Associate Network Engineer Jobs in Charlotte, NC

• Design, implement, and support Microsoft Azure networking solutions, including hub-and-spoke architectures, virtual networks, network security groups, Azure Firewall, Application Gateway, ExpressRoute, Private Link, Azure DNS, load balancing, and virtual network peering.
• Design, implement, and support AWS networking solutions, including Virtual Private Clouds, Security Groups, Network ACLs, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, site-to-site VPN, Elastic Load Balancing, Route 53, and associated routing services.
• Develop secure, scalable, resilient, and highly available hybrid connectivity among Azure, AWS, corporate offices, remote users, and on-premises data centers.
• Configure, administer, and support enterprise networking technologies, including Cisco Catalyst and Nexus switching, Cisco Meraki, enterprise routing platforms, wireless infrastructure, VPN technologies, load balancers, LAN, WAN, WLAN, and SD-WAN environments.
• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise firewalls, including Palo Alto, Cisco Secure Firewall, Fortinet, or comparable platforms.
• Monitor network availability, health, performance, capacity, and utilization, and proactively identify opportunities to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Troubleshoot complex issues involving routing, switching, latency, packet loss, VPN connectivity, DNS, application access, firewall policies, and cloud connectivity.
• Partner with Information Security to implement Zero Trust networking principles, network segmentation, secure remote access, firewall policies, and cloud security controls.
• Design network solutions that support high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity requirements.
• Automate network provisioning, configuration, and operational tasks using Infrastructure as Code, scripting, configuration management tools, and REST APIs.
• Develop and maintain automation solutions using technologies such as Terraform, Azure Bicep, ARM templates, AWS CloudFormation, PowerShell, Python, and Ansible.
• Establish standardized, repeatable deployment and configuration processes across cloud and on-premises network environments.
• Lead or participate in cloud migrations, infrastructure upgrades, office deployments, disaster recovery testing, and enterprise modernization initiatives.
• Coordinate with cloud providers, internet service providers, data center vendors, and third-party technology partners to implement services and resolve infrastructure issues.
• Support office openings, relocations, structured cabling, wireless deployments, internet circuits, physical security systems, and related infrastructure projects.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior IT staff while serving as a subject matter expert for enterprise networking technologies.
• Maintain network diagrams, IP address management records, configuration documentation, standards, operational procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
• Participate in architecture reviews, change management, scheduled maintenance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Participate in an on-call rotation supporting critical production incidents and planned maintenance activities.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• 7+ years of experience supporting enterprise network infrastructure, including cloud and hybrid networking environments.
• Active Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification.
• Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and supporting Microsoft Azure networking.
• Experience supporting AWS networking technologies in enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of: TCP/IP, Routing and Switching, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, STP, DNS, DHCP, NAT, IPSec, High Availability, and Network Security.
• Experience configuring enterprise routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, wireless infrastructure, and load balancers.
• Experience with enterprise firewall platforms such as Palo Alto, Cisco Secure Firewall (Firepower), Fortinet, or similar technologies.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and network automation using Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates, CloudFormation, PowerShell, Python, or similar tools.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with Infrastructure, Cloud Engineering, Security, Facilities, vendors, and business stakeholders.
• Ability and willingness to travel to company data centers, office facilities, and other business locations as required for network deployments, troubleshooting, maintenance, migrations, and emergency support.
• Must be available for occasional after-hours or weekend work during planned maintenance and critical network incidents.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate certification. The selected candidate must obtain this certification within 90 days of joining if not already certified.
• Cisco Certified Network Professional certification.
• AWS Certified Advanced Networking certification.
• Additional relevant cloud, networking, automation, or security certifications.
• Experience using Ansible for network automation and configuration management.
  

Employment Eligibility:

• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire.
• The company does not provide employment visa sponsorship for this position.
• As a condition of employment, a pre-employment background check will be conducted.
• At this time, we are unable to consider candidates residing in the state of New York for this position.
  

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