Network Engineer - FTE DIRECT HIRE

Senior Network Engineer – Hybrid | Des Moines, IA Direct Hire | FTE | Salary up to $130K*** IMMEDIATE INTERVIEW*** No sponsorship and cannot hire C2C, no H1B. ONLY EAD, Green Card, or US Citizen Our client is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, support, and optimize enterprise network infrastructure in a complex hybrid environment. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on building secure, reliable, and scalable solutions across campus, data center, WAN, storage, and cloud-connected networks. This position will serve as a senior technical resource for network architecture, routing, switching, firewall engineering, segmentation, performance optimization, and infrastructure modernization. The ideal candidate will have deep experience with Cisco networking technologies and the ability to lead initiatives from planning and design through implementation, support, and continuous improvement. *** For immediate and confidential consideration on this Systems Administrator position, please send a message to CARRIE DANGER on LinkedIn or send an email to me with your resume. My email can be found on my LinkedIn page. ***

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure for high availability, performance, scalability, and security
• Engineer and optimize routing, switching, firewall, WAN, and data center network solutions across on-prem and hybrid environments
• Deploy, configure, patch, and upgrade routers, switches, firewalls, and related platforms
• Monitor network performance, analyze alerts/logs, and troubleshoot outages or service degradation
• Support secure network design, segmentation, access controls, and cloud connectivity strategies
• Create and maintain documentation, diagrams, standards, and operational runbooks
• Lead or support infrastructure refreshes, migrations, expansions, DR/failover testing, and continuous improvement efforts
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to engineering best practices

Technical Environment:

• Cisco ASA / FTD firewalls
• Cisco Catalyst, Nexus, and MDS switches
• Cisco NX-OS
• Cisco UCS / Fabric Interconnects
• F5 WAF
• Routing protocols: BGP, OSPF, HSRP
• Core technologies: TCP/IP, DNS, IPsec, SSL/TLS, STP, VRF, QoS, L2/L3
• Fiber Channel storage networking
• NetApp storage
• VMware / Hyper-V and other hypervisors
• Cloud platforms: Azure, AWS, or GCP
• Backup/recovery tools such as Veeam
• Automation using Python, Bash, or PowerShell Additional experience with Fortinet-to-Cisco migrations, security best practices, and hybrid cloud architecture is a plus. *** For immediate and confidential consideration on this Network Engineer, please send a message to CARRIE DANGER on LinkedIn or send an email to me with your resume. My email can be found on my LinkedIn page. Also, you may contact me by office: 515-259-6087 or mobile: 515-991-0863. Or one click apply on our Robert Half website. No third party inquiries. NO C2C.
• At least 3 years of hands-on experience in network engineering within enterprise or hybrid infrastructure environments.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Cisco networking technologies, including routers, switches, and related enterprise platforms.
• Experience working with firewall solutions such as Palo Alto and Cisco ASA in secure production environments.
• Solid understanding of routing concepts and protocols, including Border Gateway Protocol (BGP).
• Ability to support network design, implementation, troubleshooting, and performance tuning across Layer 2 and Layer 3 environments.
• Familiarity with documenting network architecture, operational processes, and support procedures.
• Experience collaborating on infrastructure upgrades, reliability improvements, or network expansion projects.