Principal Network Engineer

Seeking a Principal Network Engineer with strong hands‑on experience designing, installing, configuring, and troubleshooting enterprise WAN/LAN, wireless, security and datacenter infrastructure across large multi‑site environments. Must have proven ability to act as the primary technical point of contact for the North/South America or similar regional coverage, supporting thousands of users across offices, plants, and datacenters. Needs deep security/firewall experience (Checkpoint required;

Palo Alto/Fortinet nice‑to‑have), strong LAN/WAN routing (BGP/OSPF/EIGRP), and high competence with wireless (Cisco/Aruba), NAC/ISE, and enterprise change/incident management. Must be comfortable leading architecture design, delivering solutions aligned to business needs, and providing expert on‑call escalation support.

• Design, install, configure & troubleshoot core/distribution/access network infrastructure across 75+ sites
• Serve as primary technical POC for the Americas region
• Manage & liaise with cross‑functional teams to resolve complex issues
• Create & maintain network security policies and protocols
• Architect and plan network solutions for enterprise applications, plants & datacenters
• Deliver on‑call escalation support for critical production outages
• Perform capacity planning, network analysis, and documentation (Visio, reports, diagrams)
• Execute structured change management and update design documentation
• Automate provisioning where possible (Python/Ansible nice‑to‑have)
• Support wireless, LAN, WAN, VPN, firewall, & routing across enterprise systems

• Checkpoint Firewalls (critical need)
• Cisco routing/switching (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP), WAN/MPLS, SD‑WAN
• Wireless:
  Cisco/Aruba (WLC, Flex Connect, 802.11)

Mid‑Senior level

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