Network Engineer L3

Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, Hexaware Technologies, Inc, is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today!Position: Network Engineer L3Location: Muscatine IA 52761 (Onsite)Hiring: Fulltime Hexaware Technologies Job Title:Role Summary:Lead L3 escalation, troubleshoot complex network issues, and drive stability across WAN, LAN, DC, wireless, and security domains.Design and implement network solutions (including SD-WAN and cloud connectivity), automate routine tasks, and mentor L1/L2 teams.Own incident, problem, and change management for critical services, ensuring SLAs and security standards are met.Key Responsibilities:Incident and Problem Management.Act as L3 escalation for major incidents; perform deep packet analysis and RCA.Reduce repeat incidents through problem management and permanent fixes.Design and Delivery.Design/implement enterprise network solutions: routing, switching, DC, wireless, SD-WAN, and cloud edge.Produce HLD/LLD, diagrams, and implementation plans; execute changes with rollback strategies.Operations and Optimization.Oversee capacity planning, performance tuning, and resilience improvements.Define and maintain standard configurations, golden images, and runbooks.Security and Compliance.Collaborate on firewall policies, segmentation, NAC, and zero-trust patterns.Ensure compliance with audit, regulatory, and internal standards; remediate findings.Automation and Tooling.Build automation for config, compliance, and validation (e.g., Ansible, Python, Terraform).Enhance observability via NMS, NetFlow, syslog, and telemetry dashboards.Stakeholder and Vendor Management.Engage vendors/TAC for complex cases; manage RMAs and advisory notices.Communicate effectively with customers and leadership on incidents and projects.Mentor L1/L2 engineers; conduct knowledge transfer and develop skill matrices.Contribute to standards, best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives.Core Technical Skills:Routing and SwitchingBGP, OSPF, EIGRP, HSRP/VRRP, STP/RSTP/MST, VXLAN/EVPN, QoS, Multicast.Platforms: Cisco Catalyst/Nexus, Aruba/HP, Juniper EX/QFX.WAN and SD-WANMPLS, DMVPN, IPSec; SD-WAN (Cisco Viptela/Meraki, Fortinet, Versa, Aruba EdgeConnect).Datacenter NetworkingCisco NX-OS, ACI or equivalent fabric, spine-leaf architectures, load balancing (F5/NGINX).Network SecurityFirewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco ASA/FTD), site-to-site VPNs, segmentation, NAT.NAC/802.1X (Cisco ISE/Aruba ClearPass), URL filtering, IPS/IDS basics.WirelessEnterprise WLAN design and operations, controllers, RF fundamentals, WPA2/3, 802.11 standards.Cloud NetworkingAWS Transit Gateway, VPC/VPN/Direct Connect; Azure vWAN/VNet/ExpressRoute; Google Cloud Platform VPC/Cloud Router.Automation and ScriptingAnsible, Terraform, Python (Netmiko/NAPALM/Paramiko), Git-based workflows, CI/CD basics.Monitoring and ToolingNMS: SolarWinds/LogicMonitor, NetBrain, NetBox/IPAM, Splunk/ELK, Wireshark, Cisco DNA Center/Prime, SD-WAN controllers, Panorama/FortiManager, ServiceNow.Qualifications:Education: Bachelor s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Electronics, or equivalent experience.Certifications (one or more strongly preferred):Cisco CCNP Enterprise/SP; CCIE preferred.Juniper JNCIP-ENT/SP; JNCIE a plus.Security: PCNSE, Fortinet NSE4+.Load Balancing: F5-CA/CTS.Cloud: AWS Advanced Networking Specialty, Azure Network Engineer Associate.ITIL Foundation or higher.