Senior Network Engineer

Job Title: Senior Network Engineer – Enterprise Infrastructure
Location: Remote
Must be US Citizen or Greencard. ( Non-Indian Candidate)
Industry: Healthcare (Health Plan Industry)

Mid-Level Network Engineer
Position Overview
Our client is seeking a hands-on, mid-level Network Engineer to provide immediate operational support for a complex enterprise network environment supporting over 5,000 users. This role is critical due to recent team capacity constraints and increasing operational demands. The engineer will join a six-person network team (recently reduced to five) and focus on maintaining stability, resolving incidents, and supporting ongoing infrastructure initiatives.
This is an initial six-month contract with potential month-to-month extensions.

Key Responsibilities
•    Provide operational support across LAN/WAN infrastructure
•    Support and troubleshoot HP Aruba switching and wireless environments, including ClearPass
•    Assist with Check Point firewall administration and VPN management
•    Support Infoblox DNS/DHCP/IPAM operations
•    Respond to fiber cuts and circuit outages to restore connectivity quickly
•    Support disaster recovery network connectivity
•    Assist with Azure ExpressRoute connectivity where needed
•    Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners (including health payer entities)
•    Participate in on-site support efforts as required, including short-term focused project work
Immediate Priorities
•    Provide stability support following recent team attrition
•    Reduce operational strain on existing network team members
•    Assist with firewall and infrastructure coverage gaps
Required Qualifications
•    Hands-on experience supporting enterprise LAN/WAN environments
•    Practical experience with HP Aruba switching and wireless technologies
•    Exposure to Aruba ClearPass (strongly preferred)
•    Experience administering Check Point firewalls and VPNs
•    Working knowledge of Infoblox DNS/DHCP/IPAM
•    Ability to troubleshoot network issues in production under pressure
•    Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams
Nice to Have
•    Juniper switching with BGP exposure
•    Azure ExpressRoute experience
•    Experience supporting health payer or healthcare enterprise environments
Ideal Candidate Profile
•    Mid-level engineer (not a high-cost architect)
•    Comfortable in operational support environments
•    Able to treat the network as their “baby” during contract period
•    Strong communicator who aligns well with stakeholders
•    Practical, hardware-oriented network experience (not SaaS/cloud-only)