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The role will work closely with senior network engineers to maintain reliable, secure, and well-documented network services across Thrive environments.\nRequired Qualifications & Experience\n2–3 years of hands-on experience in network support, network administration, or junior network engineering\nCisco CCNA certification or equivalent CCNA-level networking knowledge\nGood practical experience administering Fortinet firewalls, including policies, NAT, VPNs, and basic troubleshooting\nExperience supporting LAN, WAN, firewall, and internet connectivity issues in a business or service provider environment\nDegree, diploma, apprenticeship, or equivalent practical experience in information technology, networking, or a related field\n\nPrimary Responsibilities\nAssist with the day-to-day support, maintenance, and monitoring of Thrive Cloud network infrastructure\nSupport Fortinet firewall administration, including firewall policies, address objects, NAT rules, VPN configuration checks, and log review\nTroubleshoot common network issues involving routing, switching, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, VPNs, and firewall access rules\nWork with senior engineers to implement approved network changes and project tasks\nFollow change control processes, document work clearly, and update tickets with accurate technical notes\nParticipate in incident response and escalation activities, with guidance from senior network engineers where required\n\nRequired Technical Competencies\nCore Networking Knowledge\nSolid understanding of TCP/IP, subnetting, VLANs, routing, switching, DNS, DHCP, NAT, and basic network security concepts\nWorking knowledge of common switching concepts such as ARP, STP, trunks, access ports, EtherChannel/LACP, and basic redundancy\nBasic routing knowledge including static routing, default routes and BGP\nAbility to use common troubleshooting tools such as ping, traceroute, packet capture, interface counters, logs, and monitoring dashboards\nFortinet Firewall Experience\nGood hands-on experience with FortiGate firewall administration and troubleshooting\nAbility to review and update firewall policies, address objects, services, schedules, and security profiles under guidance\nUnderstanding of source NAT, destination NAT, VIPs, and basic policy troubleshooting\nExperience supporting site-to-site IPSec VPNs, including phase 1 and phase 2 checks, tunnel status, and log review\nAwareness of Fortinet features such as virtual domains, high availability, FortiAnalyzer, and FortiManager is desirable\nEquipment and Infrastructure Experience\nExperience supporting Cisco switches and routers in access, distribution, or small datacenter environments\nBasic experience with rack-mounted network hardware, cabling standards, patching, and datacenter support processes\nExperience using monitoring tools such as SolarWinds, PRTG, N-able, or similar platforms to identify and investigate alerts\n\nSoft Skills\nClear verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical issues in tickets and handovers\nWillingness to learn from senior engineers and follow established standards, processes, and change controls\nGood troubleshooting mindset with attention to detail and the ability to work through issues methodically\nAbility to work collaboratively in a team environment and escalate appropriately when additional support is required\nBase Salary Range: $80K -$115K (bonus eligible)\n\nActual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws.\n\nThrive is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation practices for all employees and strive to provide competitive salaries that reflect the value and skills each team member brings to our organization. Salaries are determined according to the job's scope, market data, location, and the candidate’s qualifications, including experience and relevant education.\n\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.","company":"Abacode","rawCompany":"abacode","city":"North Arlington","state":"NJ","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-04T23:27:07.775Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1244.00","title":"Network and Computer Systems Administrators","slug":"network-and-computer-systems-administrators"},{"code":"15-1231.00","title":"Computer Network Support Specialists","slug":"computer-network-support-specialists"},{"code":"15-1241.00","title":"Computer Network Architects","slug":"computer-network-architects"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541513","title":"Computer Facilities Management Services","slug":"computer-facilities-management-services"},{"code":"541519","title":"Other Computer Related Services","slug":"other-computer-related-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Cloud Network Engineer","description":"North Bergen, NJ\nFull Time\nUS - Information Technology\nMid Level\n\nPosition Overview\nThe Cloud Services Network Engineer supports the Thrive Cloud platform by assisting with day-to-day network operations, firewall administration, troubleshooting, and project delivery. This role is suitable for an engineer with approximately 2–3 years of hands-on networking experience, a strong CCNA-level understanding of networking fundamentals, and good practical experience working with Fortinet firewalls. The role will work closely with senior network engineers to maintain reliable, secure, and well-documented network services across Thrive environments.\nRequired Qualifications & Experience\n2–3 years of hands-on experience in network support, network administration, or junior network engineering\nCisco CCNA certification or equivalent CCNA-level networking knowledge\nGood practical experience administering Fortinet firewalls, including policies, NAT, VPNs, and basic troubleshooting\nExperience supporting LAN, WAN, firewall, and internet connectivity issues in a business or service provider environment\nDegree, diploma, apprenticeship, or equivalent practical experience in information technology, networking, or a related field\n\nPrimary Responsibilities\nAssist with the day-to-day support, maintenance, and monitoring of Thrive Cloud network infrastructure\nSupport Fortinet firewall administration, including firewall policies, address objects, NAT rules, VPN configuration checks, and log review\nTroubleshoot common network issues involving routing, switching, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, VPNs, and firewall access rules\nWork with senior engineers to implement approved network changes and project tasks\nFollow change control processes, document work clearly, and update tickets with accurate technical notes\nParticipate in incident response and escalation activities, with guidance from senior network engineers where required\n\nRequired Technical Competencies\nCore Networking Knowledge\nSolid understanding of TCP/IP, subnetting, VLANs, routing, switching, DNS, DHCP, NAT, and basic network security concepts\nWorking knowledge of common switching concepts such as ARP, STP, trunks, access ports, EtherChannel/LACP, and basic redundancy\nBasic routing knowledge including static routing, default routes and BGP\nAbility to use common troubleshooting tools such as ping, traceroute, packet capture, interface counters, logs, and monitoring dashboards\nFortinet Firewall Experience\nGood hands-on experience with FortiGate firewall administration and troubleshooting\nAbility to review and update firewall policies, address objects, services, schedules, and security profiles under guidance\nUnderstanding of source NAT, destination NAT, VIPs, and basic policy troubleshooting\nExperience supporting site-to-site IPSec VPNs, including phase 1 and phase 2 checks, tunnel status, and log review\nAwareness of Fortinet features such as virtual domains, high availability, FortiAnalyzer, and FortiManager is desirable\nEquipment and Infrastructure Experience\nExperience supporting Cisco switches and routers in access, distribution, or small datacenter environments\nBasic experience with rack-mounted network hardware, cabling standards, patching, and datacenter support processes\nExperience using monitoring tools such as SolarWinds, PRTG, N-able, or similar platforms to identify and investigate alerts\n\nSoft Skills\nClear verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical issues in tickets and handovers\nWillingness to learn from senior engineers and follow established standards, processes, and change controls\nGood troubleshooting mindset with attention to detail and the ability to work through issues methodically\nAbility to work collaboratively in a team environment and escalate appropriately when additional support is required\nBase Salary Range: $80K -$115K (bonus eligible)\n\nActual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws.\n\nThrive is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation practices for all employees and strive to provide competitive salaries that reflect the value and skills each team member brings to our organization. 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