Kforce Inc · 1 day ago
Senior Network Engineer
Salt Lake City, UT
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$75/hr - $80/hr
10+ years expKforce Inc is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, secure, operate, and continuously improve enterprise and site networking services. This role involves ensuring network availability, performance, and security across various services and requires collaboration with multiple teams to deliver secure connectivity.
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Responsibilities
Operate and support campus, branch, and data center networks, including switching, routing, wireless, and WAN/Internet edge services
Ensure high availability and performance through redundancy, capacity planning, proactive monitoring, and rapid incident response
Lead major incident (P1/P2) troubleshooting, root cause analysis (RCA), and problem management
Manage core network services including DNS, DHCP, IPAM, NTP, and certificate/PKI dependencies (in partnership with IAM/PKI teams)
Implement and maintain network security controls including firewalls, VPNs, secure routing, AAA (RADIUS/TACACS+), management plane security, and device hardening
Support vulnerability remediation, secure configuration baselines, audits, and evidence collection
Design and maintain segmentation strategies (VLAN/VRF, SD-WAN segmentation, firewall zones, micro-segmentation where applicable)
Qualification
Required
10+ years of progressive network engineering experience in enterprise or multi-site environments
Deep expertise in TCP/IP networking, routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP), and switching technologies (VLANs, STP, LACP)
Hands-on experience with firewalls and secure remote access, including policy design, NAT, site-to-site VPNs, and remote access VPNs
Proven experience with network segmentation and access control (VLAN/VRF design, NAC/802.1X, ACLs)
Strong troubleshooting skills using packet capture and systematic fault isolation techniques
Ability to produce clear technical documentation (as-built diagrams, runbooks) and lead effective knowledge transfer
Availability to collaborate regularly with Australia-based teams, including late afternoon and evening US hours
Routing & Switching: Cisco IOS-XE/NX-OS, Junos, Arista EOS
Firewall & Security: Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco ASA/FTD, Check Point; IPsec/SSL VPN
Wireless: Cisco (WLC/Catalyst), Aruba, Juniper Mist, Meraki
Network Services: DNS/DHCP/IPAM (Infoblox or equivalent), NTP, RADIUS/TACACS+
Monitoring & Telemetry: SolarWinds, LogicMonitor, PRTG, ThousandEyes, SNMP, NetFlow/sFlow, syslog
Preferred
Industry certifications such as CCNP (Enterprise or Security); CCIE or equivalent strongly preferred
SD-WAN design and operational experience (Cisco Viptela/Meraki, Fortinet, Palo Alto, Aruba/EdgeConnect, Juniper/Mist, or similar) and SASE familiarity
Cloud networking exposure (Azure VNets, AWS VPCs, VPN, ExpressRoute, Direct Connect, transit routing patterns)
Network automation experience using Ansible, Python, Terraform, and Git-based workflows
Experience supporting regulated, safety-critical, or industrial environments; Familiarity with OT/industrial segmentation concepts is a plus
Benefits
Medical/dental/vision insurance
HSA
FSA
401(k)
Life, disability & ADD insurance
Paid time off
Paid sick leave
Company
Kforce Inc
Kforce is a solutions firm specializing in technology, finance and accounting, and professional staffing services.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2024-05-20IPO
2014-06-08Acquired
Leadership Team
Aaron Travis
Digital Experience Delivery Director | Kforce Consulting Solutions
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