Network Engineer (Remote Opportunity)

About the role

A large federal healthcare program is looking for a Network Engineer to support its enterprise infrastructure and networking operations. The engineer designs, implements and maintains secure, resilient networks that deliver high availability, performance and scalability, working closely with infrastructure, cloud and security teams to integrate on-premise and cloud environments. The position is remote, with occasional travel as required, and the candidate must live in the continental US.

Key responsibilities

• Design, configure and maintain enterprise network infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls and load balancers.
• Support WAN, LAN and wireless networking across hybrid on-premise and cloud environments.
• Implement and optimize network security controls such as firewall rules, VPNs, IDS/IPS and segmentation.
• Manage F5 and other load balancing platforms for high availability and application delivery.
• Monitor networks, analyse traffic and investigate root causes using tools such as SolarWinds, Nagios and Wireshark.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams on compliance with federal standards, including NIST and Zero Trust.
• Support upgrades, migrations and modernization, including cloud networking in Azure and hybrid environments.
• Maintain network diagrams, runbooks and standard operating procedures, and provide Tier III escalation support.
• Take part in change control, risk assessments and disaster recovery planning, and mentor junior engineers.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, electronics engineering or another engineering or technical discipline; eight years of additional relevant experience may substitute for the degree.
• 5+ years of experience, including hands-on work as a Network Engineer in enterprise-scale environments.
• Excellent troubleshooting, communication and collaboration skills.
• Additional qualifications: relevant certifications (CCNP, CCIE, JNCIE, PCNSE, F5-CTS); experience with healthcare IT, EHR platforms or large federal data environments; familiarity with VA systems and policies; experience using AI-assisted tools for automation scripts, monitoring and documentation.

Required skills

• Cisco and Juniper routers and switches, and firewalls such as Palo Alto, Checkpoint and Cisco ASA, plus VPNs.
• F5 LTM/GTM/DNS load balancing, and knowledge of WAN optimization, MPLS, QoS and routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP).
• Cloud networking (Azure, AWS or similar), hybrid connectivity and software-defined networking.
• SolarWinds, Nagios and Wireshark.

What we offer

• Medical, dental and vision coverage.
• 401k with matching.
• Corporate laptop, PTO and federal holidays.
• Training opportunities and a remote opportunity.