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NETWORK ENGINEER

Widenet Consulting
  • Boston, Massachusetts
  • Contractor
30+ days ago

Job Description

Job Description:
Location: This role is located in Boston, MA, and requires the candidate to work onsite on a hybrid schedule.

The Network Engineer works on our client’s enterprise network spanning data centers, corporate offices, studio environments, and AWS cloud. Our network is evolving: an AI-driven Juniper/Mist campus fabric, a Palo Alto Networks security edge, and cloud-native connectivity into AWS form the backbone of our next-generation architecture. You will collaborate with engineering teams across the company during design, development, and implementation while researching, evaluating, and implementing emerging technologies, AI-assisted operations, and automation tooling.

What You’ll Do:

  • Design, implement, and operate our Juniper/Mist campus and branch infrastructure.
  • Engineer and maintain the Palo Alto Networks security stack.
  • Build and support AWS cloud networking — VPC design, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect/VPN, Route 53 — and hybrid connectivity between on-premises datacenters and cloud, including WAN traffic engineering with BGP, OSPF, and SD-WAN.
  • Automate network configuration, validation, and deployment using Python, APIs, and infrastructure-as-code tooling (Terraform, Ansible).
  • Modernize network observability — streaming telemetry, flow analysis, and cloud-native monitoring.
  • Maintain a working understanding of emerging architecture trends (next-generation datacenter, SASE, zero-trust); conduct proof-of-concept exercises, provide design mentorship, and communicate across business, creative, and technology teams.

What You’ll Bring:

  • 6+ years of enterprise network engineering experience across routing, switching, and wireless — with hands-on depth in Juniper (EX/QFX/SRX, Mist) and/or Cisco (Catalyst, Nexus) platforms, and experience with (or strong readiness for) AI-driven network operations such as Mist/Marvis.
  • Strong knowledge of Internet routing protocols (BGP, OSPF), traffic engineering with BGP and SD-WAN, and load balancing solutions.
  • Hands-on experience with Palo Alto Networks firewalls, including policy architecture and Panorama; Checkpoint or Fortinet experience also valued.
  • Working experience with AWS networking services — VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect/VPN, Route 53, security groups — and cloud monitoring such as CloudWatch, plus core network services (DNS, DHCP, IPAM).
  • Understanding of Linux, proficiency in at least one scripting language (Python preferred), comfort consuming APIs, and demonstrated use of AI tools (e.g., Claude, Copilot, Marvis) to accelerate engineering work.
  • Analytical problem-solving skills across large-scale distributed platforms, and the ability to communicate and deliver under deadline constraints.

Nice to Have:

  • Active certifications: AWS Advanced Networking Specialty, or AWS Solutions Architect.
  • Prisma Access / SASE deployment experience, or Palo Alto Cloud Identity Engine (CIE) exposure.
  • Infrastructure-as-code in production — Terraform or Ansible pipelines managing network state.
  • Experience in a multi-studio, multi-BU entertainment or gaming enterprise environment.

Pay Range: $60.00 – $68.00 per hour, depending upon experience.
Health & Medical Benefits, 401K, Employee Assistance Program, and Sick Time applicable by state.
 

Numbers & Facts

LocationBoston, Massachusetts
Job TypeContractor
IndustryStaffing/Employment Agencies
Company Size50 to 99 employees
Year Founded2009
Websitehttp://www.widenet-consulting.com/

About Company

Whether you are a candidate looking for a new opportunity or an organization looking for talent, when you work with WideNet Consulting, you can be confident that you will receive an unequaled experience. As a leading technology consulting and recruitment firm, WideNet has built an outstanding reputation of consistently bringing together professionals, who are the best in their field, with exceptional opportunities at the finest, most dynamic companies.

Our strengths:

We understand the challenges of business and organization management. Our team has helped departments and companies identify specific challenges and solutions, then built road maps to a smoother business model.

We know technology project management and assist on projects at ANY point in the process.

We build our dream team of Clients & Candidates carefully and purposefully, and then interact with them intensely and often. The journey ends with the perfect fusion of our Client's business objectives and our Candidate's expertise working together in perfect harmony.

We use our proprietary recruiting strategy and process, WideScreen™ to match Candidate expertise to Client needs and culture, consistently exceeding expectations. We work to deliver the right person for the need AND the company.

We conduct business with honesty, integrity, and dedication. We do what we say we're going to do. We follow-up and follow through until the best candidate is matched to the right opportunity.

We are not a volume shop. We are completely focused on creating the best possible fit between our Client's business objectives and our Candidate's expertise, every time.

We help our Clients match their technology solutions with current staff configurations, then provide the tools, experience and resources to develop targeted Information Technology initiatives that improve productivity and enhance systems management.

Skills

  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)unmatched
  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Ansibleunmatched
  • Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
  • Automationunmatched
  • BGPunmatched
  • BGP Routing Protocolunmatched
  • Certified Insurance Examiner (CIE)unmatched
  • Cisco Catalyst Switchesunmatched
  • Cloud Computingunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)unmatched
  • DNS (Domain Name System)unmatched
  • Emerging Technologyunmatched
  • Engineeringunmatched
  • Firewallsunmatched
  • Gamingunmatched
  • Health Planunmatched
  • Internet Protocolsunmatched
  • Juniper Networks Product Familyunmatched
  • Linux Operating Systemunmatched
  • Load Balancingunmatched
  • Machine Toolunmatched
  • Mentoringunmatched
  • Network Administration/Managementunmatched
  • Network Architecture/Engineeringunmatched
  • Network Configuration Managementunmatched
  • Network Designunmatched
  • Network Operations Centerunmatched
  • Network Routingunmatched
  • Network Securityunmatched
  • Network Supportunmatched
  • Network Switchingunmatched
  • Open Shortest Path First Protocol (OSPF)unmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Proof of Conceptunmatched
  • Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
  • Sales Pipelineunmatched
  • Scripting (Scripting Languages)unmatched
  • Software Engineeringunmatched
  • Telemetryunmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched
  • Trend Analysisunmatched
  • VPN (Virtual Private Network)unmatched
  • Wide Area Network (WAN)unmatched
  • Wireless Communicationsunmatched

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