Senior Network Engineer

Salary: USD
165000 - USD
165000 per year

Location: Portland Metro (Hybrid – onsite 1–2 days/week)

Compensation: $165,000 base + bonus

Type: Direct Hire

Candidates must be local and reside within 35 miles of Portland, OR. C2C arrangements and third-party vendors are not being considered at this time.

Ledgent Technology is hiring a Senior Network Engineer on behalf of a local client. We’re looking for a highly hands‑on engineer with strong technical depth, troubleshooting ability, and ownership mindset in a production enterprise/data center environment.

This is the primary Network Engineer in the Portland area, responsible for designing, building, supporting, and optimizing network infrastructure across corporate, data center, and multi‑site environments.

This is not a ticket‑driven role—it requires someone who can go deep technically, troubleshoot complex issues, and take full ownership while driving improvements and scalability.

• Design, implement, and support enterprise LAN/WAN and data center networks
• Configure and troubleshoot routers, switches, firewalls, and SD‑WAN solutions
• Own Palo Alto firewall environment (policies, NAT, VPN/IPSEC, troubleshooting)
• Troubleshoot complex issues using a structured, layered approach (OSI model)
• Configure and support IPSEC tunnels (Phase 1/2, IKE, troubleshooting)
• Manage and optimize routing protocols (OSPF, BGP)
• Monitor performance and implement scalable, long‑term solutions
• Partner with ISPs and vendors for circuit installs and issue resolution
• Lead root cause analysis for network incidents and outages
• Maintain documentation, standards, and network architecture
• Support on‑call rotation (~every 6 weeks)

Core (Required):

• Cisco networking (routing & switching)
• Experience with Juniper and/or Arista

• Routing (OSPF, BGP)
• Core networking fundamentals (OSI 1–3, VLANs, subnetting, routing tables)
• Firewall policy, NAT, and traffic flow troubleshooting

• Cisco Catalyst or Nexus
• Multi‑site or distributed networks

• 6–8+ years of network engineering experience (enterprise and/or data center)
• Strong hands‑on experience with Palo Alto firewalls
• Solid routing and switching background (Cisco, Juniper, Arista, etc.)
• Proven ability to own and operate network environments independently
• Strong, methodical troubleshooting skills (step‑by‑step approach)
• Experience supporting production environments with on‑call rotation
• Ability to design, deploy, and continuously improve network systems
• Scripting/automation (Python, Bash, etc.) is a plus

• Comfortable troubleshooting issues end‑to‑end (not just escalating)
• Acts as a go‑to technical resource in a lean environment
• Communicates clearly with both technical and non‑technical teams

• Prefer hands‑on engineering over maintenance or ticket work
• Have been a key or go‑to engineer on a small/lean team
• Enjoy solving complex network problems and optimizing performance
• Are comfortable working independently and owning outcomes
• Like working across both operations and engineering initiatives