Network L3 Engineer

Job role: Network L3 Engineer

Job location: Portland OR/Vancouver WA

Hire type: full-time/Contract

Role Summary:

Seeking an experienced Network L3 Engineer to provide onsite support for a large enterprise environment. The resource will act as the highest level of technical escalation for complex network issues across SD-WAN Firewalls Wireless Routing and Switching infrastructure while driving incident resolution problem management optimisation and network transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide L3 technical support and serve as the final escalation point for network incidents and outages.
• Troubleshoot complex issues related to SD-WAN Firewalls Wireless Routing and Switching technologies.
• Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Execute network changes migrations upgrades and maintenance activities.
• Support major incidents and lead technical bridge calls with customer stakeholders.
• Analyse network performance and implement optimisation recommendations.
• Review network designs and provide architecture-level inputs.
• Ensure compliance with security standards policies and best practices.
• Support disaster recovery and business continuity initiatives.
• Maintain technical documentation network diagrams and operational procedures.
• Coordinate with OEMs ISPs and third-party vendors for issue resolution.
• Provide mentoring and guidance to L1/L2 engineers.

Technical Skills Required

SD-WAN

• Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela) Fortinet Secure SD-WAN Versa or equivalent.
• Overlay/Underlay troubleshooting.
• Policy design and deployment.
• Application-aware routing.
• WAN optimisation and performance analysis.

Firewall

• Fortinet FortiGate (Preferred).
• Palo Alto Check Point Cisco Firepower.
• Security policy management.
• VPN (IPSec/SSL VPN) troubleshooting.
• NAT Security Zones Threat Prevention.

Wireless

• Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers.
• Cisco Meraki Wireless.
• Aruba Wireless.
• RF troubleshooting and wireless performance optimisation.
• Guest access and authentication troubleshooting.

Routing & Switching

• Cisco Catalyst/Nexus platforms.
• Layer 2 & Layer 3 troubleshooting.
• OSPF EIGRP BGP.
• HSRP VRRP STP EtherChannel.
• Multicast fundamentals.
• QoS implementation and troubleshooting.

Additional Skills

• Network Monitoring Tools (SolarWinds PRTG NetBrain DNAC Meraki Dashboard).
• Packet capture and analysis using Wireshark.
• Network automation exposure using Python Ansible APIs.
• ITIL Incident Problem and Change Management processes.
• Strong customer-facing and stakeholder management skills.

Certifications (Preferred)

• CCNP Enterprise / CCIE Enterprise.
• Fortinet NSE 4/5/7 or FCSS.
• Palo Alto PCNSE.
• Cisco SD-WAN Specialist.
• Aruba Certified Professional.

Key Competencies

• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Ability to handle critical incidents independently.
• Excellent communication and customer management skills.
• Experience working in enterprise and multi-site environments.
• Ability to lead technical discussions and provide strategic recommendations.

Thanks & Regards

Arijit Gain

US IT Recruiter

SiRA Consulting Inc.

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