Senior Network Engineer

Wilson Elser is a leading defense litigation law firm with more than 1400 attorneys in 46 offices throughout the United States. They are seeking a Senior Network Engineer to own and evolve their enterprise network across multi-site and cloud environments, ensuring high availability for business-critical systems while driving security posture through zero-trust principles.

Responsibilities:

• Architect scalable, resilient network solutions including routing/switching, SD-WAN, firewalls, VPN, QoS, and zero-trust segmentation
• Define requirements, evaluate technologies, and lead infrastructure changes from design through implementation
• Develop and maintain business continuity and disaster recovery plans for all network components
• Perform proactive maintenance — patching, upgrades, tuning, and health monitoring across the networking estate
• Manage vulnerability findings and vendor security advisories for network equipment and systems
• Maintain accurate network documentation, configuration baselines, and topology diagrams
• Own and resolve network-related incidents and service requests, driving issues to resolution
• Partner with security, infrastructure, and application teams to support firm-wide initiatives
• Evaluate emerging technologies and translate their impact into actionable recommendations
• Serve as a technical mentor and backup resource across the Network Engineering team
• Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels

Requirements:

• 10+ years of hands-on network engineering experience across multi-site enterprise environments
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field — or equivalent professional experience
• Palo Alto Firewalls - Production deployment, policy management, and troubleshooting of Palo Alto NGFW (Panorama experience a strong plus)
• Cisco ACI - Hands-on experience with Nexus 9300/9000 series in ACI mode — fabric design, EPG/contract configuration, and troubleshooting
• Proven ability to architect, implement, and troubleshoot complex, multi-vendor network infrastructure
• Strong documentation habits — you leave networks better documented than you found them
• Ability to translate ambiguous business requirements into clear, implementable technical designs
• Excellent communication skills — comfortable presenting to both engineers and executives
• Strong project management instincts with the ability to juggle multiple workstreams independently
• A collaborative, team-first mentality balanced with the ability to drive work autonomously
• Routing & Switching - Deep expertise in enterprise routing protocols (OSPF, BGP) and switching (VLANs, port channels, spanning tree, QoS) across multi-site environments
• SD-WAN (Silver Peak / HPE Aruba EdgeConnect) — deployment, policy, and optimization
• DMVPN, IPSec VPN, and secure remote access architectures
• Load balancing (Citrix NetScaler / ADC) — configuration, SSL offload, and health monitoring
• Wireless networking via Cisco Meraki — deployment, RF planning, and troubleshooting
• Network tapping and packet capture solutions for visibility and forensics
• Zscaler (ZIA/ZPA) — implementation, policy configuration, and troubleshooting
• ACL development and firewall policy lifecycle management
• Zero-trust network segmentation principles and implementation
• WAF configuration and proxy infrastructure
• Cisco Call Manager (CUCM) and Unity Connection — administration and troubleshooting
• Network monitoring and management platforms (SolarWinds, PRTG, or equivalent)
• Cisco certification at the professional or expert level (CCNP, CCDP, or CCIE) strongly preferred
• Experience in professional services, financial services, or legal industry environments
• Familiarity with network automation tooling (Ansible, Python/Netmiko, Terraform for network infra)
• Experience with public cloud networking (AWS, Azure) and hybrid connectivity patterns
• Exposure to Panorama for centralized Palo Alto management at scale