Network Engineer

Network Engineer Position Type: Full-Time, Remote Working Hours: U.S. Client Business Hours (with flexibility for on-call support and critical incident response) Location: Remote (LATAM, Pakistan, South Africa, Eastern Europe Preferred) About the Role Our client is seeking a highly skilled Network Engineer to design, configure, secure, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure across multiple environments. This role requires deep technical expertise in routing, switching, firewalls, monitoring, and troubleshooting, along with a proactive mindset focused on uptime, security, scalability, and operational reliability. The Network Engineer will support both day-to-day network operations and long-term infrastructure initiatives while collaborating closely with cloud, DevOps, and IT teams. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, calm under pressure, and capable of solving complex networking issues in fast-moving production environments. Responsibilities Network Configuration & Maintenance Configure and manage enterprise-grade routers, switches, and firewalls including Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto, and Fortinet devices • Implement and maintain VLANs, VPNs, QoS policies, and routing protocols such as OSPF, BGP, and EIGRP • Perform firmware upgrades, device patching, and hardware lifecycle management • Configure network segmentation and redundancy to improve reliability and performance • Support LAN, WAN, wireless, and hybrid cloud networking environments Monitoring & Troubleshooting Monitor network performance and availability using SolarWinds, Nagios, PRTG, Zabbix, or similar platforms • Investigate and resolve connectivity, latency, routing, and packet loss issues • Utilize tools such as Wireshark and TCPdump for packet analysis and diagnostics • Respond to escalated incidents and provide detailed root cause analysis documentation • Participate in on-call support rotations and critical incident response efforts Security & Compliance Implement and maintain firewall polic