Senior Network Engineer
Blue Mantis
AnsibleCloudFirewallsPython
Senior Network Engineer
Blue Mantis
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇨🇦 Canada
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Senior
Tech Stack
AnsibleCloudFirewallsPythonSwitching
About the role
- Quickly assess and resolve network-related incidents, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.
- Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and implement preventive measures to avoid recurrence.
- Perform firmware updates, patches, and upgrades across all network devices.
- Monitor network health and performance, identifying and addressing potential issues proactively.
- Create and maintain detailed documentation, including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), technical diagrams, and runbooks.
- Provide timely updates and clear communication to stakeholders during incidents and maintenance activities.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of network services.
- Participate in an on-call rotation to provide 24/7 network support when needed.
Requirements
- Minimum 7–10 years of experience in network engineering roles, with a focus on enterprise-scale environments.
- Expertise in Cisco and Nexus switches, VLANs, trunking, spanning tree, and Layer 3 routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP).
- Hands-on experience with Palo Alto and Check Point firewalls, including policy configuration, troubleshooting, high availability and optimization.
- Experience with Meraki networks and cloud-based management.
- Proficiency with physical and virtual F5 load balancers, including configuration and troubleshooting.
- Experience with Cisco SANs, firmware updates, patch management, and hardware lifecycle management.
- Familiarity with network monitoring tools (SolarWinds) and automation/scripting (Python, Ansible, or similar).
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities and strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
- Preferred certifications: CCNP or higher, PCNSE, CCSE, F5 Certified Administrator or similar.
Benefits
- Fully remote work 📊 Resume Score Upload your resume to see if it passes auto-rejection tools used by recruiters Check Resume Score
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Hard skills
network engineeringCisco switchesNexus switchesVLANsBGPOSPFEIGRPPalo Alto firewallsCheck Point firewallsF5 load balancers
Soft skills
analytical skillsproblem-solvingverbal communicationwritten communicationindependenceteamworkadaptabilitytime managementattention to detailstakeholder communication
Certifications
CCNPPCNSECCSEF5 Certified Administrator