NETWORK ENGINEER

NETWORK ENGINEER ROLEInfosysRate $50/hr C2COPT /CPTLocation – Plano, TX, Richardson, TX, Raleigh, NC, Hartford, CT and Tempe, AZIntroductionWe are seeking a highly skilled Network Engineer with at least 10 years of experience to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a broad knowledge of IT Systems engineering and will be responsible for system capacity planning, functional configuration, and audit. Certifications are a plus for this role.ResponsibilitiesDeep expertise in F5 Load Balancers, specifically F5 LTM and F5 GTMAdvanced level knowledge of Palo Alto FirewallsAdvanced to intermediate level Cisco routing/switchingExperience with Terraform and Ansible for automationNetworking and security expertise, including firewall and routing knowledgeExperience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud PlatformOptional skills include F5 ASM/WAF knowledge, ServiceNow ticket management, and JIRARequirementsMust haves:F5 Load Balancers (MANDATORY)Deep Expertise Required InF5 LTM (Local Traffic Manager)F5 GTM (Global Traffic Manager / DNS)Palo Alto Firewalls - Advanced levelCisco routing/switching - Advanced to intermediateAutomationNice-to-Have / Bonus Skills:Terraform (highly desired)AnsibleNetworking & SecurityFirewall expertise (especially Palo Alto)Cisco routing knowledgeCloudExperience in any of the following:AWS Cloud FrontAzure Cloud (Network layer, firewalls, load balancers)Google Cloud Platform (Network layer, firewalls, load balancers)Familiarity with CloudFrontOther (Lower Priority)F5 ASM/WAF knowledge (optional, not core)GlobalProtect awareness (not required, handled by another team)ServiceNow or similar ticket managementJIRA or similarAutomation tools, i.e. Ansible Automation PlatformTerraform