Sr. Network Engineer
Location: Erlanger, Kentucky
Country: United States
Category: Technology
Workplace Location: Remote
Employment Type: Contract
Posted Date: June 15, 2026
Job ID: 648578
Job Description
Title: Sr. Network Engineer
Location: Remote
Contract length: 6 month
Schedule: Normal Business Hours
Pay: 50-60 per hour
About:
- Senior Network Engineer supporting ADM's Tech Ops Infrastructure Engineering team.
- Responsible for designing, implementing, and evolving next-generation networking solutions across cloud, WAN, LAN, wireless, and security environments.
- Will partner closely with Architects, Engineers, and Operations teams to develop network strategies, roadmaps, automation initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts.
- Heavy focus on SD-WAN, SASE, ZTNA, network automation, and cloud networking.
- Extensive experience with Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Automation
- Cloud (Azure)
- WAN
- LAN
- Wireless
- Extensive experience designing and implementing:
- SASE (Secure Access Service Edge)
- ZTNA (Zero Trust Network Access)
- Secure Web Gateway solutions
- Strong experience with SD-WAN architectures
- Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with:
- Cisco networking technologies (Routing, Switching, Firewalls)
- Palo Alto Next Generation Firewalls
- Azure Cloud Networking
- MPLS
- Strong networking fundamentals:
- Routing & Switching (Layer 2 / Layer 3)
- Routing Protocols (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS)
- Firewall Management (Policies, Rules, Security Zones)
- VPN Configuration
- DNS/DHCP
- Router/Switch CLI
- Experience integrating automation technologies and monitoring tools:
- CA UIM
- DOI
- AiNetOps
- Experience creating technology roadmaps and network strategy plans.
- Experience gathering requirements and creating detailed engineering designs.
- Experience supporting Operations teams with incident resolution and escalations.
- Ability to create implementation and build documentation.
- CCNP Certification
- Network Architecture & Engineering Design
- SD-WAN
- SASE
- ZTNA
- Network Automation
- Azure Cloud Networking
- Cisco Networking
- Palo Alto Firewalls
- Security-by-Design
- AiNetOps
- Network Monitoring & Observability
- WAN/LAN/Wireless Technologies
- Requirements Analysis
- Technical Documentation
- Stakeholder Management
- Incident Management
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- Continuous Improvement
- Technology Roadmapping
- Visio
- Experience working in large enterprise environments.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional architecture teams.
- Experience evaluating and introducing new networking standards and technologies.
- Vendor-agnostic networking experience.
- Exposure to network security transformation initiatives.
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