Senior Network Engineer

Note: This is a 6-12 month Contract Position.

Position Summary

Vesta Corporation is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and ongoing operations of our global enterprise network. This is a senior individual-contributor role operating at the intersection of complex multi-site networking, hybrid cloud infrastructure, and PCI compliance. The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of hands-on enterprise networking experience, deep fluency with AWS network architecture and security services, strong familiarity with both commercial and open-source tooling, and the ability to drive infrastructure modernization initiatives with limited oversight.

Key Responsibilities

On-Premises & Hybrid Network Infrastructure

•     Design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure network infrastructure across data centers, remote sites, and AWS/Azure cloud environments.

•     Architect and operate routing and switching infrastructure including BGP, NAT, VLANs, Spanning Tree, IPsec VPNs and HSRP.

•     Manage and tune enterprise firewall platforms (Cisco, pfSense, Check Point) in alignment with PCI DSS segmentation and access control requirements.

•     Administer and optimize F5 BIG-IP LTM/GTM for application delivery, load balancing, and traffic steering across production environments.

•     Manage Cloudflare DNS, WAF, and network security policies for internet-facing properties.

•     Maintain network security policy management via FireMon; contribute to access path analysis and rule lifecycle management.

•     Manage Proxmox-based virtualization as it relates to network-adjacent workloads and VM/LXC networking.

•     Coordinate with vendors and carriers to manage WAN circuits, resolve outages, and drive cost optimization.

AWS Network Design & Operations

•     Design, deploy, and maintain AWS Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs) including subnet design, CIDR allocation, route tables, internet gateways, and NAT gateways across multi-account and multi-region environments.

•     Architect and manage VPC-to-VPC connectivity via VPC Peering, AWS Transit Gateway, and PrivateLink to support secure, scalable inter-service communication.

•     Configure and maintain AWS Site-to-Site VPN and Direct Connect circuits for hybrid connectivity between on-premises data centers and AWS environments.

•     Design and enforce AWS Security Group and Network ACL policies as network-layer access controls, aligned with PCI DSS segmentation requirements.

•     Manage DNS architecture within AWS using Route 53 for private hosted zones, resolver endpoints, conditional forwarding, and DNS failover across hybrid environments.

•     Configure and manage AWS NAT Gateways, Elastic IPs, and Elastic Load Balancers (ALB/NLB) for workload exposure and traffic routing.

•     Maintain AWS network connectivity for partner data and compute workloads migrated into cloud environments, including GDPR and data sovereignty considerations.

AWS Security & Compliance

•     Implement and maintain AWS security controls at the network layer including Security Groups, NACLs, VPC Flow Logs, and WAF rulesets on CloudFront and ALB.

•     Enable and manage AWS CloudTrail across accounts to ensure comprehensive API activity logging; integrate with centralized SIEM for alerting and audit evidence.

•     Configure and maintain AWS GuardDuty for threat detection; triage findings and drive remediation in coordination with the security team.

•     Manage AWS Security Hub to aggregate and prioritize findings from GuardDuty, Inspector, Macie, and third-party integrations; produce compliance posture reports for PCI DSS and SOC 1 Type 2 audits.

•     Administer AWS IAM policies, roles, and permission boundaries as they relate to network resource access; enforce least-privilege principles across VPC, Direct Connect, and Transit Gateway configurations.

•     Use AWS Config rules and AWS Organizations SCPs to enforce network security standards and detect drift across multi-account environments.

Monitoring, Observability & Automation

•     Monitor AWS network health using VPC Flow Logs, CloudWatch metrics and alarms, Transit Gateway Network Manager, and Reachability Analyzer.

•     Build and maintain CloudWatch dashboards and alarms for network throughput, latency, NAT gateway utilization, VPN tunnel status, and Direct Connect metrics.

•     Evaluate, deploy, and operationalize FOSS tools as replacements for commercial products where appropriate (e.g., Oxidized, NetBox)

•     Contribute to Infrastructure as Code for network resources using automation; enforce configuration consistency across environments.

•     Maintain comprehensive documentation for network topology, configurations, and operational runbooks; support PCI DSS and SOC 1 Type 2 audit evidence collection.

•     Participate in on-call rotation and be available for after-hours work including unscheduled incidents.

•     Travel to domestic data center and office locations as needed to support deployments or incidents.

Technical Expertise & Core Competencies

Required On-Premises

•     10+ years of hands-on enterprise networking experience in large-scale, multi-site environments.

•     Expert-level Cisco routing and switching: IOS/NX-OS, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VLANs, STP, QoS.

•     Enterprise firewall administration: Cisco ASA/FTD, pfSense, and Check Point. Rule management, segmentation strategy, and change control.

•     F5 BIG-IP LTM/GTM: virtual servers, pools, iRules, traffic policies, and GTM topology records.

•     Cloudflare: DNS management, WAF rulesets, and security policy administration.

•     FireMon: policy analysis, rule review workflows, and access path validation.

•     Deep understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing/switching protocols, and secure remote access.

•     Experience operating in PCI DSS compliant environments including control implementation and audit evidence collection.

Required AWS Networking & Security:

•     VPC architecture: subnet design and CIDR planning, route tables, internet gateways, NAT gateways, and VPC endpoints.

•     VPC connectivity: VPC Peering, Transit Gateway, and AWS PrivateLink for inter-VPC and cross-account routing.

•     Hybrid connectivity: Site-to-Site VPN and Direct Connect configuration, BGP peering, and failover design.

•     Security controls: Security Groups, Network ACLs, and VPC Flow Logs for traffic visibility and PCI segmentation enforcement.

•     DNS: Route 53 private hosted zones, resolver endpoints, conditional forwarding rules, and health-check-based failover.

•     Load balancing and exposure: Application Load Balancer (ALB), Network Load Balancer (NLB), and Elastic IP management.

•     Monitoring and observability: CloudWatch metrics, alarms, dashboards; VPC Flow Logs analysis; Transit Gateway Network Manager.

•     Security and compliance services: CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub, AWS Config, IAM policy review, and ACM.

•     Multi-account governance: AWS Organizations, SCPs, and Control Tower network guardrails.

Preferred / Nice to Have

•     Proxmox VE: VM/LXC provisioning, cluster management, and software-defined networking.

•     Infrastructure as Code: Terraform or CloudFormation for network resource provisioning and drift detection.

•     Experience deploying FOSS tools to replace commercial networking or monitoring products (e.g., Oxidized, NetBox).

•     Azure networking: Azure Firewall, NSGs, and Azure DNS private zones.

•     Zero-trust / overlay VPN concepts and implementation (e.g., Tailscale or Wireguard).

•     AWS advanced networking: CloudFront distributions, WAF on ALB/CloudFront, PrivateLink endpoint services, Network Firewall.

•     Scripting or automation: Python, Bash, or Ansible for network task automation.

•     Vendor management: circuit provisioning, carrier escalations, and hardware lifecycle coordination.

Qualifications

•     10+ years of enterprise networking experience in complex, multi-site or global environments.

•     Demonstrated hands-on proficiency with AWS networking and security services in production environments.

•     Demonstrated ability to work independently and drive projects to completion without heavy oversight.

•     Strong vendor management skills, able to coordinate service delivery and incident resolution with carriers, ISPs, and hardware vendors.

•     Proven ability to document infrastructure for audits, incident response, and operational continuity.

•     Willingness and ability to travel domestically as needed (valid driver’s license required).

•     Available for on-call rotation and after-hours support windows.

Education & Certifications

Education

•     Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Required Certifications

•     Cisco CCNP (or higher) Enterprise, Data Center, or Security track.

Preferred Certifications

•     AWS Certified Advanced Networking, Specialty (ANS-C01) or AWS Solutions Architect | Professional.

•     AWS Certified Security, Specialty (SCS) is a strong differentiator given the compliance posture of this role.

•     Microsoft Azure Network Engineer Associate or equivalent Azure networking certification.

•     Check Point CCSE or equivalent firewall platform certification.

•     CCIE (any track), F5 Certified BIG-IP Administrator, HashiCorp Terraform Associate, or other advanced certifications.