We are looking for an experienced Network Engineer to join our team in Houston, Texas in a contract-to-permanent capacity. This position will lead the design, deployment, and support of secure, resilient network environments spanning data centers, cloud platforms, and hybrid infrastructure. The ideal candidate brings deep technical knowledge across enterprise routing, switching, firewall administration, and SD-WAN solutions, along with the ability to resolve complex issues and guide network best practices.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Build, deploy, and support enterprise networking solutions across campus, data center, cloud, and hybrid environments.<br>• Lead SD-WAN initiatives, including policy development, path selection, and application-aware traffic management.<br>• Administer and troubleshoot Palo Alto security platforms, including firewalls, centralized management tools, remote access solutions, and rule enforcement.<br>• Configure and maintain Cisco network infrastructure with a focus on routing, switching, quality of service, and resilient design.<br>• Oversee Meraki-based environments covering security appliances, wireless networks, switching, and cloud-managed operations.<br>• Design and support cloud networking components such as virtual networks, load balancing, secure gateways, and connectivity between cloud and on-premises systems.<br>• Act as the senior escalation point for advanced network and security incidents, driving timely root-cause analysis and resolution.<br>• Produce and maintain technical diagrams, operational standards, support procedures, and network documentation.<br>• Improve visibility and reliability through monitoring, automation, and network performance tuning.<br>• Participate in after-hours support, change activities, and incident response as part of an on-call rotation.
<p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><p><strong>Cybersecurity Responsibilities</strong></p><p>o Design, implement, and maintain security controls across networks, endpoints, and cloud environments.</p><p>o Coordinate with 3rd party partners to monitor, analyze, and respond to security incidents using SIEM tools and threat intelligence feeds.</p><p>o Coordinate vulnerability assessments and penetration testing with 3rd party partners; recommend and implement remediation actions.</p><p>o Manage firewalls, IDS/IPS systems, endpoint protection, and identity/access management solutions.</p><p>o Develop and maintain cybersecurity policies, procedures, and best practices.</p><p>o Develop, implement, and maintain a holistic cybersecurity program.</p><p>o Support compliance initiatives, e.g., NIST, ISO, CMMC, Ect</p><p>o Proactively perform regular risk assessments and security audits to ensure continued resilience.</p><p><strong>Networking Responsibilities</strong></p><p>o Deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot corporate infrastructure systems including, but not limited to, Meraki, Fortinet, Juniper, VMware, and NAS/SAN.</p><p>o Administer Microsoft Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, and GPOs in a multi-site environment.</p><p>o Support and maintain firewalls, wireless networks, VPNs, and SDWAN links.</p><p>o Respond to infrastructure issues across physical and cloud environments using RMM tools.</p><p>o Develop and maintain accurate network documentation, system inventories, and standard operating procedures.</p><p>o Provide Tier 2–3 support across departments and collaborate with cross-functional teams.</p><p>Other duties as assigned by supervisor.</p><p><br></p>
<p><strong><u>KEY RESPONSBILITIES</u></strong></p><ul><li>Lead and support network infrastructure upgrades, with a strong focus on modernizing Aruba and Palo Alto environments (hardware refresh, configuration, migration)</li><li>Manage and support LAN/WAN/WLAN, firewalls, VPNs, and routing/switching across enterprise environments</li><li>Act as day-to-day service lead, coordinating with offshore teams to ensure incidents, changes, and requests meet SLAs </li><li>Troubleshoot complex network performance and connectivity issues across on-prem and hybrid environments </li><li>Support network security controls, including firewall rules, segmentation, and access management </li><li>Oversee network monitoring, incident response, and root cause analysis</li><li>Maintain network documentation, diagrams, and operational standards</li><li>Assist with cloud connectivity (Azure/AWS) and hybrid networking (VPNs, routing, firewall integration) </li></ul>