSPF, MPLS, EVPN-VXLAN and modern campus networking architectures.
• Design, deploy and support Juniper networking solutions, including routing, switching and wireless infrastructure.
• Implement and manage Palo Alto Networks security solutions, including next-generation firewalls, GlobalProtect VPN, threat prevention, network segmentation and Zero Trust architectures.
• Develop and maintain network automation solutions using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), APIs, Python, Ansible, Terraform and modern automation frameworks.
• Monitor and optimize network performance, resiliency, capacity planning and operational efficiency.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis for critical network incidents in highly available production environments.
• Partner with Security, Systems, Cloud and DevOps teams to ensure seamless infrastructure integration and operational excellence.
• Evaluate emerging networking and security technologies and provide architectural recommendations.
• Develop and maintain network documentation, architecture diagrams, standards and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship and guidance to junior engineers.
• Participate in after-hours support and major incident response activities as required.
• Perform other duties that support the overall objective of the position.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related technical field, or any combination of education and experience that would provide the required qualifications.
• 8+ years of hands-on network engineering experience in large-scale enterprise environments.
• 3+ years of operational experience supporting Cloud, DevOps, Infrastructure Engineering or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) functions.
• Strong experience designing, implementing and supporting Juniper routing, switching and wireless networking platforms.
• Strong experience administering Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls and enterprise security solutions.
• Experience with Palo Alto GlobalProtect, network segmentation, threat prevention, intrusion prevention, VPN technologies and Zero Trust security principles.
• Experience supporting enterprise WAN, LAN, campus and data center networking environments.
• Experience with network automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Python, Ansible, Terraform, REST APIs or similar technologies.
• Hands-on experience with cloud networking and connectivity within public cloud platforms.

Nice to have

• Experience with Juniper Mist Wireless and AI-driven network operations.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience supporting healthcare or other highly regulated environments.
• JNCIP-ENT or equivalent experience; JNCIE preferred.
• Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) strongly preferred.
• Palo Alto Networks Certified Cybersecurity Professional (PCCP).
• Additional certifications such as CISSP, AWS Advanced Networking Specialty, Google Professional Cloud Network Engineer or equivalent advanced certifications.

Details

• Location: Work From Anywhere, India.