Senior Cisco/Palo Alto Network Engineer
Waltham, MA, MA
Contracted
Experienced
We are seeking a Senior Network Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Palo Alto and Cisco enterprise networking. The ideal candidate will have recent experience supporting network infrastructure within the life sciences, biotech, or pharmaceutical industry.
This is a hands-on role responsible for designing, implementing, maintaining, and troubleshooting enterprise network infrastructure, including firewalls, routing, switching, and network virtualization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, configure, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure including firewalls, routers, and switches.
- Configure, manage, and troubleshoot Palo Alto Networks firewalls, including security policies, threat prevention, and VPNs.
- Administer Cisco routing and switching infrastructure across LAN/WAN environments.
- Manage VLANs and inter-VLAN routing.
- Implement and maintain VMware-based firewall and network virtualization solutions.
- Monitor network performance and troubleshoot connectivity issues.
- Collaborate with IT and security teams on network architecture and compliance requirements.
- Maintain network documentation, configurations, and SOPs.
- Participate in network design reviews and capacity planning.
Required Skills:
- Strong enterprise network engineering experience.
- Hands-on Palo Alto Networks firewall configuration, management, and troubleshooting.
- Strong Cisco routing and switching experience.
- Experience with VMware network virtualization / firewall solutions.
- Strong knowledge of BGP, OSPF, VLANs, LAN/WAN, and inter-VLAN routing.
- CCNP or equivalent demonstrated expertise.
- Recent experience in life sciences, biotech, or pharmaceutical environments.
- Must be able to work onsite in Waltham, MA 2 days/week.
- Must be US Citizen or Green Card holder.
- Must be available for a face-to-face interview.
Preferred Skills / Certifications:
- PCNSE
- CCIE – Enterprise Infrastructure / Routing & Switching
- VMware VCP, particularly network virtualization/security
- Experience with HIPAA, GxP, or other regulated life-sciences environments.
Important Requirements:
- Local candidates who can commute to Waltham, MA.
- Hybrid - 2 days/week onsite.
- USC/GC only.
- Recent life sciences/biotech/pharmaceutical experience is strongly required.
- F2F final interview required.
- $56/hr on W2.
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