Senior Network Engineer | City Govt
Job Location:
Phoenix, AZ - USA
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Job Summary
Location: Phoenix Arizona 85034
Work Arrangement: 100% onsite Monday through Friday
Local Candidate Requirement: Candidates must already reside in the Phoenix metropolitan area at the time of submission. Relocation candidates are not eligible.
Schedule: Monday through Friday 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Expected Start: November 9 2026
Contract End: June 30 2027
Interview: In-person interview required. Candidate must be available to interview within one week of the posting closing date and begin work within two weeks of an offer.
Minimum 5 years of experience designing implementing and maintaining large enterprise networks.
Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience with Cisco IOS and Cisco Nexus switches.
Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience with Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) and Panorama.
Strong hands-on experience with BGP OSPF EIGRP IPsec VPN NAT and QoS.
Experience supporting high-availability mission-critical network environments.
Experience coordinating copper and fiber-optic cabling installations.
Experience supervising a small technical team.
CCNP Palo Alto Networks NGFW Engineer or comparable professional certification.
Familiarity with Splunk ServiceNow Jira and SolarWinds Orion.
SunSoftOnline seeks an experienced Senior Network Engineer to support the network infrastructure serving its Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and regional emergency dispatch operations.
The engineer will manage Cisco Catalyst and Nexus networking environments deploy Palo Alto firewalls across fire stations improve BGP and OSPF routing resiliency and maintain secure highly available communications supporting critical public safety operations.
Experience supporting public safety emergency dispatch government or other 24/7 critical infrastructure environments.
Direct experience supporting Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) systems.
Experience with network monitoring troubleshooting disaster recovery and high-availability architecture.
Important: This position is not remote or hybrid. Only candidates meeting the local residency and onsite requirements will be consider
Required Skills:
Minimum 5 years of experience designing implementing and maintaining large enterprise networks. Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience with Cisco IOS and Cisco Nexus switches. Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience with Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) and Panorama. Strong hands-on experience with BGP OSPF EIGRP IPsec VPN NAT and QoS. Experience supporting high-availability mission-critical network environments. Experience coordinating copper and fiber-optic cabling installations. Experience supervising a small technical team. CCNP Palo Alto Networks NGFW Engineer or comparable professional certification. Familiarity with Splunk ServiceNow Jira and SolarWinds Orion.
Required Education:
The City of Phoenix Fire Department seeks an experienced Senior Network Engineer to support the network infrastructure serving its Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and regional emergency dispatch engineer will manage Cisco Catalyst and Nexus networking environments deploy Palo Alto firewalls across fire stations improve BGP and OSPF routing resiliency and maintain secure highly available communications supporting critical public safety operations.
