Lead Network Engineer

Lead Network Engineer
Palo Alto, CA or San Jose, CA (potential for up to 20% travel to other sites)
04/07/2025 - 10/10/2025

Job Description:
Overview:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Network Engineer to join our team. This role involves supporting and advancing a hybrid network architecture with both on-premise and cloud-based resources.

• Location: Palo Alto, California or San Jose, California
• Travel: Up to 20% travel to other sites

Key Responsibilities

• Firewall Implementation & Support Build, implement, and support firewalls and other network security devices.
• Firewall Policy Management Add, modify, and maintain firewall policies in alignment with cybersecurity policy.
• Configuration & Compliance Monitoring Develop and utilize centralized configuration tools for monitoring and reporting compliance.
• Security Process Improvements Implement security improvements in collaboration with Network Security personnel.
• Vulnerability Analysis & Remediation Collaborate with Cyber teams to analyze automated vulnerability reports and ensure necessary remediations.
• WAN Infrastructure Support Oversee point-to-point and multi-point WAN connectivity, leased lines, and VPN links for customers and remote sites.
• LAN Infrastructure Support Manage LAN infrastructure across data centers, branch offices, and critical operations centers.

Minimum Requirements

• 8 years experience administering LANs and WANs (data, voice) in high-uptime environments.
• Strong knowledge of data/IP networking and protocols (VXLAN/EVPN, BGP, OSPF, GRE, TCP, FTP, DNS).
• 5 years experience with:
  • Palo Alto Networks firewalls
  • Juniper routers, switches, and firewalls
  • Creating and maintaining technical documentation
• Experience with network security issues and solutions.
• Experience managing enterprise-scale monitoring environments.
• Strong communication skills (including SOPs, maintenance plans, and network diagrams).
• Strong analytical abilities.
• Client-focused approach.
• On-call rotation participation; minimum onsite requirement of 3 days per week.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with:
  • Juniper routers, switches, and firewalls
  • Palo Alto Networks firewalls
  • Zabbix or other monitoring tools
  • Amazon VPCs, TGWs, DXGWs
  • Centralized DNS/DHCP solutions
  • Network automation
  • Wireless technologies and load balancers

Metasys Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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