Job Description

Title: Senior Network Engineer Cisco | Palo Alto | Panorama

Location: PHOENIX, AZ (HYBRID)

Duration: Full-Time, Permanent

Role Summary

Join a dynamic financial technology team as a Senior Network Engineer responsible for building and maintaining secure, high-performance network environments. You ll design and implement Cisco and Palo Alto-based architectures supporting multiple credit unions, ensuring reliability, scalability, and compliance with financial regulations.

This is a hands-on engineering role perfect for someone who loves designing solutions, leading deployments, and staying at the forefront of network innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise network architectures using Cisco Nexus, Catalyst, and ASA/Firepower platforms.
• Configure and manage Palo Alto Firewalls and Panorama for centralized policy enforcement.
• Oversee LAN/WAN connectivity, VPN, QoS, VLANs, and routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP).
• Conduct network security audits, optimize configurations, and mitigate vulnerabilities.
• Collaborate with solution architects to align designs with business needs.
• Lead deployment projects, firmware upgrades, and performance tuning initiatives.
• Document configurations, topologies, and SOPs.
• Mentor junior engineers and engage with vendors for technology evaluations.

Must-Have Skills

• Cisco Routing/Switching (Nexus, Catalyst, ASA/Firepower)
• Palo Alto Firewalls and Panorama
• LAN/WAN design, VPN, VLAN, and QoS
• Routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP)
• Network security auditing and documentation
• Experience in compliance-driven (SOX, PCI, FDIC) environments

Preferred Skills

• Cisco CCNP/CCIE, Palo Alto ACE/PCNSE
• Cloud networking or SDN familiarity
• Cisco SD-WAN or Meraki experience
• Server and security administration

Don t Apply If

• You ve never worked with both Cisco and Palo Alto technologies in enterprise environments.
• You lack Panorama configuration or administration experience.
• You haven t supported financial or compliance-regulated networks .
• You ve only done network monitoring or support not design and architecture.

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