About the role

What will you do at Counter Technology, Inc. (dba CTI Consulting)?

About This Opportunity

CTI Staffing is partnering with a leading consumer products organization to find a Senior Network Engineer for their infrastructure team based in Durham, NC (hybrid, 3 days onsite).

This team supports enterprise, data center, cloud, and manufacturing network environments across a large, complex organization. You'll be the senior technical voice on network design and security, working across Cisco infrastructure, Palo Alto security, SD-WAN, and multi-cloud connectivity, with exposure to industrial/OT networking supporting manufacturing operations.

What You'll Do

Provide L3 support across enterprise, data center, cloud, and manufacturing network environments
Design, deploy, and maintain Cisco routing and switching infrastructure using advanced protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS)
Administer Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewalls, Panorama, and GlobalProtect, including NAT and security policy management
Design and support SD-WAN solutions across enterprise and hybrid environments
Design and support cloud networking across Azure, AWS, and GCP
Support operational technology (OT) networks, including manufacturing and industrial systems
Perform root cause analysis and lead major incident resolution for network outages
Develop network automation using Terraform, Ansible, and infrastructure-as-code practices

Requirements

What You Bring
Must-Have:
10+ years of enterprise network engineering experience
Deep hands-on experience with Cisco routing and switching (Catalyst, Nexus, ISR, ASR)
Hands-on administration of Palo Alto Strata firewalls, Panorama, and GlobalProtect
SD-WAN deployment experience (Cisco Viptela or similar platform)
Multi-cloud networking experience across Azure, AWS, or GCP
Strong background in BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, and MPLS routing protocols
Network security and Zero Trust implementation experience
Exposure to OT/industrial networking (SCADA, PLC, or MES environments)
Nice-to-Have:
CCNP or PCNSE certification
Network automation experience with Terraform or Ansible
Experience with enterprise monitoring/security tools (Wireshark, SolarWinds, ThousandEyes, Splunk)
VMware virtualization/storage project experience
Technical Environment:
Cisco routing and switching, Palo Alto Strata/Panorama, SD-WAN platforms
Azure, AWS, GCP networking
Terraform, Ansible, Python-based network automation
What Success Looks Like:
Owning network modernization initiatives across enterprise, cloud, and OT environments within the first 90 days
Leading root cause analysis on major network incidents with minimal escalation support
Contributing automation that reduces manual network operations tasks

Which skills does this role require?

Cisco Routing and SwitchingPalo Alto FirewallsSD-WANMulti-cloud NetworkingBGPOSPFEIGRPMPLSNetwork SecurityZero TrustOT NetworkingTerraformAnsibleRoot Cause AnalysisInfrastructure as CodePythonCisco CatalystCisco NexusCisco ISRCisco ASRPalo Alto StrataPanoramaGlobalProtectCisco ViptelaAzureAWSGCPSCADAPLCMESCCNPPCNSEWiresharkSolarWindsThousandEyesSplunkVMware

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