Senior Network Infrastructure Engineer

Job Description

Be Part Of A High-Performing Team:

Join a technology-focused infrastructure team supporting a highly regulated life sciences environment where network reliability, security, and scalability are critical to day-to-day business operations. This team supports enterprise networking across corporate and cloud-connected environments, partnering closely with IT, cloud, security, and operations stakeholders to keep systems stable, resilient, and ready for continued growth.

What's In Store For You:

Engagement: W2 only (no C2C/1099)

This is a long-term contract opportunity supporting enterprise network operations, modernization, and hybrid cloud connectivity. The role is based onsite in Bridgewater, NJ and offers exposure to traditional network infrastructure, cloud networking, SD-WAN, monitoring platforms, and automation-adjacent tools.

How You Will Make An Impact

Configure, support, and troubleshoot LAN/WAN infrastructure across routers, switches, firewalls, and related network systems.

Own day-to-day network operations, including incident resolution, change management, performance monitoring, and escalation support.

Help improve network reliability, scalability, and security through architecture enhancements and infrastructure optimization.

Monitor network performance, identify bottlenecks or failures, and proactively resolve issues before they impact business operations.

Maintain clear network documentation, diagrams, configuration records, and operational runbooks.

Support hybrid cloud connectivity across on-premises infrastructure and AWS and/or GCP environments.

Assist with cloud VPN tunnels, VPC networking, security groups, routing configurations, and collaboration with cloud engineering teams.

Participate in on-call support for critical network infrastructure.

Are you an experienced network infrastructure professional ready to make an impact?

10+ years of experience in network infrastructure, IT operations, or enterprise network engineering.

Strong hands-on experience with LAN/WAN infrastructure, routers, switches, firewalls, and enterprise network troubleshooting.

Experience with Catalyst switches, ISR routers, Meraki, Cisco DNA Center, VPC networking, AWS, and/or GCP.

Strong protocol knowledge across TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, NTP, STP, LACP, OSPF, BGP, ACLs, and VPN.

Experience using network monitoring and troubleshooting tools such as SolarWinds, PRTG, Wireshark, CLI-based tools, and similar platforms.

Familiarity with ITSM platforms, preferably ServiceNow, for ticketing, incident tracking, and change management.

Exposure to SD-WAN solutions such as Cisco Viptela or Meraki.

Exposure to cloud networking concepts, including cloud VPN, hybrid connectivity, VPCs, routing, and security groups.

Basic scripting knowledge with Python or PowerShell is a plus.

Familiarity with Ansible, Terraform, ITIL, and formal change management processes is a plus.

Cisco CCIE certification is preferred.

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or Google Associate Cloud Engineer certification is nice to have.

Strong documentation, communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

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Full-time

Hybrid remote