Senior Network Engineer

Start date - 24th February

Job Title: Senior Network Engineer

Job Location: Philadelphia, PA, Onsite - local only or must be from EST, CST zone who can relocate immediately

Job Type: Long Term Contract

Rate- $80hr C2C

Client- railway transport- Amtrak

Visa- NO H1-B

15 years of experience

Routing — BGP, EIGRP — MUST HAVE

Firewall— new network, migration from Cisco ASA to Cisco Secure Firewall — Customers today migrate from Cisco ASA to:

➡ ️ Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) — MUST HAVE

This is Cisco's official and recommended upgrade path, supported by automated migration tools.

CISCO certifications is a plus

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, install, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure, including routers, switches, and related equipment

Implement and manage network security solutions, including firewalls, ACLs, and object groups

Monitor network performance and proactively troubleshoot outages or performance issues

Perform routine network maintenance, including firmware and software upgrades

Provide remote and on-site technical support to internal teams and business users

Test, deploy, and support new network hardware, software, and applications

Develop detailed engineering design packages to integrate new technologies into existing environments

Collaborate with clients, vendors, and cross-functional technical teams to ensure network reliability and quality

Create strategic roadmaps for future hardware and software upgrades and enhancements

Participate in network audits, quality reviews, and standards compliance initiatives

Follow disciplined change management practices with awareness of downtime impact in industrial environments

Perform additional duties as required

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or equivalent IT/OT discipline from an accredited institution

• 15+ years of network engineering or related experience, preferably in an industrial or large-scale enterprise environment

• Active Cisco CCNP certification (or Siemens CPIN-level equivalent)