Network Engineer Palo Alto

Evanston, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 4 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Sr. Network Engineer
Primary Location: Evanston IL - 2 Days Onsite / 3 WFH
Position Type: 6 months W2 Contract (possibility to extend)

Overview
TalentFish is casting a line for a Network Engineer. This is a 6-month W2 contract role based in Evanston IL with a hybrid schedule (onsite 2 days per week). The reason this position exists is to design implement and support secure highly available enterprise network infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments ensuring reliable connectivity performance and security for business-critical systems.

What You Bring to the Role (Ideal Experience)
37 years of hands-on experience in network engineering or network administration
Demonstrated experience supporting Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewalls in production environments
Strong experience administering Cisco Meraki switching wireless firewall and SD-WAN platforms
Practical experience with Azure networking in enterprise or hybrid-cloud environments
Solid understanding of networking fundamentals including TCP/IP routing switching VLANs DNS and DHCP
Experience supporting VPN technologies (site-to-site and remote access)
Experience working in medium-to-large enterprise network environments
Bachelors degree in IT Computer Science or related field or equivalent professional experience
Relevant certifications preferred (PCNSA/PCNSE CCNA/CCNP Azure Network Engineer Associate)

What Youll Do (Skills Used in this Position)
Design implement and maintain LAN WAN WLAN VPN and cloud connectivity environments
Deploy configure and support Palo Alto NGFWs including policies NAT VPNs and threat prevention
Administer and troubleshoot Cisco Meraki switches firewalls and wireless access points
Design and support Azure networking services including VNets subnets NSGs route tables Azure Firewall VPN Gateway and ExpressRoute
Monitor network performance availability and security; proactively remediate issues
Troubleshoot complex network firewall and hybrid connectivity issues
Collaborate with systems cloud security and application teams to support infrastructure initiatives
Participate in network architecture planning upgrades and lifecycle management
Maintain network documentation standards and diagrams
Provide operational support including incident response change management and on-call escalation as required

Compensation Information
The expected salary range for this position is $70 - $80 per hour depending on experience and qualifications. This role also qualifies for comprehensive benefits such as health insurance and paid time off. TalentFish is committed to pay transparency and equal opportunity. The salary range provided is in compliance with applicable state and federal regulations.

This role requires authorization to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship.

All offers are contingent upon the completion of a background check which may include but is not limited to reference checks education verification employment verification drug testing criminal records checks and any required certifications or compliance requirements based on the end clients background check policies and applicable laws.

TalentFish is an employee-owned company pioneering a new realm in talent acquisition. We are redefining IT staffing by evolving AI video screening and our unique platform. TalentFish focuses on providing the best employee consultant and client experience possible.
At TalentFish we are an Equal Opportunity Employer; we embrace and encourage diversity!

Job Title: Sr. Network EngineerPrimary Location: Evanston IL - 2 Days Onsite / 3 WFHPosition Type: 6 months W2 Contract (possibility to extend)OverviewTalentFish is casting a line for a Network Engineer. This is a 6-month W2 contract role based in Evanston IL with a hybrid schedule (onsite 2 days pe...